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Ava’s Village Pub Presents Dorrian Cross and Matt “Guitar” Wilson

Ava’s Village Pub Presents Dorrian Cross and Matt "Guitar" Wilson on Wednesday Sept. 29th at 9:00pm No Cover Charge

New Alma steak restaurant cooks up jobs

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] For three years the residents of Alma have been watching while a building, made of old wood and new metal, inched its way toward completion….

Ava’s Village Pub and Grill — Terri and the Executives

Terri and the Executives perform Friday Oct 1, 2010 from 9:00pm – 1:00am No Cover Charge

Christ the King Catholic School PTO Spaghetti Supper

Christ the King Catholic School PTO will be hosting a Spaghetti Supper on October 16th at 5:00p.m. in the Parish Center. Student art will be for sale during the supper. Please…

Christ the King Catholic School PTO Garage Sale

Christ the King Catholic School PTO is holding a Garage Sale on October 2nd at 8:00a.m. in the Parish Center. Please come out and support the CTK PTO!

ATU-Ozark, Charleston partner on adult education center

Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus and the Charleston Public School District have partnered to open an adult education office in Charleston. It will be the first adult education office south Franklin…

Wal-Mart pursues South Africa retailer in $4.25 billion deal

Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has made a $4.25 billion offer to buy Johannesburg, South Africa-based Massmart Holdings, a retailer with 290 stores in 13 African countries. The non-binding deal is…

Southern Fried Swing (and a little Jazz) invades the area

Fort Smith and Van Buren welcome dancers from around the world for dance workshops and contests.

Billy’s bleepity-bleep lecture

Billy, the college friend from thousands of years ago, called this week. A report on The City Wire about the recession being over put him in a foul mood. In…

July ends three straight months of sales tax gains

Consumers were unable to keep up the pace through the hot summer, with July sales tax collections in Fort Smith ending three consecutive months of year-over-year gains. Each of the…

Electric medicine

St. Edward ready to unveil new health records system.

Area bikers gather for 9th annual BACA fundraiser

Group works to help children “to not feel afraid of the world in which they live.”

Postal Service to close south Fort Smith station

The U.S. Postal Service has decided to close its South Fort Smith Station on South 32nd St., according to this report from KFSM 5 News. "Given the extraordinary decline in…

Board to review $116 million five-year streets, drainage budget

The Fort Smith board of directors will on Tuesday (Sept. 28) review a $116 million five-year capital improvement program for streets, bridges and drainage, with a little more than $36…

SEC Preview, Week 4: The Tide rolls in, Georgia recovers from Hog loss

story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] For the second-straight week, Arkansas faces a litmus test in its journey toward…

Lt. Gov., Secretary of State candidates on the attack

Candidates in Arkansas’ Lt. Governor race and the Secretary of State race are taking political jabs at each with the November general election closing in. Mark Darr, a Republican candidate…

Adam & Eats: The Dairy Freeze

It’s a great place to consume all-American food while viewing a golf course and a cemetery.

Fort Smith chamber revisiting young leaders effort

Ben Quintana says a young professionals group will best boost a region’s economic development program by working effectively and through many partnerships to recruit and retain professional talent. Quintana, head…

Fort Smith Regional Art Museum Exhibit at Second Street Live

October Exhibition RAM teams up with Second Street Live, the new visual and performing arts venue, to exhibit pieces from its collections in the month of October. 10-15 works of…

Alabama, Arkansas to bring different styles to the big game

story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] Alabama’s trip to Arkansas is the nation’s top game this weekend….