Regions

Lindsey Bankruptcy Results in Small Change

Creditors set to receive pennies on the dollar nearly three years after declaration.

The Whirlpool watch must continue (Updated)

Debbie Keith should not have had to call in reinforcements. But she did, and now the company of famous environmental activist Erin Brockovich is likely to be in Fort Smith…

Dear Whirlpool execs and board:

Dear Mr. Jeff Fettig and members of the Board of Directors of the Whirlpool Corporation: I am a CPA and it is tax season. Between January 1st and April 15th…

Razorback baseball team wins series against Mississippi State

Arkansas scored three runs in the bottom of the first and Arkansas pitcher Randall Fant, Jalen Beeks and Colby Suggs made that stand up for the rest of the game…

Spring 2013 could bring more severe weather

AccuWeather long-range forecasters are predicting an active severe storm season during the mid-spring and early summer of 2013, despite a slow March this year, compared to last year. In short,…

Dining Dialogue: Working in a ‘progressive’ county

Fort Smith native Travis Stephens says the Clarksville-Russellville area of Johnson and Pope County is an economic island between Fort Smith and central Arkansas. But that’s not necessarily a disadvantage….

Dining Dialogue: Mayor Jordan’s tough first term

It’s only now at the beginning of his second term that Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan is not having to manage through a series of crises or controversies. Shortly after Jordan…

Car-Mart opens new dealerships in Alabama, Missouri

America’s Car-Mart continues to expand its reach outside the Natural State announcing two new dealerships opening in Florence, Ala., and Kirksville, Mo., on Friday (March 29). This mark dealerships No….

Google Express attracts attention; Walmart closes 3 stores in China

• Publix sets its eye on North Carolina Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will soon have a new grocery competitor in North Carolina as Florida-based Publix broke ground this week for its…

Greater Fort Smith a La Carte

Arkansas’ jobless rate at or above 7% for 49 months

February marks 49 consecutive months that Arkansas’ jobless rate has been at or above 7%. February also continued a trend in which the jobless rate improves but declines in the…

First Federal Bank Names Wewers CEO

Current COO will succeed Dabbs Cavin effective June 30.

Local stocks bode well in first quarter of 2013

When the closing bell rang on Thursday (March 28) on Good Friday eve, shareholders from shore to shore were surely smiling from ear to ear. Widespread profits abound. And with…

NWA construction sector rebound continues

Construction is the livelihood for several thousand local residents who are happier to see the building pace accelerate from what was deemed a decent 2012 by most. The region’s four…

Major cancer study seeks participant

Residents in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma are being invited to take part in research that could impact cancer treatment for generations to come. According to Rhonda Brammell, health initiatives…

Arkansas Legislature entering a busy time

Job creation and tax reform were two of the biggest issues before us this week as we inch closer to adjourning for the session. We began week 11 by passing…

Child abuse prevention focus of ‘Believe in the Blue’

Several members of the Fort Smith Noon Exchange Club worked Thursday (March 28) to install more than 700 blue bulbs on the Ferris Wheel in the Park at West End…

UA basketball standout BJ Young to enter NBA draft

That didn’t last long. University of Arkansas sophomore guard BJ Young has declared his intention to enter the 2013 National Basketball Association Draft, Razorback head coach Mike Anderson announced Thursday….

Blithe Sprit

Blithe Spirit April 25-26, 28 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 7 p.m. on 25-26 2 p.m. on the 28th Van Buren High School presents Noel Coward’s Comedic Stage Play…

Blithe Sprit

Blithe Spirit April 25-26, 28 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 7 p.m. on 25-26 2 p.m. on the 28th Van Buren High School presents Noel Coward’s Comedic Stage Play…