Regions

AT&T to acquire Cricket

AT&T said last week it plans to acquire Leap Wireless, parent company of the Cricket brand, with an offer of $15 per share in cash (about $1.2 billion). Under the…

Dick and Jane and Tom Cotton

In the fall of 1960, I became friends with a pair of All-American looking kids and their daily activities. Their names were Dick and Jane. Dick had dark brown hair,…

Caregiver support

Imagine that you are older. Think about how you would feel when sitting in your wheel chair after several nights of not sleeping well, feeling out of sorts because you just…

Arkansas Medicaid growth rate slows to historic level

Arkansas’ Medicaid program saw a marked slowdown in spending growth compared to the previous year, and state officials said the most recently concluded fiscal year produced the lowest annual growth…

Firefly Fling draws hundreds to the Botanical Garden

Hundreds of families celebrated nature Saturday (July 13) at the Firefly Fling, the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks annual summer festival. Grown-ups and kids alike enjoyed food, healthy smoothies, hands-on-nature…

More teams gather for Boyz of the Tee tourney

The 8th annual Boyz of the Tee Golf Tournament was held Saturday (July 13) and brought fathers and sons together for a round of golf and to raise money for…

‘Divergent’ women on stage at the Fort Smith Museum of History

The about 60 guests at the Fort Smith Museum of History received a brief overview of bordello financing around the turn of the 20th century. There was $600 for the…

Beach Bingo draws support for the Elizabeth Richardson Center

It's thrilling to holler "bingo!", but it's even better when it's for a good cause. About 200 people gathered at the UARK Bowl on Dickson Street Friday evening (July 12)…

Wine Paired Dinner Celebrating Women WineMakers

This month Emelia's Kitchen's wine paired dinner celebrates women and wine! We will feature a 4 course dinner and each course will be paired with a wine by a female…

Boater Education Course

July 30 & August 1, 2013 BOATER EDUCATION COURSE The Arkansas Boating Education Course teaches fundamentals of safe and responsible boating, is free and open to all ages. Anyone born…

Weekend rains could relieve drought conditions

AccuWeather.com reports beginning later this weekend and continuing into next week, there is the potential for heavy, gusty thunderstorms hitting portions of Texas, the southern Plains and the Southwest. While…

Crain Automotive to Purchase Steve Smith Country

The acquisition would mark the third purchase in the local market this year for the central Arkansas auto dealer.

July bills reflect reduced Fort Smith trash rates

Fort Smith households began receiving in July a 7.7% reduction in their trash collection costs, a decrease estimated to save all households roughly $460,000 on an annualized basis. On Thursday,…

First Security Bank to Buy First Federal Branch in Farmington

The deal, announced Friday, should be complete by September.

Quarterly income up for Bank of the Ozarks

Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks second quarter net income rose 6.8% to $20.4 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net income totaled $40.4 million, an 8.9%…

City of Bella Vista under legislative audit review

An alleged lack of procurement protocol brought to attention by Bella Vista Alderman Jerry Snow is under investigation by the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit, the regulatory body tasked with…

U.S. House passes ‘split’ farm bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday (July 10) narrowly approved a five-year farm bill measure that did not include funding for food stamp programs. The passage creates uncertainty with…

A Night in Tuscany

Preservation Workshops

Perplexed on how to care for that photograph of your great-grandparents, the family Bible, or old diaries and letters? Then mark your calendar for Saturdays July 27th and August 24th. …

Fort Smith receives first Comp Plan invoice

Taxpayers are getting their first glimpse at what more than $329,000 in consulting fees are buying them as the city of Fort Smith revamps its comprehensive plan first created more…