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Coupon Swap

Celebrate Money Smart Week with us! Start clipping your coupons; we will be doing the same. All week you may come in and use our “coupon station” to exchange the…

Fort Smith voters approve broad tax package

Following an overwhelming rejection by voters of the 1% prepared food tax in November, city officials bounced back with voter approval of a broad package of infrastructure and recreational improvements…

Agribusiness Weekly Update: Chicken prices move higher

Chicken The chicken processing margin averaged 2 cents a pound, 12-cents better than a year ago. Broiler egg sets were down 4.3% to 198.9 million eggs. Heads slaughtered declined 4.9%…

Tyson Foods unveils Founder’s Room

A father and son stand side-by-side in the trenches pioneering through the early poultry days in Springdale. That’s the image welcoming visitors to the new Founders Room developed at the…

Girl Scouts begin 100th year

FORT SMITH — On March 12, 1912, Juliette Low returned from England and made just one call to her cousin with the idea of “Girl Guides." Low said, “Come right over!…

City critic considers televised meeting support

C&H Tire Owner Jerry Hamel is wanting to discuss "the parameters of funding" for televising City of Fort Smith Board of Directors meetings, he told The City Wire on Tuesday…

Girl Scout cookie sales provide business lessons

One hundred years ago, the first Girl Scout troop was formed when Juliette Low organized 18 young women in her Savannah, Ga., home. Needless to say, the idea caught on….

Arvest Bank in Siloam Springs Names New President

Roger Holroyd will start April 1 in his new role as president and CEO of Arvest Bank in Siloam Springs.

Gov. Rick Perry to attend Sebastian County GOP event

The Sebastian County Republican Committee announced Tuesday (Mar. 13) that former GOP Presidential candidate frontrunner and Texas Gov. Rick Perry will speak at their Lincoln Day dinner — an announcement…

Youth Bridge honors Walker Foundation

FAYETTEVILLE — On March 12, Youth Bridge held a private reception at the Wine Cellar in honor of the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation and announced a $300,000 gift…

Boulden: Fort Smith history is ‘underwritten’

From early childhood, Ben Boulden has had a passion for the past. A few months shy of a year ago, The History Press approached him about writing a book on…

January sees Arkansas jobless rate fall to 7.6%

Arkansas’ January jobless rate was 7.6%, down from a revised December rate of 7.8%, and below the 8.1% during January 2011. Employment in Arkansas during January was an estimated 1.277…

UA graduate programs improve national rankings

FAYETTEVILLE – Three separate graduate programs at the University of Arkansas garner national recognition for their rankings among top tier institutions noted in U.S. News and World Report’s annual review…

Dance ‘stars’ help cash flow for children’s museum’s budget

ROGERS — It was as celebrity dancer Brock Gearhart said: “It’s not something I’d raise my hand to do, but I’m glad to do it for the children’s museum.” Several…

Former Tyson Foods employee indicted for bid rigging

Roger Turney, a former Tyson Foods employee has been accused of rigging a construction bid in 2007 involving Tyson's Clarksville complex. Turney was indicted on five felony counts in January,…

Passing of Greg Smith another community loss

The loss of one community advocate in a year can be a blow for any community. But this week Fort Smith lost two men who were often recognized for working…

Sicard: ‘We want to protect our community’s children’

When the Penn State sex abuse scandal erupted, the world watched as allegations of sodomy came to light involving former Nittany Lions assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and a 10-year old…

Blevins barraged with questions at forum

Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins is looking for the Republican Party’s vote in the upcoming primary election on May 22 for reelection to the position he has served since…

Severinsen blows his horn for full house in Alma

ALMA — Johnny’s gone. So is Ed. But fans of the popular Tonight Show starring the late Johnny Carson and his sidekick Ed McMahon are still enjoying perhaps the most talented…

First stop, Second Street Live!; second stop, band camp

FORT SMITH — It’s band camp or bust. After months of planning and practice, the Northside High School Jazz Band is ready to take the stage at Second Street Live! on…