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Arkansas GDP up 2.3% in 2010

Arkansas’ 2010 GDP increased to $91.828 billion, up 2.3% compared to 2009, according to a report released Tuesday morning (June 7) by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. Major Arkansas…

Scene by Carson: Things to do in June

Mojitos, art, lifelong learning and a redneck event are on the list for your possible June entertainment.

Collier Wenderoth Jr. passes away (Updated)

Editor’s note: Story is editing with additions and changes throughout. See end of story for obit and funeral service information. Collier Wenderoth Jr., the chairman of Fort Smith-based OK Industries…

Fort Smith authors of ‘Pinstripe Defection’ garner national interest

The past few months have been exciting for Fort Smith banker Clay McKinney and attorney Jason Browning, with their book about the New York Yankees catching the interest of USA…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue on 6-month upward trend

Sales tax collections in Fort Smith were up again in the city’s April report, marking the sixth straight month of year-over-year gains. Not since the February 2009 report ended a…

The noisy shall inherit …

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Only a callous, if not wholly obtuse, observer would fail to appreciate the great cacophony created by a small group among us who possess…

Crook heats up the Fort Smith Jazz Festival

Jazz legend Tommy Crook was joined by the Northside High School Jazz Band and other top talent.

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Could a new mortgage rule be overkill?

The Lavaca Berry Festival returns

A pageant, historical re-enactments and theatre production were part of the festival.

UA Fort Smith Brass Concert with Legendary Trumpeter Allen Vizzutti

UA Fort Smith Brass Concert to be held on June 15, 2011 7:00 pm in Breedlove Auditorium on the campus of UA Fort Smith. The concert will feature Yamaha Performing…

UA Fort Smith Brass Camp with Trumpeter Allen Vizzutti

Brass Camp —The camp runs daily June 13-17, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Breedlove. Cost is $150 for commuters and $350 for residential students. The camp is…

UA Fort Smith Junior High Band Camp

Junior High Band Camp — Runs daily June 6-10, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Breedlove. Cost is $150 and includes a daily lunch buffet in the Lions…

Community leaders recognized at LFS event

About 120 attend Leadership Fort Smith graduation and community awards banquet.

Marshals Museum receives $1 million pledge

A $1 million pledge to the U.S. Marshals Museum puts the documented pledges around the $8.3 million mark. The $1 million pledge is from a source in the Fort Smith…

No surprises at Wal-Mart shareholder meeting

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] While Wal-Mart’s profits and international businesses accelerate, investors, shareholders and top…

UAFS students dig in Peru

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Students enrolled in the Maymester course Inca Civilization at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith visited ancient Inca sites…

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….

Art Museum features ‘Women to Watch’ exhibition

The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum presents July 1 to Sept. 15 the 2011 Arkansas Women to Watch statewide traveling exhibition. Viewing days and hours are Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m. to…