Regions

When is enough, enough?

Business owners and leaders are often brought to the brink of very difficult decisions. How they respond is critical to business and personal success. 

Cards for the Troops

CARDS FOR THE TROOPS sponsored by The Friends of the Public Library …

Beebe sets special election for Interstate bonds

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe (D) called for a special election on Nov….

Police, parks to take hit if 1% tax fails

A $317,900 cut to the Fort Smith Police Department and $202,600 in the city’s Parks Department are some of the cuts proposed to help cover Fort Smith Convention Center funding…

Note to self

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Please know, Kind Reader, that what follows is commentary directed at myself. It’s not being selfish, but more a matter of the need to…

4th District holds promise for a run-off

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] There is a real possibility that Republicans could see a run-off…

Looking ahead

Mortgage bankers predict modest economic gains.

‘Night in Tuscany’ delivers education support

Almost 200 supporters of the Single Parent Scholarship Foundation enjoyed a night of Italian wine, food, and music.

Lavaca Car Show and Fall Festival features 85 Automobiles

Corvettes, T-birds and monster trucks were on display at the Lavaca Chamber of Commerce event.

67th Sebastian County Fair

The fair delivered traditional funnel cakes, corn dogs, sno-cones, cotton candy, drinks and all the other artery-clogging but delicious treats.

Bikes, Blues and BBQ: ‘We’ve outgrown Fayetteville’

story by Christopher Spencer Bikes, Blues and BBQ, the region’s largest biker rally, expands to Springdale this year for the first time. “Frankly, we’ve outgrown Fayetteville,” said event organizer Joe…

Quiz bowl supports Economics Arkansas program

Team Beall Barclay won the ninth annual trivia event that included questions about eggs and rum.

NLRB pushing new workplace notice rule

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found itself in a…

U.S. GDP up just 1% in second quarter

Those determined to read only positive and uplifting economic news would be advised to avoid stories — including this one — about Friday’s (Aug. 26) second quarter revision of the…

Arkansas Tech University alumni gather in Fort Smith

The alumni event was attended by Dr. Art Martin, who graduated from ATU in 1937.

Arkansas drug court programs underfunded

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A funding shortfall for drug courts could trip up changes approved…

Adam & Eats: Boom-A-Rang Diner (Van Buren)

This diner in historic downtown Van Buren serves up a stellar breakfast with almost perfect chicken babies.

Mercy system to invest $192 million in Fort Smith area

Officials with the St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy plan to invest about $192 million in St. Edward Mercy health care facilities in the Fort Smith region as part of a…

Beebe sets Nov. 8 special election on highway bonds

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe (D) is expected to announce plans for a…