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40/29 News adds reporter in Fort Smith area

Kelly Johnson has joined 40/29 News as a reporter and will be based in Fort Smith and report weekdays for 40/29 News and 4029tv.com. Johnson recently graduated with a…

Local writers recognized at Oklahoma conference

Doug Kelley and Clay McKinney were recognized during the 2010 Oklahoma Writer’s Federation Conference. Kelley, a corporate pilot for Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., won a third place award for…

El Lorito in Van Buren may reopen in late June

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The December 17 fire that torched El Lorito at 511 Broadway in Van Buren, stalled a business that was bringing in $55,000 in sales each…

‘Grow it local and get it local’ unofficial theme of area farmers markets

story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] At the Alma’s farmers’ market on Saturday (May 22) only Delilah Atha and her two children, 7-year-old Colton and 5-year-old Sydney, showed up…

New Classes Starting at the Fort Smith Adult Education Center

Facebook? Twitter? Google Apps? What is the buzz about? If you have been curious and want to find about social networking—the Fort Smith Adult Education Center is announcing their Social…

Files, Glidewell to debate; reimbursement figures create controversy, confusion

Fort Smith voters will get two chances to hear Jake Files and Rep. Frank Glidewell debate prior to the June 8 runoff in the Arkansas Senate District 13 race. The…

Primary thoughts

Our primary election came and went. Good people won and good people lost. The real losers are those of us who fail to stop and enjoy the process — this…

Health care benefits

Small business credits now available for health care costs.

2010 Jazz Festival brings the sounds back to downtown Fort Smith

“Reborn” festival draws more than 350 to listen to impressive jazz talent from near and far.

Belle Bazaar Gala supports the Fort Smith Art Center

Art center officials hoped auction items and humor would raise up to $20,000.

Regional aviation history on display at the Fort Smith Museum of History

“The Fort in Flight: Bud Mars and the City’s Aviation History,” features info on local pilots and airfields.

ATU-Ozark issues nursing awards

The Practical Nursing Program at Arkansas Tech – Ozark recognized 18 graduating nursing students during the pinning ceremony on May 14. The program was held at 6:30 p.m. in the…

ATU-Ozark picked for ‘Sustainable’ community pilot program

The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus is one of three community colleges in the state to be selected as pilot sites in the “Sustainable Communities through Community College Leadership” program. Part…

2010 “Remain Close to Jehovah” District Convention

Witness conventions examine attitudes toward God; All invited to attend FORT SMITH, AR—In a climate of conflicting attitudes toward God, how can the faithful withstand constant attacks…

Poll shows Boozman with big lead over Lincoln, Halter

A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, with a huge lead over either Democratic candidate Boozman may face in the general election for U.S. Senate. The…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Arkansas’ jobless rate holds steady; manufacturing jobs gain

Employment in Arkansas’ troubled manufacturing sector increased in April to an estimated 164,600 jobs — the third consecutive month of sector gains. Overall, Arkansas’ jobless rate held steady in April…

Pump prices to stay below $3 a gallon ahead of Memorial Day

Arkansans should see pump prices below $3 a gallon going into the Memorial Day weekend, but motorists traveling across the state should expect crowded highways as vacation-seeking families emerge from…

Convention Center ad hoc group to work on report

Members of an ad hoc committee tasked to review funding options for the Fort Smith Convention Center agreed Thursday that they are ready to begin work on preparing a report…

Fort Chaffee Redevelopment officials working on rail, port options

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] An update on the yet to be constructed Mitsubishi wind turbine plant was presented at Thursday’s (May 20) meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority….