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Fort Smith Regional Art Museum Pizza fundraiser featuring art of Linda Palmer

Artist Linda Palmer’s "Champion Trees of Arkansas, an artists Journey", is a wonderful exploration in paint & colored pencil of the magnificent trees of Arkansas. The fundraiser benefiting the Fort…

Alma Rotary Club continues community center push

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] When Alma’s Rotary Club formed in July 2008, the organizers had two goals: outdo Greenwood, the town’s biggest athletic rival, and build a…

Miss UAFS prepped for Miss Arkansas Pageant

story and photo submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The week of July 11-17 is approaching quickly, but Rebecca Wheeley of Rogers will be ready as she…

Gun control opinions

A Harris survey finds decreasing support for stricter gun control laws.

More convention center study angers Mayor Baker

Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker and George Moschner, the chief financial officer for Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co., share a frustration related to the future of the Fort Smith Convention…

Fort Smith board approves Mitsubishi incentives; overrides tax credit veto

From wind energy to tax credits, economic development was the theme of a Fort Smith board of directors meeting (June 15) that ranged in tone from broad compliments to pointed…

Arkansas releases benchmark test scores

Greenwood and Van Buren students were just a few of the area students scoring higher than the state average on the Grade 11 Literacy Exam, according to results released Tuesday…

Marshals Museum fundraising a tough job; staff remains optimistic

U.S. Marshals Museum officials say they continue to be optimistic despite what is proving to be a tough early effort to raise $50 million for the museum to be located…

Aikman promoted to PR post at ABF

Russ Aikman has been promoted to director of marketing and public relations for Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System. He replaces Danny Loe, who was recently named vice president of yield…

Casey’s General Stores plans to expand into Arkansas

Casey’s General Stores Inc. is looking to expand into Arkansas, the Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store operator said Monday in its quarterly earnings report. Casey’s President and CEO Robert J. Myers…

Late arrivals

U.K. workers provide odd excuses for being late to work.

Fort Smith area foreclosure activity up 36% in May

Foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith area continues to increase compared to 2009, according to the May report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac which shows 158 area properties in some form…

Protecting your business ideas, names and symbols

Stockman says business owners often fail to consider protecting their corporate symbols and distinctive phrases.

Paddock’s Pick: Every Last One

The author sets the reader up for a big fall, with the second half of the book devoted to the aftermath.

Public Meeting with the Fort Smith Housing Authority , (FSHA)and North Side Town Branch Group , (NSTBG), to discuss the FSHA usa

This is an invitation to a Public Meeting with the Fort Smith Housing Authority (FSHA) and North Side Town Branch Group (NSTBG) to discuss the FSHA usage as…