Fort Smith

Homeschooler Cooking Class

Yep! It’s that time again! All homeschoolers are welcome to join us at the Mulberry Public Library for the first class of the school year. We’ll be starting with the…

Teen Activity – Jenga!

How high can you and your friends make the Jenga tower grow? And who will make the wrong move that will send the tower tumbling down? This week’s after school…

Scrapbooking

Teresa Graham will be teaching us how to scrapbook. We will each be making our own scrapbook page. This class if for anyone who wants to scrapbook…beginner or pro! This…

Kids Day!

Make plans to visit the Van Buren Public Library on Saturday, Sept 17- it’s Kids Day! Events will be held from 10 am until 4 pm, specifically for kids ages…

4th Annual Night of Recovery

Horizon will host the 4th Annual Night of Recovery on Tuesday, September 13 from 6pm-9pm at the Phoenix Village Expo in Fort Smith. The evening’s events will include dinner and…

FSP Officer Martinez Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser at Blazin Burrito

Come join us for some great Mexican food at Blazin Burrito in Central Mall in Fort Smith for a fundraiser benefitting the FSP Officer Daniel C. Martinez Memorial Endowment Scholarship at UA –…

Teen Activity – Angry Birds Live!

Grab a friend and head on over to the library this week to make those angry little birds come to life! This week’s afterschool teen activity involves making an angry…

ABC Story Bus – Fall Story time

ABC Story Bus – Fall Story time September 6th – December 16th, 2011 Fall story time starts September 6th at your local Crawford County Libraries. During weekly story times, we’ll…

Tyson Foods third quarter revenue up, income down

Tyson Foods third quarter income beat analyst estimates but a $158 million operating income decline in the company’s chicken segment lowered overall net income compared to the 2010 period. However,…

On losing Sam

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] I once got angry at Sam M. Sicard. It was during my time as an employee of the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce. There…

It’s irksome!

Potts says federal political leaders are cowards.

Van Buren football clinic held for female fans

Pointer football coaches walk, talk and run women through the basics of the game.

Community cornerstone Sam M. Sicard has died (Updated)

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additions throughout. story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Sam M. Sicard, president of First National Bank of Fort Smith, died Sunday morning (Aug….

A Fort Smith party goes to the dogs

The fundraiser for the Sebastian County Humane Society included a dog fashion show and “bark-aritas.”

S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating

Standard & Poor’s lowered the U.S. credit rating late Friday (Aug. 5) saying the recent budget-debt ceiling deal passed by Congress doesn’t do enough to stabilize the federal government’s financial…

Arts Issues: Funding the Arts

A look at how a few different countries support the Arts can be a real eye-opener.

AEDC pushes CNG rebate program

A rebate program announced Friday (Aug. 5) could help boost business or auto dealers and natural gas utilities that have made investments promoting and providing compressed natural gas to fuel…

Oxane may employ 350 in Van Buren

Houston-based Oxane Materials now employs about 60 in its Van Buren manufacturing operation, and may employ up to 350 by the end of 2013, according to Jeff Franklin, Oxane’s vice…

Arkansas Tech University Alumni Event for Fort Smith area alumni

You are cordially invited to a meet and greet with the Arkansas Tech University Fort Smith Area Alumni Thursday, August 25th 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Mojo’s Ivory House 823…

Windstream earnings rise 18%

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Windstream Corp., the rural telecom that has been adding data and…