Fort Smith

UAFS names new library director

Robert W. Frizzell of Maryville, Mo., who has 20 years of experience as a library director, is the new director of library services at the University of Arkansas at Fort…

Tragedy+10: ‘This year, they will be remembered’

The City Wire recently asked readers to submit their thoughts about the tragedy that struck America on Sept. 11, 2001. Several readers responded, and their notes and stories about their…

Drugged labor

Arkansas workers rank high on meth use index.

The City Wire launches The Varsity Wire

The City Wire is proud to launch The Varsity Wire, a new section of the web publication devoted to coverage of high school teams in the Fort Smith region. High…

Summer mass layoffs rival recession levels

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] If it feels like Arkansas has been witnessing more big layoff…

Fort Smith board approved UDO changes; tables utility issue

story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (Sept. 6) to amend certain sections of the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for clarity…

Area building permit values see big gain in August

A jump in the permit value of commercial construction projects in Fort Smith helped fuel a 196% increase in overall August permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren….

Rep. Pennartz enters Senate 9 race

There will be a November 2012 battle for the newly created Arkansas Senate District 9 that includes parts of Fort Smith and Crawford, Scott and Sebastian counties. Rep. Tracy Pennartz,…

Leadership is key

All too often, when you find a struggling business, you’ll also find a business owner who has some underlying leadership problem.  

Teen & Tween Time

Teens & Tweens, join us every day, Monday through Thursday for activities just for you. There will be card games, crafts, games & playing on the Wii. This program is…

Arkansas Dems begin funding, branding effort

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Speaker of the House candidate Rep. Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock, recently…

Pants on the ground

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Folks who rant and rave about the so-called failure of the Fort Smith Convention Center are a tad off base. More than a tad,…

Old Fort Dandies tryouts test horsemanship and character

The goodwill ambassadors perform at about 30 rodeos annually, ride in parades and perform community service.

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KFSM TV owners seek FCC waiver to buy KPBI

KFSM TV has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver so it may acquire KPBI from Riverside Media for $784,000, according to this report from TV News Check. KFSM,…

Mulberry area to be busy in September

story by Connie Las Schneider The end of summer signals a resurgence of activities on the Pig Trail and Mulberry River area. Traffic increases as students, football fans and motorcyclists…

Get Cozy with a Crochet Pocket Scarf

Peggy Terry will be teaching us how to make crochet pocket scarves. This is a Beginner’s class for ages 13 and older. Patterns and instructions will be provided. You will…

State revenue dips in August

A slowdown in consumer spending during July helped push Arkansas tax collections below the revenue forecast, according to an Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration report released Friday (Sept. 2)….

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….