Regions

Quarterly income down for Simmons First

Simmons First National Corp. posted net income of $6.8 million, down from $7.3 million one year ago. Net income for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2012, was $19.7 million,…

Fort Smith Little Theater Presents Little Women

Hall garners communicator award

Jim Hall, executive director of community and government relations at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, was presented the 2012 Communicator of the Year Award on Oct. 3 at the annual District…

Wal-Mart reorganizes compliance office amid bribery probe

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, combined its compliance office with ethics, investigations and legal functions to form one organization amid a bribery probe at the company’s Mexico operations….

Arkansas House District 81: Grulkey and Harris

The race for Arkansas House of Representatives District 81 pits challenger Wolf Grulkey (D) against Rep. Justin Harris, R-West Fork, in a contest where job creation will be the top…

PAM Swings to $880,907 Profit for Third Quarter

Company president notes firm’s ‘milestone.’

P.A.M. Transportation posts solid profits

This year has been a complete turnaround story for Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. The traditional dry van carrier posted net profits of $880,907, or 10 cents a share in…

UAFS debate audience for medical marijuana – barely

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students sparred Wednesday (Oct. 24) over the state initiative to legalize the sale of medical marijuana, which will come before the public at…

Arkansas House District 80: Fite and Norton

The race for Arkansas House of Representatives District 80 pits candidates Charlene Fite (R) and Jack Norton (D) in a contest where job creation and taxes will receive the lion's…

Tusk to Tail: Teeing up another Little Rock tailgate

Let me start by expressing my appreciation for the opportunity to represent the Little Rock contingent of the prestigious Tusk to Tail team this week. I have been involved with…

School sales boost Fort Smith tax collections

Back-to-school sales were good in Fort Smith and Sebastian County based on Wednesday’s (Oct. 24) sales tax report from the city of Fort Smith. Each of the city’s 1% sales…

Cricket popularity grows in Northwest Arkansas

BENTONVILLE – Over the past decade Northwest Arkansas has been more than just a hot bed for the infusing of cultures. It has been a genuine melting pot. No area…

Peco to add 300 jobs in Arkansas

Peco Foods announced Wednesday (Oct. 24) it will expand a feed mill in Newark and a processing plant in Batesville purchased in 2011. The expansions will add 300 combined jobs…

Arkansas Poll: Arkansans support Romney, road tax plan

If results of the 14th annual Arkansas Poll play out on Nov. 6, then Arkansans will overwhelmingly vote for Mitt Romney, will support the highway tax plan and will oppose…

Republicans on track to keep U.S. House control

Republicans are in a strong position to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year as political analysts predict that Democrats will fall more than a dozen seats…

Education Leaders Organize Inaugural Summit

Dr. Tom Kimbrell, the Arkansas Education Commissioner, will be among the presenters Thursday at the inaugural Northwest Arkansas Graduation-for-All Summit at the Jones Center for Families.

Arkansas House District 77: Malone and Tate

The race for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 pits Rep. Stephanie Malone, R-Fort Smith, against challenger Doris Tate (D) in a contest where jobs and healthcare are top issues,…

Haunted History comes alive at Peel Mansion

Four true stories unfold before your eyes about the Peel Mansion in Bentonville played by actors from the Rogers Little Theater. “Tales at Twilight, Where History Comes Alive at Peel…

Fort Smith administrator startled by survey results

Fort Smith Administrator Ray Gosack called results from the National Citizens Survey (NCS) conducted in August "startling.” Gosack had previously written in a memo that "In 37 service areas for…