by - March 16, 2011 8:40 am
The death watch continues for a national trucking company that is a primary competitor with Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System. Overland Park, Kan.-based YRC noted in its 10K annual report…
by - March 16, 2011 7:26 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck announced a number of cost saving initiatives at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Sebastian County Quorum Court. Among them was…
by - March 15, 2011 9:21 pm
Unless amended or repealed, Fort Smith will have a new set of animal control laws as of Jan. 1, 2012, that will include the mandatory registration of pets, spay and…
by - March 15, 2011 5:23 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approved the ballot title of a citizen’s initiative that could raise the severance tax on natural gas in Arkansas to 7%. The measure, notes this…
by - March 15, 2011 4:42 pm
Vintage Card & Memorabilia Show will be located in Center Court at Central Mall during mall hours.
by - March 15, 2011 2:34 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe’s effort to overhaul the state’s prison system is…
by - March 15, 2011 12:33 pm
With about 10 days to collect signatures forcing an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax in Fort Smith, Eddie York says a group of restaurant owners may…
by - March 15, 2011 12:09 pm
The operator of the nuclear power plant in Russellville (Arkansas) says its plants are safe, but the utility company may run into trouble relicensing nuclear power plants in the Northeast…
by - March 15, 2011 10:36 am
Responding quickly and effectively can turn potentially damaging news into a business opportunity.
by - March 15, 2011 9:50 am
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren were up during January despite the snow and cold. January hospitality tax collections in Van Buren totaled $28,016, up 1.1% compared…
by - March 15, 2011 8:12 am
Allyn Donaubauer has been recognized by Merrill Lynch as being among the top financial advisors in Arkansas. Donaubauer was recently included in Barron’s magazine on the “America’s Top 1,000 Advisors:…
by - March 14, 2011 5:35 pm
The trend of enplanement gains at the Fort Smith Regional Airport that began in June 2010 continued into February with a 1.8% increase in the number of travelers. For the…
by - March 14, 2011 4:35 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] With voter unrest and fear regarding federal health care reform, Gov….
by - March 14, 2011 11:36 am
Foreclosure actions in the Fort Smith area fell more than 39% in February, but the head of the company tracking the national figures says paperwork problems may have more to…
by - March 14, 2011 8:49 am
Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. The fury of activity filled the halls of…
by - March 14, 2011 7:44 am
Don’t fear the tax-filing deadline extension
by - March 14, 2011 12:00 am
Judge Kim Smith ruled against Tom Terminella on Friday, but an appeal is expected.
by - March 13, 2011 9:03 pm
During the course of recent events, I was reminded of a somewhat rambling essay — titled “Brain freight” — first published May 31, 2009, in this space on The City…
by - March 13, 2011 7:28 pm
Sarah Davis of Alma was crowned Miss University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on March 12 and will represent the university in the Miss Arkansas Pageant in Hot Springs in…
by - March 13, 2011 7:20 pm
This book follows two different families who each had a daughter born July 4 at the same hospital.
