by - April 20, 2012 4:29 pm
FORT SMITH — In the vein of spring and all it promises, the 70-plus-member Fort Smith Chorale is rehearsing for its 31st annual spring concert, delightfully deemed Light Eternal. Highlighted by…
by - April 20, 2012 2:43 pm
FORT SMITH — Perhaps a better name for the United Way of Fort Smith Area’s Day of Caring would be to call it the Widespread Day of Caring. From morning till…
by - April 20, 2012 2:11 pm
FORT SMITH — More than 100 Fort Smith Leadership graduates and the businesses that lend their expertise to the program gathered for a 25th class reunion Thursday night (April 19). The…
by - April 20, 2012 11:12 am
With no apparent response to a letter they sent Feb. 28, the six members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation again sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta requesting data…
by - April 20, 2012 10:31 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate during March fell to 7.4%, with the estimate of employment during the month totaling more than 26,000 compared to March 2011. The March report also shows that…
by - April 20, 2012 10:10 am
The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau announced the winners of its inaugural GRIT (Giving Recognition in Tourism) awards for tourism on Thursday (April 19) at the MovieLounge, Fort Smith’s…
by - April 19, 2012 11:07 pm
Chaffee Crossing’s financial statements may show a $486,677 loss (including approximately $281,873 in capital improvement expenses) for the first quarter of 2012, but for Executive Director Ivy Owen and the…
by - April 19, 2012 7:26 pm
It sounds like a simple concept: Explore Northwest Arkansas. But regional business leaders hope the new marketing campaign will resonate with folks traveling to the region this year. The marketing…
by - April 19, 2012 3:27 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. had a healthy quarter as net income rose to $6.355 million in the first quarter reporting period compared to $5.066 million one year ago….
by - April 19, 2012 2:57 pm
When House Revenue and Tax Chairman Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, proposed a complete review of the Arkansas tax code, he may not have known what a history lesson he asked…
by - April 19, 2012 2:20 pm
Father John Maxwell, Manager of Pastoral Services at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center and pastor of the St. George and Alexandra Orthodox Church in Fort Smith, admits that it’s “a…
by - April 19, 2012 1:59 pm
I don’t know enough about Farmington to have anything against the place. But it seems to me like a community in a state of shock. It used to be a…
by - April 19, 2012 1:57 pm
Continuing our theme of tragically under-eaten at restaurants, this week we head to a Salvadorian restaurant that has probably never even showed up on your radar, even though you’ve probably…
by - April 19, 2012 1:25 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — It’s every man and music fan for himself Friday (April 20), when ticket packages go on sale for the 2012 Fayetteville Roots Festival. The third annual event is…
by - April 19, 2012 12:05 pm
An improving economy and rebounding truck tonnage across the industry was not enough to push USA Truck back into the black to start 2012. The Van Buren-based transport company lost…
by - April 19, 2012 11:54 am
As a follow up to our Fourth Congressional District GOP primary poll, which showed Tom Cotton and Beth Anne Rankin tied for support at 38%, Talk Business and Hendrix College…
by - April 19, 2012 9:30 am
TIME magazine has named Wal-Mart heiress and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art founder Alice Walton to the 2012 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential…
by - April 19, 2012 9:15 am
The City Wire Readers now have a chance to win some cash for themselves, their favorite charity and impress friends and family with their ability to predict the quarterly movement…
by - April 18, 2012 7:23 pm
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus recycled nearly 10,000 pounds of paper, plastic, aluminum and cardboard during Recyclemania. The friendly competition between colleges across the country began Feb. 8 and lasted eight…
by - April 18, 2012 6:45 pm
There's a song from a Memphis rap duo that kicks off with the line, “No one expected the unexpected.” That introductory caveat could be used for Joss Whedon and Drew…
