Fort Smith

Cre8ive Hands Art Camp 2012

Located at Magnolia Room in Creekmore Park in Fort Smith Children 8-12 will learn, self portraits, Multi Media Journal Making, Balloon design and face painting, decorated flower pots and…

ARK Challenge gears up, deadline approaches

There has been quite a bit of buzz in Northwest Arkansas’ tech sector regarding a nickname for the region. Everyone has heard of Silicon Valley, and with new areas such…

Agribusiness Weekly Update: Commodity prices mixed

Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $25 per head last week, according to Hedgers Edge. Packers have averaged between $20 and $25 profit per head during the past couple of…

Drop in U.S. retail sales points to slower growth

BLOOMBERG — Retail sales in the U.S. fell in May for a second month, prompting economists to cut forecasts for economic growth as limited job and income gains hold back…

McDaniel makes gubernatorial bid official (Updated)

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced Wednesday (June 13) he will seek the Governor’s office in 2014. The announcement makes McDaniel the first high-profile candidate to formally enter the race….

Banking profits improve, despite tepid loan demand

It looks like Arkansas banks are off to their best start in three years, despite lackluster loan demand and looming regulatory costs. With the downturn in the economy in late…

Coalition formed to watch church-state issues

A new lobbying group is hoping to make in-roads in Arkansas. According to a press release distributed Tuesday (June 12), the Secular Coalition for America will begin organizing efforts in…

Changes sought for Fort Smith public assembly rules

With the trash collection issue settled (for now), the Fort Smith Board of Directors turned its attention to the parks, police, and fire departments at the Tuesday (June 12) study…

Ethics reform push debated at Fort Smith event

FORT SMITH — Former 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Keet and Democrat Brent Bumpers, visited Fort Smith on Tuesday (June 12) with a common goal, despite their political differences: ethics…

Boring banking not the answer

If only banking were boring again, as it was from the end of World War II to about 1980, our financial system and economy would be in much better shape,…

Beebe announces 28 appointments

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday (June 12) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions. Josh Blevins, Little Rock, to the State Board of Private Career Education. Appointment expires…

Area tourism tax collections remain positive

A stable part of the Fort Smith regional economy continues to be the hospitality sector, with April collections in Van Buren and Fort Smith up 7.2% and 5%, respectively. Hospitality…

May building permit values up region

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $13.577 million in May, up significantly from the $8.492 million April total. The increase also represents a…

Thorncrown Chapel celebrates 32 years

EUREKA SPRINGS — Last year, fist-sized hail heavily damaged the roof of Thorncrown Chapel, an architectural masterpiece that had withstood other deadly forces of nature since it was finished June 12,…

Shirkey’s good folk

FAYETTEVILLE — Mike Shirkey favors music that tells stories. So, he really likes singer-songwriters, and he also prefers pared-down, nonenhanced instrumentation. In other words, folk and bluegrass are his favorites….

U.S. beef herd at lowest level in 50-60 years

BLOOMBERG — The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk to the smallest since three years before Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald’s Corp. hamburger stand, reducing supply and raising prices even…

Trust lacking say Fort Smith director candidates

While City of Fort Smith Board of Directors candidates at the Monday (June 11) League of Women Voters Candidate Forum did not agree entirely on what the top issues the…

Water Fun & Lunch

Cool off on that hot day with water fun in the back of the library! Bring your towels and dry clothes. Stay for lunch afterwards! This is a free program…

Sundae’s On Tuesday

It’s HOT~~HOT~~HOT!! Stop by and cool off with build-your-own sundae!! This is a free program for ages 6 – 18. For more information, please call the Mulberry Public Library at 997-1226.

Wonderful World of Art Camp

Follow your dreams through this week of art activities as we create flying machines and dream catchers. What do you want to be when you grow up? You just might…