Regions

A-State’s First-Year Retention Rate Sets Record

Along with rising fall enrollment, Arkansas State University announced a record first-year retention rate of 76.1% for the 2015 fall semester. The retention rate is higher than the state of…

Tyson Foods subject of animal cruelty, workplace hazard claims by activists

Tyson Foods is under fire for the animal cruelty claims as well as harboring hazardous working conditions in its Carthage, Texas, poultry processing plant, according to an undercover video released…

U.S. Marshals Museum Land Transfer Complete

The Westphal family of Fort Smith has completed the 16.3-acre transfer of land to the U.S. Marshals Museum.

Fort Smith area GOP legislators say Trump is ‘surprising’ and ‘distasteful’

As the Republican primary for the 2016 Presidential nomination heats up, area GOP lawmakers are weighing in on their party’s candidates with picks, odds, and what the eventual nominee can…

Connecting with patients

We moved my mom and step-dad back to Arkansas from Amarillo, Texas, a couple of years ago so they would be closer to my brother, sister, and me (not to…

Southern Bancorp Receives $2 Million From Treasury

Southern Bancorp Inc. said it has been awarded $2 million, the maximum available under the financial assistance program of the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) fund. The competitive…

3rd Sunday Art Show

2900 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, AR. 72901
479-883-8336

Hearing On Planned Parenthood Suit Set For Thursday

U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker has set a hearing for Thursday (Sept. 17) in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland regarding Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s order to cancel…

Scott Willhite Announces Candidacy For Craighead County District Judge

Scott Willhite of Jonesboro announced Sunday that he will be running for District Judge, Division 2 in Craighead County. Willhite is a partner at Orr Willhite, PLC., where he has…

Money Talk: Investors Expect Interest Rate Hike, No Plans To Alter Portfolios

Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….

Sale-Leaseback of Restaurant Cooked Up For $3.65M

The 7,399-SF property near Interstate 49 in Rogers, went for a purchase price of $493.30 per SF.

Pancake Breakfast

Consumers Rate Supermarkets Fair on Healthy Foods

The demand for healthier foods has risen throughout the years, and a recent survey shows 52 percent of consumers called their supermarket only fair in selection of organic and better-for-you items.

Razorback Luxury Suites Take in Estimated $5.8M

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale heads the list of big spenders who licensed luxury suites at both Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and Bud Walton Arena this year. Twenty-one companies and…