Fort Smith

Elvis’ historic haircut

FORT SMITH — On Saturday (March 24), you can get an authentic G.I. buzz cut just like the one Elvis got at Fort Chaffee in 1958. Officials with the Chaffee Barbershop…

Bringing the outside in

FORT SMITH — The Greater Fort Smith Council of Garden Clubs will conduct a standard flower show as part of the Fort Smith Lawn and Garden Show this weekend, (March 24-25)…

Hear ye, here ye!

FORT SMITH — Did Babe Beard commit murder — or a lesser charge of manslaughter — against his nephew, Will Jones, in 1894? You can decide for yourself during a re-enactment…

Something Else

There is this thing with the Fort Smith Board of Directors about money and television and Something Else. Coincidentally, Political satirist P.J. O’Rourke once noted that the three branches of…

Davy’s Daunting Task

Davy Carter, the Republican Arkansas Representative from Cabot, has undertaken a daunting task that may have a pretty predictable end result. As chairman of the House Revenue and Tax Committee,…

Funding emerges for Fort Smith homeless campus

The Riverview Hope Campus is not yet a reality, but it’s already done a first for the Fort Smith region. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has granted…

Talk moves forward on televised board meetings

C&H Tire Owner Jerry Hamel and Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack met Thursday (March 15) to discuss the possibility of Hamel and a “group of five or six business…

Moody’s Affirms Tyson Credit Rating

Moody’s Investors Services affirmed Tyson Foods’ corporate credit rating at one notch below investment grade – Ba1 – but revised the meat giant’s rating outlook from stable to to positive…

UAFS delivers with Midsummer Night’s Dream

FORT SMITH — The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Theater is putting a new twist on an old favorite, William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, which opened for full house Thursday…

Arkansas wind-energy jobs tied to tax credit

One of Arkansas’ fastest-growing manufacturing sectors has a strong tailwind behind it, but recent momentum could stall if Congress doesn’t extend federal tax credits for renewable energy sources, industry trade…

Fort Smith to revisit animal control proposals

The City of Fort Smith Board of Directors is ready to take a second look at its animal care and control laws. At the Thursday (March 15) Study Session, the…

FCRA officials talk water project, Elvis event

The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) announced it will undertake a $524,000 water line construction project along Taylor Avenue and Custer Boulevard. Congressional funds were appropriated in 2010, and a…

Adam & Eats: Red Barn BBQ

This week’s adventure takes us once again to the world of mobile eateries. A place not unlike the Twilight Zone. From the little bit of buzz I’ve heard about this…

February home sales improve

Real estate agents from Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith to Walton Boulevard in Bentonville are optimistic about the recovering housing market in their immediate areas. They have ample reason to…

Lau enters Fort Smith Director race

There will be a race for Fort Smith’s Ward 1 Director position even if City Director Steve Tyler does not run for re-election. Fort Smith Realtor Keith Lau announced Thursday…

Tyson Foods worker killed in plant accident

Tyson Foods confirmed a plant accident early this morning (March 15) in Dakota City, Neb. has claimed the life of one employee. “We’re deeply saddened by the tragic death of…

Fort Smith sweetie is Hooters Girl of the Year

FORT SMITH — Talking to Kaylee Farris is like talking to a friend you haven’t seen in a long time. She’s warm, attentive, excited about what’s going on in your life…

It’s Oz and more Oz

FORT SMITH — Even before dancers with Western Arkansas Ballet take the stage later this month for a two-night run of The Wizard of Oz, the ballet’s supporters will gather…

Rep. Carter to expand Arkansas tax review

A first reading of an outline slated for an April Joint Revenue and Tax Committee meeting indicates the scope of the interim committee’s work may be expanding. Rep. Davy Carter,…

Other People’s Money

The Fort Smith Little Theatre presents a play by Jerry Sterner, "Other People's Money" directed by Rham Cunningham. A present-day drama about present-day cutthroat capitalism – the good, the bad, and…