Regions

Football fallout?

NFL labor lockout could turn away some fans.

Does Crawford County possess ‘lottery luck?’

It may not be entirely foolish for a person to spend a lunch hour buying a few lottery tickets in various Crawford County grocery and convenience stores. In early May,…

It’s National Small Business Month

Stockman says communities still struggle with how best to support small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Potential, hurdles noted in Arkansas wine industry

story and photos by Connie Las Schneider Grape and wine production has been a steady growth industry for U.S. agricultural products and agri-tourism in the past decade. The 2007 Census…

McDaniel settles with video rental companies

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that Arkansas, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, reached a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video…

OK Foods receives supplier award

Darden Restaurants, the world’s largest full-service restaurant operating company, recently announced that Fort Smith-based OK Foodswas named one of 11 “William B. Darden Distinguished Supplier Award” honorees for 2011. The…

Tyson Foods’ execs balance weather, earthquakes, inflation

In addition to annually rounding up millions of chickens, cows and hogs, the officers at Springdale-based Tyson Foods have to keep track of storms, floods, earthquakes, oil speculation and the…

April activity down 11.7% at Fort Smith Regional Airport

Activity at the Fort Smith Regional Airport reversed course during April, sending enplanements down 11.7% for the month. However, enplanements for the first four months of 2011 are up 1.4%….

Didion completes journey as oldest UAFS graduate

story and photo submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith If there is a challenge to be found, Maureen Didion of Fort Smith will seek it out and…

1st Lutheran School 6th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

Please join us at Fianna Hills for this 4 person scramble tournament to raise funds for 1st Lutheran School’s tuition assistance program. Range balls are available at 8 a.m. and shotgun…

Ninth Street Baptist Church 127th Anniversary

Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating 127 years serving the Lord and the community with a program featuring Arkansas Baptist College president Dr. Fitzgerald Hill as the speaker and…

Talk Business launches ‘Talk Politics’ program

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Talk Business proudly announces a new venture aimed at connecting state…

Sales up, income flat for Tyson Foods

The “transitory” inflation in commodity costs and store prices of which Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke recently downplayed hit Tyson Foods and is likely to trickle down to consumers in…

Questions raised about report justifying mail consolidation in Fayetteville

story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Information in a report used to justify the move of a mail processing center in Fort Smith to Fayetteville raises questions about key claims Postal…

Caribbean-style fun helps raise money for critical child therapy

About 250 gathered for the 9th annual A Night at the Caribbean to support The Gregory Kistler Treatment Center.

Sugg praises UAFS growth, tells graduates to ‘work hard’

story info submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Praise for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, its administration and its faculty came during the first remarks…

Invest in the Best

Craig Rivaldo seeks economic development support.

Still a fortunate son

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Editor’s note: This essay was first posted May 10, 2009. Happy Mother’s Day! A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949,…

National Guard active in flood support

story info submitted by Capt. Chris Heathscott, public affairs officer, Arkansas National Guard More than 300 Arkansas National Guardsmen are working flood response missions in the state with hundreds more…

Area officials happy with D.C. lobbying visit (Updated)

Fort Smith and Van Buren officials have packed weeks work of meetings into just a few days during their trip this week to Washington D.C., said Fort Smith City Administrator…