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Adam & Eats: Bob and Ellie’s

The classic comfort food restaurant adds extra flair to traditional meals that could blow your mind. Consider yourself warned.

Congressional Redistricting: The aftermath

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After Wednesday’s move by Democrats to successfully push their "Fayetteville to…

Inflation threat looms over Arkansas, U.S. economy

story by Wesley Brown [email protected] As Arkansas’ economy begins to regain solid footing following the longest downturn since the Great Depression, Arkansas consumers now have something else to worry about…

Mike Anderson is the new Hog basketball coach

submitted by the University of Arkansas Athletics Department Mike Anderson has been named the University of Arkansas’ head men’s basketball coach, it was announced by Vice Chancellor and Director of…

Womack: Proposed Congressional map is ‘absurd’

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 23) that a proposed plan that would pull Fayetteville and portions of eastern Washington County into the 4th Congressional District “redefines…

‘Fayetteville to the Fourth’ Congressional map released

story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] Talk Business has obtained a copy of the much-discussed Congressional redistricting map advocated by several lawmakers, including House State Agencies Chairman Clark…

State personal income growth jumps 3.5% in 2010

story info submitted by Wesley Brown [email protected] Arkansas personal income rose by 3.5% in 2010, the 10th biggest gain among the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, according…

1% signature deadline extended, 4,000 signatures expected

The group of restaurant owners attempting to force an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax in Fort Smith have about 3,000 signatures collected and hope to have…

Airport expenses up thanks to winter weather

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The aftereffects of 2011’s winter weather continued to resound with the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission on Tuesday night as Airport Director John Parker pointed…

Investors offer advice, praise for Pryor jobs bill

story by Wesley Brown [email protected] Startup executives and venture capitalists are nearly unanimous in their glowing support of U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor’s recent proposal to give tax breaks to so-called…

Highway bill sees controversial vote; Highway Commission to redraw lines

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] HB 1902 by House Speaker Robert Moore, D-Arkansas City, was voted…

University chancellors announce compact

The presidents and chancellors of Arkansas’ 11 public universities and two university systems issued a 16-point pledge today aimed at better collaboration and cooperation to advance the state’s higher education…

ABF files brief in $750 million action against YRC

“The judgment of the district court should be reversed.” So reads the complete and simple conclusion in an appeal brief filed Mar. 21 with the Eighth U.S. Court of Appeals…

Elvis returns to Fort Chaffee

When Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1958, three female fans sent a letter to President Dwight Eisenhower asking him to not cut the young rocker’s hair….

The burden of small businesses

From financing, rules and regulations and hiring employees, the job of a small business owner never stops.

The City Wire Special Report: Jedlicka finds a family

Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories The City Wire will post in 2011 about foster care issues and organizations in the Fort Smith region. At…

Area home sales down, home inventory up

A 26% decline in home sales in Crawford County during February resulted in an overall 2.1% decline in home sales in Crawford and Sebastian county homes sales, according to the…

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Hollywood Stars Pizza presents the weird and wackey musical comedy of the Rockey Horror Picture Show starting at 6:00 p.m. Join your favorite movie lovers as singing, dancing and rice…

More Arkansans have high-speed Internet access

More than two-thirds of Arkansans have access to high-speed Internet, a jump from less than 50% four years ago. A new statewide survey of Arkansans released by Connect Arkansas showed…

Gosack, city staff refute Woodrome allegations

Developer Brandon Woodrome came out swinging during the March 15 Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting, saying that Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack and other members of the city…