by - July 17, 2012 7:46 am
Cutthroat Trout Live at The Movie Lounge
Cutthroat Trout, a guitar, violin and bass trio will be performing Gypsy Jazz, Swing and Pop music At The Movie Lounge on Rogers Ave in Fort Smith from 7-11 pm…
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by - July 17, 2012 7:44 am
Cutthroat Trout Live at The Movie Lounge
Cutthroat Trout, a guitar, violin and bass trio will be performing Gypsy Jazz, Swing and Pop music At The Movie Lounge on Rogers Ave in Fort Smith from 7-11 pm….
by - July 16, 2012 9:50 pm
Van Buren moves ahead with capital improvements
The Van Buren City Council took its first step toward enacting a $10 million capital improvement package Monday night (July 16), authorizing Mayor Bob Freeman to proceed with new fire…
by - July 16, 2012 9:17 pm
Fort Smith housing market shows resilience
Real estate markets are uniquely local. That’s a statement supported by the fact that home sales in the city of Fort Smith remained constant in the first half of 2012,…
by - July 16, 2012 7:35 pm
Local housing market improves overall
June home sales across Benton and Washington counties were mixed, but with half of 2012 already in the books, insiders say the market is healthier than a year ago. Benton…
by - July 16, 2012 4:50 pm
J.B. Hunt rolls to higher profits
Analysts predicted a strong second quarter for Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and the trucking giant delivered with $80.5 million, or 67 cents per share of net earnings. Profits…
by - July 16, 2012 3:55 pm
Talk about UFO’s
Arkansas MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) West Central Section meets the first Saturday of each month to discuss and share insights and experiences with the mysterious UFO phenomenon happening around the…
by - July 16, 2012 3:55 pm
Load Growth Drives J.B. Hunt’s 2nd Quarter Profit
The Lowell-based carrier met Wall Street’s expectations of 67 cents per share.
by - July 16, 2012 3:31 pm
A&E Advisory for July 16-22: Events aid children and artist
BENTONVILLE — For something different in terms of entertainment, Drum Corps International will present Music on the Move, a performance of several highly trained drum and bugle corps Tuesday night (July…
by - July 16, 2012 3:06 pm
Congress passes no major laws, 78% Americans disapprove
A chief criticism lobbed at U.S. lawmakers is that they’re members of a “do-nothing” Congress. That would be technically incorrect. Congress so far this year has sent 54 bills to…
by - July 16, 2012 2:44 pm
Broad drought dims U.S. farm economy hopes
A worst-in-a-generation drought from Indiana to Arkansas to California is damaging crops and rural economies and threatening to drive food prices to record levels. Agriculture, though a small part of…
by - July 16, 2012 2:28 pm
Retail sales drop unexpectedly on weak job growth
Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell for a third month in June as limited employment gains took a toll on consumers. The 0.5% drop followed a 0.2% decrease in…
by - July 16, 2012 1:45 pm
In Rare Move, Priority Bank of Ozark Owner Declines OCC Order
Arkansas lenders who have fantasized about standing up to federal regulators instead of meekly signing a consent order now have a champion.
by - July 16, 2012 12:45 pm
Survey: Pessimism seen among Arkansas consumers
The latest Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report still reflects overall pessimism, but does show improvement in several key areas as residents are feeling more comfortable with their personal finances, job security…
by - July 16, 2012 12:14 pm
J.V. Manufacturing completes upgrades
Springdale's J.V. Manufacturing, producer of the CRAM-A-LOT line of solid waste and recycling equipment for commercial and industrial applications since 1978, has completed an expansion project at its location on…
by - July 16, 2012 12:04 pm
13 Governors ask auto leaders for CNG plan
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is one of 13 state Governors who are asking auto manufacturing chiefs to send them a plan provide the states “a cost-saving measure for states and…
by - July 16, 2012 10:49 am
NWACC board reviews year, looks to future
BENTONVILLE — Plans are moving forward for NorthWest Arkansas Community College to construct a Washington County Instructional Center and for the National Child Protection Training Center’s Southern Region Training Center,…
by - July 16, 2012 10:38 am
NWACC discusses tax penalties
BENTONVILLE—A payroll manager will be hired and changing pay period schedules are the two latest procedural changes designed to prevent future late payments from NorthWest Arkansas Community College to the…
by - July 16, 2012 1:05 am
A&E Advisory for July 16-22: Cool stuff to do inside
FORT SMITH — Southern history is a hot topic this year, the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. So grab the closest history buff and treat him Tuesday (July 17) to a…
by - July 15, 2012 9:25 pm
An unfortunate review
What follows is an abridged and heavily amended version of a Riff Raff essay first published in June 2009. Although more than two years old, many points in the essay,…