Regions

Big Screen Peter: The House I Live In

With Arkansas set to vote on Issue 5 (medical marijuana) in just a few short days, there is nothing more appropriate to see as a moviegoer (or citizen) than The…

UA receives developer award from Fayetteville Chamber

The amount of campus construction at the University of Arkansas didn’t go unnoticed by the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, which recently honored the university with the Albert M. Byrnes Developer…

UAFS ‘Dromnium’ play receives numerous awards

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith theatre program received top awards and regional nominations from presenting "Dromnium" at the Arkansas State Festival of the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival…

Wal-Mart answers call to help Sandy victims

Wal-Mart and PepsiCo were seen as humanitarian leaders among Hurricane Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey on Sunday (Nov. 4), as more than a dozen tractor trailer rigs…

Tusk to Tail: Morning tailgating glory

What a beautiful morning. Saturday may have been the Hogs' fourth 11 a.m. kickoff in the past five games, but it was the first early game in Fayetteville this year….

Premiere of ‘Checks & Balances’ held at Rogers Little Theater

For the past few months, the Rogers Little Theater has been hard at work preparing for the World Premiere of Oren Safdie's play, 'Checks & Balances.' On Friday (Nov. 2),…

Arvest supports Fort Smith volleyball program

Arvest Bank is renewing its support of the Fort Smith Juniors (FSJ) Volleyball program, which will help the club move into a new practice facility at 4721 Zero St. in…

Marijuana perspective

Arkansas’ ongoing debate over the legalization of marijuana for medicinal use – such as it is – leaves me feeling discomforted. Recent polling suggests the ongoing effort to make the…

J.B. Hunt executives see pay boost

The top five executives at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. were granted base pay raises last week by the company’s executive compensation board. The new salaries were outlined in a…

Large crowd attends Veterans Day Parade at Chaffee Crossing

Ellis street and Darby Ave were lined with people on both sides including a few bleachers that were full of people at 11 a.m. Saturday morning (Nov. 3). All these…

Economics Arkansas celebrates 50 years

ROGERS — When most people think of economics, they envision charts and graphs indicating complicated financial trends. Certainly not something children would find comprehensible or interesting. Economics Arkansas is non-profit,…

Entrepreneurial ‘Startup Crawl’ a first in Bentonville

BENTONVILLE — In a world filled with corporate giants, it might be easy to think that Northwest Arkansas is all about big business and that there’s no room for new…

Bella Vista Mayor did not disclose traffic light letter (Updated)

Just days before the election that includes a vote on a controversial Walmart development in Bella Vista, questions have been raised about what Bella Vista Mayor Frank Anderson may have…

Confusion kicks-off Bentonville Toyland event

Hundreds of parents and children descended Friday afternoon onto the Bentonville Square expecting to see Toyland come to life instead they saw the set-up. There was apparent confusion on the…

Cargill chief financial officer resigns

Sergio Rial, chief financial officer at Cargill, will resign his position with the company at the end of November for personal reasons, Cargill announced Nov. 2. Rial plans to return…

Regional CEO group outlines development strategy

Improving higher education, deepening the Arkansas River and mobilizing the Fort Smith regional workforce to meet demands of site selectors, were top priorities announced at the First Friday Breakfast on…

Income tax collections boost Arkansas revenue

Continued gains in individual income tax collections have outpaced declines in sales and use tax collections to keep Arkansas’ overall tax revenue up 2.1% compared to the same period in…

Tyson gives to Hurricane Sandy victims

SPRINGDALE – Tyson Foods pledged help for the American Red Cross’ relief and recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy with a corporate match of $100,000 of employee donations that is being…

Tyson settles with workers in Council Bluffs

This week Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit involving 1,200 workers at a Council Bluffs, Iowa meat processing plant who claimed wage violations. …

James McMurtry in Concert

Second Street Live is back. Reserve your tickets as critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter, James McMurtry is welcomed to the UAFS Second Street Stage. The Texas native long has been known as an astute,…