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Girl Scout facts

Earlier this week, Girl Scouts all over the country began celebrating their 100th year. Among those celebrating were Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas —the regional chapter of the Girl…

Foreclosure filings remain stalled

Residential foreclosures in Arkansas moved at a slow pace in February affecting 457 households across the state. The number of distressed filings fell 73.6% from a year ago, according to…

Nominees sought for first GRIT tourism awards

FORT SMITH — The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau is doling out its inaugural GRIT awards for tourism on April 19, while at the same time pulling the cover off…

Walmart goes disc-to-digital

Walmart continues to think and apply technology to rev up store sales. The retail giant unveiled its disc-to-digital service today (March 14) that will allow in-store consumers to convert DVDs…

UA food pantry to be recognized at White House Thursday

FAYETTEVILLE – The student-run Full Circle Campus Food Pantry did not win the White House Campus Champions of Change Challenge — they came in second — but they’re going to…

Airport fire service tied to 188th

As the fate of the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith continues to remain a source of speculation in the area, Fort Smith Regional Airport Director John Parker is not…

Big Screen Peter: Gosford Park

With the societal fever pitch surrounding Downton Abbey reaching a buzzing drone of late, I thought it apt to take a new look at one of Julian Fellowes earlier works,…

Food Bank donation alters homeless campus plan

One group’s loss is another group’s gain, unless you are the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC) and the River Valley Regional Food Bank (RVRFB), in which case a loss could…

WalmartLabs could be game-changer for retail giant

The big box retail titan Walmart has surprised analysts in recent months with a fresh new approach to global growth strategies blazing a trail toward the next generation of shoppers….

Mitsubishi opening remains a mystery

Legislation was defeated Tuesday (Mar. 13) in the U.S. Senate that could have had an impact on Mitsubishi’s decision to operate its new but idle wind-turbine manufacturing plant in Fort…

A representative from the Crawford County Extension office will be here to discuss healthy eating and stretching your money. For more information, please call the Mountainburg Public Library at 369-1600.

Coupon Swap

Celebrate Money Smart Week with us! Start clipping your coupons; we will be doing the same. All week you may come in and use our “coupon station” to exchange the…

Fort Smith voters approve broad tax package

Following an overwhelming rejection by voters of the 1% prepared food tax in November, city officials bounced back with voter approval of a broad package of infrastructure and recreational improvements…

Agribusiness Weekly Update: Chicken prices move higher

Chicken The chicken processing margin averaged 2 cents a pound, 12-cents better than a year ago. Broiler egg sets were down 4.3% to 198.9 million eggs. Heads slaughtered declined 4.9%…

Tyson Foods unveils Founder’s Room

A father and son stand side-by-side in the trenches pioneering through the early poultry days in Springdale. That’s the image welcoming visitors to the new Founders Room developed at the…

Girl Scouts begin 100th year

FORT SMITH — On March 12, 1912, Juliette Low returned from England and made just one call to her cousin with the idea of “Girl Guides." Low said, “Come right over!…

City critic considers televised meeting support

C&H Tire Owner Jerry Hamel is wanting to discuss "the parameters of funding" for televising City of Fort Smith Board of Directors meetings, he told The City Wire on Tuesday…

Girl Scout cookie sales provide business lessons

One hundred years ago, the first Girl Scout troop was formed when Juliette Low organized 18 young women in her Savannah, Ga., home. Needless to say, the idea caught on….

Gov. Rick Perry to attend Sebastian County GOP event

The Sebastian County Republican Committee announced Tuesday (Mar. 13) that former GOP Presidential candidate frontrunner and Texas Gov. Rick Perry will speak at their Lincoln Day dinner — an announcement…

Boulden: Fort Smith history is ‘underwritten’

From early childhood, Ben Boulden has had a passion for the past. A few months shy of a year ago, The History Press approached him about writing a book on…