by - April 10, 2012 11:57 am
EUREKA SPRINGS — The 25th annual Ozark UFO Conference touches down in Eureka Springs this weekend (April 13-15), featuring 10 speakers in a three-day span. Conference planners expect more than 500…
by - April 10, 2012 11:43 am
A third graduate student team from the University of Arkansas has taken the top prize in a 2012 business plan contest that carries an automatic berth for the Venture Labs…
by - April 10, 2012 11:28 am
Officials with the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) have begun the process of sending site location consultants “building profile” info about Whirlpool’s…
by - April 10, 2012 9:20 am
School president will end 10-year run in 2013.
by - April 9, 2012 8:54 pm
BENTONVILLE — NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) President Dr. Becky Paneitz announced at tonight’s (April 9) Board of Trustees meeting her plans to retire as president of the college in…
by - April 9, 2012 4:36 pm
Ten hopeful entrepreneurs anxiously cleared round one of Walmart’s “Get on the shelf “ contest launched last month. These lucky few were plucked from more than 4,000 submissions in which…
by - April 9, 2012 4:25 pm
Medicaid shortfalls, the proposed severance tax increase, the business outlook in Arkansas, and education and child advocacy, were the main issues addressed during a League of Women Voters (LWV) Candidate…
by - April 9, 2012 4:11 pm
Three of Arkansas’ most prestigious commissions will convene this week in Bentonville. It’s the first time anyone can remember that they have met together outside of Little Rock, which has…
by - April 9, 2012 1:52 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said he will not actively campaign in Arkansas for President Barack Obama during the 2012 general election cycle. Pryor noted his unwillingness to support the…
by - April 9, 2012 1:29 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — After 15 years, Big Smith, a bluegrass band comprised of brothers and cousins and one friend, is calling it quits. They’ll hang up their overalls and put away…
by - April 9, 2012 12:16 pm
Washington County’s new animal shelter is progressing on schedule and should open this summer, officials confirmed Thursday (April 5). Ron Wood, county building supervisor, said crews were putting up trusses…
by - April 8, 2012 5:53 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Eliza Poe lingers in playwright Bob Ford’s thoughts. He started researching Poe, mother of writer Edgar Allan Poe, 17 years ago for a former actress girlfriend in…
by - April 8, 2012 4:19 pm
Should Bobby Petrino be fired? Incredible as it might seem, that is the difficult question resting at the heart of the all-together bracing storyline gripping Razorback Nation. To recap: Over…
by - April 8, 2012 4:04 pm
Not everybody is going to be a Steve Jobs or a Steve Wozniak and change the world by tinkering with a new idea in their garage. But when you read…
by - April 8, 2012 3:10 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Children raced around the tables on their way to snag Easter baskets as adults dished out turkey and ham, mashed potatoes, dressing, candied yams and rolls. The homey scene…
by - April 7, 2012 9:57 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — April, recognized as National Poetry Month, is the time when publishers, libraries, poets and admirers alike join forces to acknowledge the beauty and cultural influence of poetry. On Saturday…
by - April 6, 2012 5:33 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The Washington Regional Foundation’s annual fundraising gala has always been a mix of bling and jeans — black-tie types on the main floor and the rowdy rock fans in…
by - April 6, 2012 2:17 pm
BENTONVILLE — Matt Dawson, deputy director for art and education and a member of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s senior management team, is leaving to pursue opportunities in the museum…
by - April 6, 2012 1:51 pm
FORT SMITH — For the Fort Smith metro economy, Friday was good in that O.K. Industries announced it will add or return 182 jobs to its facilities in Fort Smith…
by - April 6, 2012 1:25 pm
It's as classic as a Hollywood plot line. A popular public figure secretly takes up with a young woman betraying his wife, family and loyal followers. Through happenstance, an accident…
