Regions

Fort Smith Blues Festival a Top 100 event

Fort Smith’s Riverfront Blues Festival was named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association. Each year the ABA compiles a list of the…

An Evening of Trombone Music

The Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center will resonate with sounds of the trombone on Sept. 21 when the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Music Department presents an…

Big Screen Peter: The American

The movie garners Peter’s appreciation in its willingness to examine human interaction.

Talk Business Poll: Democratic label a ballot disadvantage

What’s in a name? For starters, a distinct political advantage for Republicans in an election cycle featuring a strong anti-incumbent, anti-Washington mood among voters. Talk Business and Hendrix College recently…

Van Buren A&P reports on ‘encouraging’ signs

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Maryl Koeth, executive director of the Van Buren Advertising and Promotions Commission, said things are finally looking up. At the Wednesday (Sept. 8) meeting, Koeth…

Public school boost

Kindergarten enrollment is at an all-time high in the U.S.

Van Buren pushes forward on road projects

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] In a special meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 8), the Van Buren City Council approved a bid of $339,515 by Forsgren Construction for several overlay projects…

Fall enrollment up at UAFS, ATU-Ozark

Fall enrollment figures are up at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, with one university official saying the tight economy is one reason…

GOP could dominate Arkansas Congressional delegation

A new Congressional District rating by the Arkansas Election Line indicates that Arkansas’ Congressional delegation may see a seismic party shift come Nov. 2 — and that shift may also…

Arkansas, regional economy grows modestly

Economic activity in the seven-state region that includes Arkansas expanded moderately as the manufacturing and service sectors showed incremental growth, according to the Federal Reserve Bank’s quarterly Beige Book report….

Fort Smith airport traffic up 17.5% in August; up 4.4% year-to-date

If the level of airline travel is indeed an indicator of economic health, then August brought good news for the Fort Smith regional economy. August saw 7,051 enplanements in Fort…

Pedal Steel Guitar Club Meeting & Jam Session

Come join us for our monthly Pedal Steel Guitar Club meeting, and enjoy listening to some of the best Steel Guitar music around. It free to the public and happens…

Mac Computer Club Meeting

I f you like Mac computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones, or are just curious about Apple’s way of doing things, come to one of our meetings as our guest. This month we…

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Symphonic Band

The UA Fort Smith Symphonic Band has grown into one of the most dynamic groups in the region. Under the direction of Dr. Alexandra Zacharella, the band performs a variety…

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Chorale

On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, the Choirs at UA Fort Smith will fill the Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center with music from Africa to England to Germany to Canada to…

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Theatre “Imogen”

Theatre@UA Fort Smith present another in their line of award-winning original productions. If you enjoyed CORRIGENDA or AURORA then this is the show for you. Amazing dance, music, and acrobatics…

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Theatre “Imogen”

Theatre@UA Fort Smith present another in their line of award-winning original productions. If you enjoyed CORRIGENDA or AURORA then this is the show for you. Amazing dance, music, and acrobatics…

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Theatre “Imogen”

Theatre@UA Fort Smith present another in their line of award-winning original productions. If you enjoyed CORRIGENDA or AURORA then this is the show for you. Amazing dance, music, and acrobatics…

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Theatre “Imogen”

Theatre@UA Fort Smith present another in their line of award-winning original productions. If you enjoyed CORRIGENDA or AURORA then this is the show for you. Amazing dance, music, and acrobatics…

Gregory remembered as comic, lifesaver, generous

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Gayla Gregory, the Air-Evac medic who died when a medical helicopter crashed on Aug. 31 in Van Buren County, is being laid to rest today…