by - February 21, 2012 4:45 pm
Summit Medical plans new clinic opening
Summit Medical Center will conduct a formal opening of its new surgery clinic at 10 a.m. on Feb. 28. Summit Surgery Clinic, located with the hospital at 2010 Chestnut, Suite…
Fort Smith
by - February 21, 2012 3:23 pm
Beebe outlines effects of proposed budget cuts
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) offered on Tuesday (Feb. 21) a detailed impact of how Republican proposed budget cuts would affect certain state agencies. The Governor has proposed a $4.72 billion…
by - February 21, 2012 12:54 pm
Wal-Mart profits disappoint investors
Wal-Mart investors spot more than one reason to sell Tuesday (Feb. 22) as the retail giant’s fourth quarter profits slid 14.7% to $5.163 billion for what is typically the busiest…
by - February 21, 2012 12:05 pm
Competition, impact increases for area volleyball club
It's back to work at the Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball club. Just weeks after hosting its most successful nationally ranked tournament in "Arvest Bank's 2012 Battle at the Fort," at…
by - February 21, 2012 11:42 am
Popularity growing for Phunbags improv
FAYETTEVILLE — The Phunbags Comedy Improv troupe members know what people want, and they’re constantly trying to find new ways to give it to them. During a rehearsal last month,…
by - February 21, 2012 11:21 am
Arvest mortgage service revenue up 8%
Arvest Bank reported Tuesday (Feb. 21) an 8% increase in 2011 mortgage lending and servicing activities, from $553 million in 2010 to $598 million. In contrast, the Mortgage Bankers Association…
by - February 21, 2012 10:57 am
Area permit values down 67% in January
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren combined to total $13.275 million in January, down 67% compared to the $40.175 million in January 2011. The January loss…
by - February 20, 2012 6:20 pm
Arkansas Best seeks space, subsidiary growth
About 50 Arkansas Best employees will in a few months move into the former Best Buy building fronting Interstate 540 in Fort Smith as part of a move to create…
by - February 20, 2012 4:05 pm
King to run for Sebastian County Quorum Court
Fort Smith businessman Wayne King is running for office for the first time as he seeks a seat on the Sebastian County Quorum Court. King, a Republican, is running for…
by - February 20, 2012 2:25 pm
Nano critics don’t faze local scientist
Nano means small. But the word, nor the science is anything new. In recent years the nano revolution has unlocked billions of dollars in commercial applications. The science of reducing…
by - February 20, 2012 11:54 am
Beef, pork exports set record
Exports of U.S. pork and beef set new records in 2011, reaching all-time highs in both volume and value. According to year-end statistics released by U.S. Department of Agriculture and…
by - February 20, 2012 9:32 am
ABF scores high on training list
For the third consecutive year, Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System is listed among Training magazine's Training Top 125, which ranks companies' excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. ABF ranks…
by - February 19, 2012 5:10 pm
Distracted observations
The scattered commentary is posted with apologies to Kind Readers not afflicted with short attention spans.
by - February 19, 2012 4:52 pm
Father & Daughter dance brings generations together
Young and older cut a rug at the sixth annual Father & Daughter Dance held Saturday (Feb. 18) at the Riverfront Pavilion. This year's theme was "Under the Sea" and…
by - February 19, 2012 2:34 pm
Opinion — Equality evolution
America – the way I grew up thinking of America – is supposed to be a continually unfolding story.
by - February 18, 2012 4:21 pm
Severance tax hike opponents raise big money
The group opposing former gas executive Sheffield Nelson’s severance tax proposal, Arkansans for Jobs & Affordable Energy, has gotten very serious, very fast. In its January monthly report filed a…
by - February 17, 2012 6:11 pm
Van Buren students fight hunger with ‘Empty Bowls’
The 3rd annual Van Buren High School Empty Bowls event is a cooperative effort between students, teachers, and community members and organizations. The event was held Thursday (Feb. 16) in…
by - February 17, 2012 6:08 pm
NHS Jazz Band Show at 2nd Street Live! March 15th at 7 p.m.
Come out and enjoy the NHS Jazz Band Show at Second Street Live Band Camp or BUST! These great young musicians are raising money to attend summer band camp 🙂 …
by - February 17, 2012 5:51 pm
Gala opening brings a crowd to the ‘Web of Murder’
The 2012 season at the Fort Smith Little Theatre kicked off with a diabolical plot of deceit, mystery, and peril. A gala opening on Feb. 16, for “Web of Murder”…
by - February 17, 2012 4:54 pm
Arkansas General Assembly: Week 1 session recap
Arkansas lawmakers convened Monday (Feb. 12) for the 2012 fiscal session during which legislators began crafting a balanced budget proposal for state services, prioritizing the spending of a $72 million surplus,…