Regions

Dinner Train 2013

The Fort Smith Trolley Museum will host a dinner train to Winslow, Arkansas, on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The train will leave from the Trolley Museum, located at 100 South…

ABF kudos and ADEQ concerns

The City Wire says don’t forget, as time rolls on in the slow-moving Whirlpool clean-up plan for its former Fort Smith plant site and surrounding residential neighborhood, to ask the…

Diamond Hogs No. 3 seed in SEC tournament

The No. 13 Arkansas baseball team has earned the No. 3 seed and a first round bye in next week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament, scheduled for May 21-26 at the Hoover…

Arkansas Treasurer faces extortion charge (Updated)

Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner, 68, has been arrested and is being held for the U.S. Marshals office under a charge of extortion. The arresting agency is the Federal Bureau of…

Junior League event connects children with vehicles

It wasn’t a traffic jam causing honking sounds at the Target store in Rogers, Ark., Saturday afternoon rather the 7th annual Touch-a-Truck event. Eighty-degrees under sunny skies welcomed approximately 1,500…

AUDITIONS for Northwest Arkansas Ballet

Northwest Arkansas Ballet, the region's premiere performing company, will hold auditions on Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at NWA Conservatory of Classical Ballet located at 3111 S. E. "J"…

Urban Challenge includes Fayetteville rooftop exercising

A woman standing on the rooftop of the Fayetteville Public Library looks out across the green, lush Boston Mountains and jumps … onto a fitness mat. The immersive experience of…

CALL FOR WORKS- The 65th Annual River Valley Invitational

Theme: “Naturally Diverse Arkansas” This exhibition will focus on the natural beauty of Arkansas. Subject matter could include, but is not limited to: native plants of Arkansas and their habitats, rare…

Derek Penix Workshop: Landscape and Still-Life Painting

This three day workshop will be one-on-one instruction, demonstrations, and critiques. The class will be using oil paint, and cover subject matter ranging from landscapes to still-lifes. The focus will…

Charles Peer Workshop: The Essentials of Good Color

The students will work in the studio from their own landscape photo references, and the focus will be more on the thoughtful use and application of color. The workshop will…

‘Boots and Bling Ball’ raises $9,000 for crisis center

The first ever, “Boots and Bling Ball” netted around $9,000 for the Donald W. Reynolds Crisis Intervention Center formerly the Crisis Center for Women. More than 250 attendees gathered at…

Kid’s Safety Fair helps kids be safe and have fun

The Kid’s Safety Fair presented by the U.S. Marshals Museum was held Friday (May 17) for the purpose of helping children be safe and letting them have some fun. Tents…

Fewer employed, but state jobless rate falls to 7.1%

The number of unemployed in Arkansas fell by almost 3,800 in April but the size of Arkansas’ workforce and the number of employed continues to move in the wrong direction….

The Jones Center opens new fitness center, expanded programming

The Jones Center announces the opening of a new expanded fitness center in Springdale. A formal grand opening is set for Thursday (May 23) at 11 a.m. The new fitness…

Speaker Carter says no to Governor’s race

House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, says he won’t run for Arkansas Governor in 2014, citing a return to the private sector. “After much deliberation, I have decided against a campaign…

Trivia night promotes interest in history

Contestants didn’t have to grow up in Rogers to know that Chubby Checker encouraged listeners to do “The Twist.” Or that actor Roy Scheider played the leading role in “Jaws.”…

Area I-40 work adds to traffic issues

Commuters in Crawford County have started seeing more orange cones and it does not look like it will change anytime soon. According to Bill Fine, resident engineer with the Arkansas…

Wal-Mart’s top merchandisers share insights

In a rare panel discussion held Thursday (May 16), four senior management merchandisers for Walmart U.S. spoke candidly about the importance of communication in the busiest company on the planet….

U.S. House votes (again) to repeal Obamacare

All four Arkansas member of the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday (May 17) to repeal Obamacare. It is the 37th time the Republican-controlled body has voted to repeal the…

On the calendar are cemetery ‘conversations’ and Bonnie & Clyde

A child safety fundraiser, support for homeless veterans and the Crawford County escapades of Bonnie and Clyde are just a few interesting that could be part of your to-do list….