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Big Screen Peter: Gone

Gone is a prototypical post-Oscar movie. Which is both the best and worst thing that can be said for it. It's just filler, a sort of cinematic filibuster that is…

LSU’s Jones Named Walton College Dean

Move will be effective July 1.

Gordon named SEC team doc of the year

Dr. Alfred Gordon Jr., the head team primary care physician for Razorback Athletics will be honored as the 2011-12 Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year by the Southern Orthopaedic…

Storms hit three Walmart stores

Walmart stores in Branson and Lebanon, Mo. sustained damage from severe storms that swept through the region early Wednesday (Feb. 29). The Walmart Super Center located at 2050 W 76…

Congressional delegation seeks 188th answers

The six members of Arkansas’ Congressional Delegation sent on Tuesday (Feb. 28) a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta asking for “additional information” about the decision to remove…

Conservationist’s reach to be celebrated in NWA

“As a society, we are just now beginning to realize the depth of [Aldo] Leopold’s work and thinking.” — Mike Dombeck, Chief Emeritus U.S. Forest Service In his youth, legendary…

Reports present fuzzy economic picture

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday (Feb. 29) that Arkansas and Mississippi were the only two states to see an increase in their 2011 average annual unemployment rate compared…

Area sales tax collections post strong gains

Area retail businesses posted a 9.41% uptick in January sales tax collections among region’s five largest retail centers. The healthy increase from the prior-year period is linked to a trickled-…

Report lists reasons for court funding decline

Court officials released a special report that explains why the depleted Administration of Justice (AOJ) fund lost so much money in 2011 that Gov. Mike Beebe (D) has had to…

Table Matters: Maid-Rite from Fort Smith to Bentonville?

Soon, shoppers at Pinnacle Promenade will be able to pick up almost-ready-to-eat gourmet dinners, candy, flowers and more luxury grocery items on their way home. Plans have been submitted for…

Jose’s Cantina returns with new (old) ownership

Ole for Jose’s! — the tradition continues! (and yes, it’s worth the exclamation point!) Jose’s Restaurant and Cantina — a fixture on Dickson Street long before the Walton Arts Center or…

NWA bank profits improve amid fewer charge-offs

It’s been a long four-year recovery for Northwest Arkansas’ banking sector, but 2012 looks a bit brighter as local banks made steady progress last year. The 16 community banks surveyed…

‘Wet’ county group using social media

BENTONVILLE — A group hoping to put the issue of having a wet Benton County on the ballot in November is getting a little help from technology. The group, Keep…

Agribusiness Weekly Update: Beef losses continue

Chicken The chicken processing margin averaged 3 cents a pound, 16-cents better than a year ago. Broiler egg sets were down 6.1% to 194.8 million eggs. Heads slaughtered declined 7.2%…

Homecoming with the Hurricanes

Arkansas will host the University of Tulsa on Nov. 3 as part of Homecoming festivities on the Fayetteville campus. Additional details, including kickoff time and the network televising the game…

Soup Sunday veterans know to bring their muffin tins

SPRINGDALE — One sniff outside the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center Sunday afternoon (Feb. 26) and one could tell — there was something tasty being served inside. Actually, it was quite…

Hot Springs attorney in 4th District race

Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Will Bond hinted last week that he expected a third Democrat to enter the Fourth District race besides D.C. Morrison and State Sen. Gene Jeffress,…

Consumer credit, debt reports show improvement

A report showing a decrease in housing-related debt and an increase in credit card and other forms of consumer debt is good news for the economy according to Jeff Collins…

Arts Center of the Ozarks’ Beach Ball eases the winter blues

SPRINGDALE — The Arts Center of the Ozarks’ Beach Ball, a casual affair born from a much more formal soiree established 45 years ago, now gives patrons and supporters a chance…

Abuse hard to overcome for KFSM 5 weather chief

Close to three decades have passed since a San Jose, Calif., six-year old stepped off his school bus, ready to make the short walk back to his home. The child…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson