Fort Smith

ABB donates $1 million to UAFS Foundation

story info submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith A $1 million gift to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Foundation from Baldor has been given in…

Country Variety Show

Country Variety Show July 30 King Opera House 427 Main Street Van Buren 7 p.m. Branson Style Country Variety Show. Clarksville County Music Show Band and Time Killers Band. 7…

July Gallery Exhibition

July Gallery Exhibition Center For Art & Education Van Buren July 10 1 -4 p.m. July Gallery Exhibition featuring Nancy Farrell. Opening Date July 10 from 1 p.m. to 4…

Economist: U.S. GDP growth ‘mediocre’

The U.S. GDP grew 1.9% in the first quarter of 2011, down from the 3.1% during the fourth quarter of 2010 and considerably lower than the 3.7% growth in the…

The Compass Report: May 2011 Numbers by the Wire

The May 2011 Numbers by the Wire report show improvements in area sales and hospitality tax collections, albeit at a slow pace thanks to the negative effect of higher fuel…

Adam & Eats: D’s Family Restaurant

The decor is somewhat shabby, but the place is keen to serve several delicious monstrosities.

Fort Smith 1% tax collection up 3.4% in May

The good news for the Fort Smith city budget is that the May sales tax collection report showed gains of the city’s 1% collections and the city’s portion of the…

State Farm Careers – A Networking Event

For Agency Ownership and Agent Team Member Career Paths This EXCLUSIVE networking opportunity caters to YOU and anyone you know who may be interested in learning more about the State…

Bailey joins Kistler Center

Emily Bailey, who interned at the Kistler Center in the fall of 2010, has been hired by the center. Bailey graduated in May from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa with a…

Rheem to move 250 jobs to Mexico (Updated)

Editor’s note: Story updated with changes throughout. Rheem announced Thursday (June 23) the company will move 250 jobs from Fort Smith to an expanded manufacturing plant in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,…

Court decision may alter Fort Smith project plans

The Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Amendment 89 could provide the Fort Smith Board of Directors more options in addressing sewer system improvements, expansion of the city’s fire department…

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds interest rate amendment

story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that a constitutional amendment dealing with state interest rates and special funding bonds…

Professor: Don’t turn off nuke plants

University research and U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, advise against a retreat from nuclear energy. Opposition or fear of nuclear energy began to wane in the past 10 years. New…

Big Screen Peter: Midnight in Paris

Woody Allen’s maturity results in a well-crafted film using laughter to force us to reflect on our life choices.

Sparks notes physicians on ‘Best Doctors’ list

Sparks Health System announced that seven Sparks Clinic physicians have been named among The Best Doctors in America 2010-2011. This list of physicians is determined by a survey of 46,000…

Happy news

Only 33% of Americans are “very happy.”

Support wanes for Arkansas highway bills

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, contributed to this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Part of a quid pro quo between truckers, Gov. Mike…

Arkansas personal income up 4.82% (Updated)

Personal income in Arkansas during the first quarter of 2011 was $99.012 billion, up 4.82% compared to the first quarter of 2010 and up 1.9% compared to the fourth quarter…

Fort Smith board approves police pay change

story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted on Tuesday (June 21) to lower the weekly overtime threshold for city police officers. The 6-1 vote came…

Quorum Court approves economic development resolutions

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Quorum Court members showed solidarity Tuesday night in unanimously voting for two resolutions designed to boost future economic development and infrastructure for Sebastian…