Fort Smith

Christmas Honors program needs volunteers

The Christmas Honors program seeks volunteers to help on Sunday (Jan. 8) pick up and help store the 13,000 wreaths now placed at the Fort Smith National Cemetery. The wreaths…

Movie Afternoon

Ladies, how about a movie afternoon just for you? Stop by the library for a screening of this newly released tear jerker! Another made from book movie brought to you…

Valentine Cards

Come and make your special someone a card. This Valentine’s Card Class is for adults only. For more information, please call the Van Buren Public Library at 474-6045.

Valentine Movie

Stop by the library for a screening of a romantic comedy. This program is for everyone. Snacks will be served. For more information, please call the Cedarville Public Library at…

Leadership Fort Smith Alumni award nominations sought

The Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the Jack White and Community Leadership Awards. The Jack White award is given to an individual whose leadership has positively…

Adam & Eats: Bulldog Diner

Good food, and the waitstaff is as sweet as pecan pie and don’t hesitate to call you “Hon” or “Darlin” either.

The Cotton Bowl: Arkansas will end the season on a high note

It truly has been a bowl season like none other in late 2011 carrying over into the first days of 2012. The first three offerings of the Bowl Championship Series…

Golden Living accused of fraudulent Medicare practices

The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a 2009 lawsuit filed in Alabama that alleges Plano, Texas-based Golden Living used fraudulent Medicare practices “for maximum profit.” Dawn Richardson and Marsha…

Retail moves

Dillard’s ended the year on a high note.

Fayetteville expansion

Tyson Foods to add 60 jobs at tortilla plant.

NLRB: Whirlpool ruling likely by February

The earliest could be mid-February when the National Labor Relations Board rules on a labor contract violation charge against Whirlpool, according to Ronald Hooks, regional director the NLRB. The United…

Legislators probe Forestry Commission funding solutions

Members of the Joint Agriculture, Economic Development and Forestry Committee quizzed state finance officials and Arkansas Forestry Commission chief John Shannon about the agency’s budget shortfall and potential funding solutions….

Big Screen Peter: War Horse

Unlike other works of a similar stock, War Horse offers little to adult audiences beyond cheap tears.

Philpot’s BottomLine Tips: Keep Calm and Carry On

Smart investing requires us to set hysteria aside, keep steady, exercise restraint and rely on the strength within to keep us going.

State revenue up in December report

A strong month of income tax collections and improving sales taxes led the state of Arkansas to a solid position at the six-month mark of the fiscal year. Officials from…

Arkansas metro jobless rates decline in November

November brought some welcome news on the job front, with all eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas showing a jobless rate decline compared to October. Also, jobless rates…

Federal funds misuse blamed for Forestry shortfall

Beebe administration officials offered a new argument today that financial mismanagement of federal grant money had more to do with budget woes and layoffs than previously thought at the embattled…

Fort Smith Board approves ‘true up’ deal, sales tax election

“It’s time to move on.” Those were City Director Kevin Settle’s words about the Van Buren true up controversy on Tuesday night (Jan. 3). Settle’s fellow directors agreed with him,…

Big Screen Peter: 2011 releases that sucked

If you paid for a ticket to these movies and didn't regret your decision, you're either above the economic woes of this land or have series cranial issues.

Union files complaint against Whirlpool

Kenny Thompson, division vice president for Whirlpool and manager of the Fort Smith plant, noted in an Oct. 27 statement that union and management at the plant were like family…