Fort Smith

Area permit values up 23.2% in October

A $2.7 million project by OG&E and a $2.2 million permit for Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant helped push the October value of Fort Smith building permits up more than 55%….

Pitsch piles up campaign cash

Rep. Denny Altes, R-Fort Smith, in recent campaigns has bested his political opponents with respect to raising campaign funds. In his May 2010 primary race against J.R. Dallas, Altes raised…

Medicaid man

Beebe appoints a new Medicaid division chief.

Wal-Mart income dips in the third quarter (Updated)

Despite comp-store sales increases at Walmart and Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recorded $3.344 billion in net income for the fiscal third quarter of 2012, down 2.7% compared to the…

Nov 16 – Dec. 19 The Fort Smith Adult Education Center is offering PowerPoint class November 16 til December 19, 11:00 – 12:20. Class meets each Monday and Wednesday. Excellent instruction, book, and flash…

Learn Excel 2010

Nov. 16- Dec. 19 The Fort Smith Adult Education Center is offering Excel 2010 1:30 – 3:00 pm each Monday & Wednesday. Learn how to create formulas and let Excel…

Bulletin shows early line on Whirlpool production

A recent “Adviser/Steward Bulletin” for employees of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant notes that trash compactor production will end by March, and side-by-side refrigerator production will continue “through the end of…

Christmas Holiday market

Christmas Holiday Market Dec 4th 1:30-6:00pm at Michaels Mansion 2900 Rogars Ave Ft. Smith. Shop while enjoying scents & sounds of Christmas.

Crystal Bridges connects at many levels

Editor’s note: This is the second story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The City Wire will post each week for the next several…

Legal ruling slows Arkansas foreclosure sales

story by Ethan Nobles, with First Arkansas News [email protected] A Chapter 13 bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division, has caused title companies in the state to…

Back to Madonna

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] More than a few folks I’ve talked to in recent weeks fear the electoral beat down of the 1% prepared food tax in Fort…

Blue Collar respect

Taking the college path is not always the right choice.

Arkansas aviation soldiers return home from Iraq

story submitted by Major Chris Heathscott, public affairs officer for the Arkansas National Guard GULFPORT, MISS. — After receiving 21 Soldiers home from Iraq last week another 59 members of…

Downtown Van Buren hosts Holiday open house

Downtown merchants decorated their doors and buildings with Christmas lights, wreaths and other décor.

Dillard’s quarterly profit up 85%

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Dillard’s Inc. kept its momentum going as it approaches the all-important…

Fort Smith budget-cutting process begins

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The search has begun. The Fort Smith Board of Directors began scouring the proposed 2012 budget Thursday night with the goal of making at least…

Adam & Eats: Confectionately Yours

I hope you all having been flossing lately, because we’re about to drive the insulin RV down the cavity highway.

Crystal Bridges opens to a select audience

Editor’s note: This story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will be followed by several more stories in the next few weeks. A Monday…

Fort Smith Board: Better connection with citizens needed

The five members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors who responded to questions about the voter rejection of the 1% prepared food tax believe the city needs to better…

Movie Day @ the Library

Come by the library for a screening of a wonderful movie. New in town and friendless, young Lucas Nickel has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill…