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“Bikers for Birdies” Poker Run

UAFS Foundation raises more than $56 million

Supporters and officials of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith pushed beyond a capital campaign goal of $50 million by raising $56.895 million for the UAFS Foundation. More than…

Marshals Museum moving to larger site on the riverfront

The U.S. Marshals Museum Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 10) approved a plan to move the museum site about 2,000 feet north on the Arkansas River bank in order…

Fort Smith to move toward more CNG vehicles

Citizens of Fort Smith may not notice anything different, but following today's (Sept. 10) Board of Directors study session, the city will begin attempts to incorporate compressed natural gas vehicles…

ATU-Ozark celebrates 10th anniversary with ATU system

Members of the Arkansas River Valley were on hand Tuesday at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to celebrate its 10th anniversary of joining the Arkansas Tech System. Students, faculty, staff and…

Donna Williams joins CJRW

Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods has named Donna Williams creative director for its Northwest Arkansas office. Williams comes to the agency with more than 25 years of award winning executive creative…

First two A-10 ‘Warthogs’ depart 188th

Tuesday delivered a visible beginning of the end for the 188th Fighter Wing mission in Fort Smith as two A-10 war planes departed the Fort Smith Regional Airport for a…

New Arkansas jobs coming soon from Wal-Mart onshoring

Gov. Mike Beebe said in late August he was optimistic Arkansas would soon see results from job recruitment efforts associated with the Wal-Mart manufacturing summit. The optimism was not unfounded….

Gregg Rolie

Here’s a chance to see rock’n’roll great Gregg Rolie up close and personal: The legendary vocalist, keyboard player, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Santana and…

ARA and FDA sign partnership

FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. and Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) president and CEO Jerry Adams signed a partnership agreement that is intended to spur on economic growth opportunities for…

Thermold to move operations, 65 jobs to Fort Smith,

As Thermold Magazines President Sylvan Bednar made his way up to address a crowd of about 75 gathered Tuesday morning (Sept. 10) at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce,…

JBU tagged as a ‘Best Value’

For the second year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has named John Brown University as the “Best Value” among regional colleges in the South. Tuition and fees…

American Images of the Middle East: Problems and Prospects

Dr. Jack G. Shaheen, internationally acclaimed author and media critic, will present a lecture entitled ‘American Images of the Middle East: Problems and Prospects’ on September 19th at 7 PM…

Lack of Mexican cattle pushes U.S. prices higher

Steak and hamburger lovers will pay more to eat beef in the coming year as the number of cattle imported from Mexico continues to plummet. Consumers may wonder what the…

Credit delinquencies fall, despite more spending

Consumers have shown in recent months they are quite willing dole out money for large ticket items such as new cars and even homes, but at the same time retailers…

Moms on the Farm to host third annual tour

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A group of female faculty and staff across the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences…

Wal-Mart woos consumers with cell phone trade offer

Smart phone users are continually being wooed to trade up to the latest version rolled out by Apple or Samsung and the world’s largest retailer is trying to sweeten the…

Solutions to rising teacher insurance rates discussed

Arkansas lawmakers discussed how to handle a $53 million deficit in the Public School Health Insurance program that is threatening near 50% increases in premiums to be paid by teachers…

Governance, city hall make Fort Smith ‘priority’ list

Members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors met for nearly three hours on Monday night (Sept. 9) to discuss and try to narrow the focus of priorities identified during…