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Big Screen Peter: Don’t rent these movies in 2011

Peter picks the movies that suck from the more than 40 movies he reviewed in 2010.

November homes sales down 31% statewide

Home sales in Arkansas during November fell 31.07% compared to November 2009, with sales for the first 11 months of 2010 down 6.24% compared to 2009, according to a report…

Dillard’s to add 300 jobs at Maumelle distribution center

Little Rock-based Dillard’s announced Wednesday (Dec. 22) it will operate an “Internet fulfillment center” in Maumelle to support the continuing growth of its online business. Dillard’s will purchase the former…

‘Net neutrality’ gets mixed reviews

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday (Dec. 21) voted 3-2 on new rules that it contends will protect consumers by prohibiting broadband companies from interfering with Internet traffic. Known as…

Airport reports finances, progress on new systems

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission met Tuesday night to review updated budget numbers and report the status on a few projects in development. Receiving…

Summit Medical offers new weight loss procedure

Summit Medical Center in Van Buren is offering a new surgical weight loss program. Dr. Travis Goodnight is performing the Laporoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, which is a weight loss procedure. Unlike…

Sebastian County revisits health care, jail funding

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Quorum Court members met on Tuesday night to discuss a number of issues, among them pay increases, new positions at the detention center,…

Mayor Baker back in hospital; board approves sewer rate bump

Acting City Administrator Ray Gosack confirmed Tuesday (Dec. 21) that Mayor Ray Baker is back in the hospital. Gosack said during the regular meeting of the Fort Smith Board of…

DOJ seeks ‘second request’ of materials in ABB-Baldor deal

ABB and Baldor Electric officials announced Tuesday (Dec. 21) that the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has made a second request for documents related to the pending…

Roosters by the several dozen participate in True Gritapalooza

At least 447 “Rooster Cogburns” make an appearance at the Fort Smith National Historic Site.

Art museum officials hope for summer completion

Barring any construction surprises, renovation of the building that will house the new Fort Smith Regional Art Museum should be complete by summer. Tuesday morning (Dec. 21), Galen Hunter, an…

Tourism gains seen at all levels

It’s not often that national, state and local statistics related to a certain sector suggest similar trends, but that’s exactly what is happening with tourism figures. Locally, hospitality tax collections…

Census: Arkansas population up 9.1%

There wasn’t much unexpected news for Arkansas in the latest U.S. Census data released as part of the decennial report. Arkansas’ population climbed to 2,926,229, up 9.1% from 2000. The…

It’s important to keep details on your stuff

Stockman says good inventory management helps a business make best use of its money.

Arkansas tax cut bills won’t require supermajorities

Gov. Mike Beebe may want to bone up on his penmanship or at least work on his chest-pumping. The flurry of tax cut proposals that have been pre-filed registers at…

Gritapalooza events begin today

story info submitted by the Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau We are Rooster. That’s one of the themes behind True Gritapalooza, a grassroots campaign celebrating the Fort Smith connection…

Van Buren council approves 2011 budget; ups water rate

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] At the Monday (Dec. 20) meeting of the Van Buren City Council, aldermen approved the 2011 proposed budget, gave raises to city employees, passed an…

Fort Smith official outlines ‘Key’ actions in 2010

Helping Mitsubishi break ground on a $100 million wind turbine assembly plant to Fort Smith being named an Arkansas Volunteer Community of 2010 were cited by Acting City Administrator Ray…

Sewer rate increase on Fort Smith board agenda

The Fort Smith board of directors is scheduled to vote Tuesday (Dec. 21) on a 5% sewer rate increase to cover debt covenant requirements related to bonds for sewer system…

Home sales down in Fort Smith, Northwest Arkansas areas

November home sales figures in the Fort Smith area and Northwest Arkansas are not pretty, with 2010 sales in both regions likely to fall below 2009, 2008 and 2007 levels….