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Introduction to Oil with Patricia Lappin

Thursday, September 17 & 24, October 1 & 8, 2015 Two Class Times Offered: Daytime (9:30 am – 12 noon) or Evening (6 pm – 8 pm) Cost: $80 •…

George McGill provides “Family History Share”

State Representative George McGill will share his family’s Fort Smith story at the Clayton House Sunday, September 27 at 1:30 p.m. The “Family History Series” program will reveal photos and…

Sideline Stroke Education

WHAT: Sideline Stroke presented by Washington Regional WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2015 – 8 a.m. – noon WHERE: Fayetteville Town Center – 15 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, Ark. 72701…

Crystal Bridges Welcomes Two Million Visitors, Unveils October Programs

Officials with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that it has welcomed more than two million visitors since opening in November 2011.

Fourteen Arkansas Organizations Receive Governor’s Quality Awards

Fourteen organizations from throughout the state were presented Arkansas Governor’s Quality Awards by Gov. Asa Hutchinson Tuesday (Sept. 15) during the 21st Annual Awards Celebration for the Governor’s Quality Award…

Simmons, FDIC To End Loss Share Agreements, Plans 3Q Write-off Of $7.5 Million

Simmons First National Corp. has reached an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that terminates the bank’s loss share agreements related to the bank’s acquisition of assets and assumption…

Tom Terminella Seeks Blockbuster Rezoning on Van Asche Drive

Developer and real estate broker Tom Terminella is submitting a rezoning proposal that could turn the uptown Fayetteville area into the equivalent of Pinnacle for Washington County.

AMA Calls For Regulatory Review Of Health Insurance Mergers

The combined impact of proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies would exceed federal antitrust guidelines designed to preserve competition in as many as 97 metropolitan…

Health Beat: Arkansas Health Centers Receive $3 Million To Expand Primary Care Services

Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. ARKANSAS HEALTH…

Wal-Mart Adds More Online Grocery Pickup Sites In Northwest Arkansas

Wal-Mart is rolling out grocery pickup options at several of its Northwest Arkansas stores beginning Sept. 23. The retailer said it’s expanding the grocery pickup test in its home market…

Jonesboro City Council Tackles Busy Agenda

The Jonesboro City Council dispensed with a hodge-podge of issues Tuesday night, ranging from building permits and information technology to a plan from Zimmer Development Company to build a $20…

Hanesworth, Gilkey defeat incumbents in Fort Smith School Board election

It was not a good night for incumbents running for re-election to the Fort Smith School Board. Bill Hanesworth bested incumbent Rick Wade Jr., and Wade Gilkey defeated incumbent Russell…

Fort Smith Board again rejects funding a utility department project

You win some, you lose some. For Steve Parke, director of utilities for the city of Fort Smith, the losses are starting to pile up. Parke has faced a firing…

Light turnout reported in Northwest Arkansas in school voting

A light turnout of voters was recorded Tuesday in the annual school elections with only three contested races on ballots in Fayetteville, Rogers and Bentonville. Uncontested races were recorded elsewhere,…

Arkansas Congressional Delegation Pushes Back Against Clean Line Project

Just over a week after the Department of Energy (DOE) staff provided an update on the status of the controversial Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission development, Arkansas’ congressional delegation…

Tusk to Tail: Ole Miss has the best SEC tailgate venue (There, we said it.)

Well, it wasn’t what we expected last Saturday in Little Rock by a long shot, but all we can do is move on to this Saturday on the hill. I…

Arkansas Congressional delegation pushes back against Clean Line project

Wal-Mart adds more online grocery pickup sites in Northwest Arkansas

Wal-Mart is rolling out grocery pickup options at several of its Northwest Arkansas stores beginning Sept. 23. The retailer said it’s expanding the grocery pickup test in its home market…

State Marketplace Delays Action Upon Senator’s Request

Planners studying how Arkansas can implement a state insurance exchange are waiting to send a request for quotes to vendors until the state’s overall direction on health care reform is…

Fort Smith metro home sales show steady pace through August

Agents in the Fort Smith metro area sold 182 homes in August valued at more than $24.772 million. Unit sales in Sebastian and Crawford counties fell slightly from 189 sold…