by - June 9, 2011 10:05 pm
Blount receives Riggs Award; Van Buren achievements noted
Mary Jan Blount was honored with the 2011 Iverson Riggs Memorial Citizen of the Year Award in front of a crowd of at least 400 attending the 56th Annual Meeting…
by - June 9, 2011 10:05 pm
Mary Jan Blount was honored with the 2011 Iverson Riggs Memorial Citizen of the Year Award in front of a crowd of at least 400 attending the 56th Annual Meeting…
by - June 9, 2011 9:03 pm
Up to 15 new jobs could be the result of a new federal contract awarded to Van Buren-based Tankersley Foodservice. According to this report from KFSM 5 News, Tankersley Foodservice…
by - June 9, 2011 4:21 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, and Jason Tolbert wrote this report. Brock can be reached at [email protected] Sen. Larry Teague, D-Nashville, is busy gearing up…
by - June 9, 2011 9:18 am
If you like Apple Macs, iPads, iPods, iPhones, or are just curious about Apple, come to a club meeting as our guest. This month we’ll have a demo of "MacKeeper"…
by - June 9, 2011 9:13 am
Come join us for our monthly Pedal Steel Guitar Club meeting, and Jam Session, and enjoy listening to some of the best Steel Guitar music around. It’s free to the…
by - June 9, 2011 8:35 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The subject of high gas prices, which are more than a…
by - June 9, 2011 8:23 am
A group of teachers from Bonneville Elementary School in Fort Smith deliver two big meals a month to families staying at the Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Edward’s Mercy…
by - June 8, 2011 5:04 pm
The “strikingly beautiful images” of this “staggering endeavor” of a movie is highly recommended by Peter.
by - June 8, 2011 4:40 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren combined to total $12.379 million in May, up 34.77% compared to the $9.184 million in May 2010. The May gain…
by - June 8, 2011 4:09 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Sales tax collections in 16 key Arkansas cities underscore the struggling…
by - June 8, 2011 3:54 pm
Presenting the 1st in our Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series: The 106th Army Band! The 106th Army Band will rock the Van Buren Public Library on Flag Day this year. Bring…
by - June 8, 2011 3:38 pm
Showing of “High Noon”. There will be western music before the movie and a Law Breakers and Peace Makers shootout afterwards. $5. Starts at 2 p.m. For more information call…
by - June 8, 2011 9:45 am
story and photo submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith More than 1,100 residents of Belize in Central America have had some of their medical needs met with…
by - June 8, 2011 8:52 am
Ashley Bishop and Emily Robertson have been hired at the Kistler Center in Fort Smith. Bishop, a speech-language pathologist, interned at the Kistler Center from August to December 2010. She…
by - June 8, 2011 8:24 am
The LGBT community to travel and spend more this summer.
by - June 8, 2011 7:40 am
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (June 7) to approve a rezoning plan that will allow a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant…
by - June 7, 2011 9:47 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Quorum Court members sparred over the salary system for a second month in a row following discussion at the May monthly meeting. During…
by - June 7, 2011 8:05 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] A special meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) was called to order on Tuesday to address rezoning matters for two properties in the…
by - June 7, 2011 7:41 pm
On April 1, Arvest Bank launched its first-ever initiative to fight hunger in the 90 communities it serves through a two month, bank-wide effort to provide one million meals or…
by - June 7, 2011 7:29 pm
Mike Callan and John Robben are optimistic that the admittedly small shift in demand in the Fort Smith region for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles will blossom into a more…