Fort Smith

Early Wal-Mart shareholders invest on faith

Joyce and George Redden borrowed $700 from an insurance policy and gathered up money in savings to in 1971 place a bet on an upstart company. At the time, the…

Historical plaques placed in downtown Fort Smith

In 1906, the Immaculate Conception Church of Fort Smith was established at the west side of North 13th Street. On Tuesday (May 29), the city granted special recognition to the…

U.S. consumer confidence falls to four-month low

BLOOMBERG — Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in May to the lowest level in four months as optimism about employment prospects faded. The Conference Board’s index decreased to 64.9…

Fort Smith Board may alter trash service plans

The ongoing debate over manual and automated refuse collection may finally come to an end at the next regularly scheduled meeting (June 5) of the City of Fort Smith Board…

Social Security Disability close to insolvency

BLOOMBERG — A U.S. government entitlement program is headed for insolvency in four years, and it’s not the one members of Congress are talking about most. The Social Security disability…

NWA, central Arkansas partner on film alliance

Arkansas’ two largest metro areas announced Tuesday (May 29) a partnership with the Arkansas Film Commission to create the Arkansas Production Alliance — an effort to recruit and retain a…

Get started with Nathaniel Rateliff, Big Wu

MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The ninth annual Wakarusa Music Festival boasts about 150 confirmed acts appearing on five stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. That’s a lot of…

Wal-Mart Shareholders: Meeting evolution

From float trips and camp outs along the Big Sugar Creek near Noel, Mo., in the early days of Wal-Mart and ice cream socials at the Walton’s Bentonville homestead, the…

This can’t be BS

Many metro areas around the country have what was once referred to as a “good suits” club — a collection of well-resourced business decision makers able to build or sustain…

Regional art exhibits highlight faculty, nature

FAYETTEVILLE — Through the month of June, faculty in the University of Arkansas art department will be displaying their work on campus in the Fine Arts Center. It represents is a…

Controversy looms on Wal-Mart’s 50th anniversary

Thousands of shareholders and Walmart employees from the four corners of the globe will descend on Bentonville this week to celebrate the retail giant’s golden anniversary and annual meeting at…

Doctors warn against exposure to summer sun

Ah, summer. Memorial Day often marks the start of longer days, vacations, relaxed schedules and sun-kissed skin. The latter may more accurately be described as a “pre-cancerous glow,” according to…

Ross renews call for Postal Service reform

U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, used his Memorial Day to renew a call for passage of legislation he claims “will avoid drastic cuts” within the U.S. Postal Service. Ross, a…

Realtors and severance taxes

If proponents of a higher severance tax gather enough signatures, that measure may be presented to Arkansas voters on the November background. The severance tax proposal, if approved, will raise…

Wakarusa puts Mulberry Mountain on the national festival map

MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — They know that when they build the city, people will come. That’s what the Wakarusa Music Festival amounts to: a temporary, fully functioning village of about 20,000…

Reeves makes permanent stand in Fort Smith

FORT SMITH — Into the Territory, a bronze statue of U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves, was a sight to behold in the late springtime sun as the sculpture was unveiled…

River City Deli is excited to announce that we will begin to serve brunch every Sunday from 11:00 – 4:00 in addition to our regular menu. Each week will feature traditional brunch foods along with unique specials and signature champagne cocktails. Join…