by - March 7, 2012 7:06 am
On Tuesday night (Mar. 6), in front of a standing-room-only crowd, Fort Smith city directors narrowly voted to restore manual trash collection in the Park Hill East neighborhood. In 2010,…
by - March 6, 2012 11:41 pm
Chicken The chicken processing margin averaged zero cents a pound, 13-cents better than a year ago. Broiler egg sets were down 5.5% to 195.2 million eggs. Heads slaughtered declined 4.8%…
by - March 6, 2012 10:02 pm
WEST MEMPHIS — Officials with the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism presented the annual Henry Awards during the closing banquet of the 38th annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism….
by - March 6, 2012 5:58 pm
WEST MEMPHIS — University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck received Tuesday (Mar. 6) a clear order from Gov. Mike Beebe. In his remarks during the final day of the 38th…
by - March 6, 2012 4:29 pm
Tyson chicken growers in McCurtain County, Okla. won’t get the $10 million settlement they had hoped until Tyson Foods gets a new day in court. The Oklahoma Supreme Court on…
by - March 6, 2012 3:30 pm
On March 13, Fort Smith voters will consider the extended use of a 1% sales tax that will refinance bonds, pay for the issuance of new bonds and support operations…
by - March 6, 2012 3:00 pm
Right after Arkansas taxpayers file their annual state and federal income tax returns, lawmakers will begin a review process that could lead to a tax break. On April 19, just…
by - March 6, 2012 2:48 pm
WEST MEMPHIS —The teaser to a Tuesday (Mar. 6) breakout session during the 38th Annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism noted: “What the Arkansas Legislature does in session could affect…
by - March 6, 2012 7:34 am
Keith Roper, an engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas, and research colleagues at the University of Utah have discovered a new method of making nanoparticles and nanofilms to be…
by - March 5, 2012 9:36 pm
“That question of finding home is not only a geographical one- but really, an emotional one.” — Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of In the Heights The idea of home is something…
by - March 5, 2012 6:06 pm
The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 12-foot channel project is in danger of de-authorization if it cannot attain the $180 million in funding needed for construction, the Arkansas Commission of…
by - March 5, 2012 5:22 pm
FORT SMITH — They billed it as an opportunity for members of Hardscrabble Country Club to get better acquainted with their executive chef, “Chef Ben” Ortiz. But there was no denying…
by - March 5, 2012 3:23 pm
VAN BUREN — Friends, family, fans and students of watercolor artist Carol Cooper came out Sunday (March 4) for the opening reception of Cooper’s exhibit The Nature of Things at the…
by - March 5, 2012 12:16 pm
History will be made with the next election for Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives as Republican Terry Rice and Democrat Darrin Williams seek support from their colleagues. Rice…
by - March 5, 2012 11:07 am
No embargo or travel restrictions prevented about 350 people in Fort Smith from visiting Cuba on Saturday (March 3) at the home of Susan and Sam Fiori. Havana Nights, a…
by - March 5, 2012 11:05 am
The economic story for the region during 2011 was that sales tax collections — to include tourism taxes — in the counties and cities showed consistent gains. The tax collections…
by - March 5, 2012 10:57 am
Quarterly earnings reports are a nice tool for investors, as are other financial forecasts with data pulled from elsewhere. But upon examining these tools, it's difficult to walk away with…
by - March 4, 2012 5:54 pm
The realization hit me in the face like cool water spray from a canoe bow plowing through fast-moving sections of the Mulberry or Buffalo rivers. But I was firmly butt-planted…
by - March 4, 2012 5:19 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith will see a leadership change while the unit prepares to deploy to Afghanistan and during a time of uncertainty about the future…
by - March 4, 2012 3:04 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Seth Rudetsky stood on a simple stage, framed by red curtains and spotlights, a grand piano at the ready. Doing what has not been done before in…
