Regions

Second Street gets a taste of Austin

The second “grand opening” of Second Street Live! delivers the crowd-pleasing sounds of Del Castillo.

Tech with Tom: Get your Google on

Tom says Fort Smith needs to get Ga Ga over Google Fiber for Communities.

Adam & Eats: El Celaya

It’s not just good food Adam seeks, he also enjoys the lingering smell of a restaurant.

Exec positions cut at St. Edward in Fort Smith

Job cuts in the St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy Health System have resulted in 11 lost jobs at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith — with at least…

New hotel near new Phoenix Expo a possibility

Owners of the Phoenix Expo center are pushing a $1 million Phase II project that they say will create a “first class” banquet and exhibition facility and could potentially help…

Huckabee endorses Matayo in 3rd District GOP race

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has endorsed former Arkansas Legislator Doug Matayo in his bid to be the next 3rd District Congressman. Huckabee’s is the second high-profile political endorsement in…

Trimble named HMA hospital CEO of the year

Melody Trimble, CEO of Sparks Health System, has been named “CEO of the Year” by Health Management Associates. The internal award recognizes hospital administrators within the HMA system who exemplify…

Ad revenue woes

Advertising down except for Internet advertising.

Fort Smith Classic director optimistic about funding issue

Patricia Brown has less than 90 days to raise about $200,000 to fully fund The Fort Smith Classic. Brown, director of the PGA Tour-sanctioned professional golf event now in its…

‘The Runaways’ suffers from poor direction

The movie gets a lukewarm rating from Peter who faults it for being episodic and incomplete.

Regional bankruptcy and incorporation filings

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….

New national test results measure student math, reading skills

Results released Wednesday (March 24) show mixed results on math and reading scores for Arkansas’ fourth- and eight-grade students. The National Assessment Governing Board and the U.S. Department of Education…

Falling confidence

Most Americans have little confidence in Congress, Wall Street.

Del Castillo set to invade Second Street Live!

Editor’s note: The “second” grand opening performance of the new Second Street Live! center in downtown Fort Smith features Del Castillo. The Austin, Texas-based band is expected to hit the…

Smoking regs changed at Fort Smith airport

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Smoking was one of the major topics of discussion at the March 23 meeting of the Fort Smith Airport Commission, once it finally got underway….

Scene by Carson: Civic Matters

Fort Smith Rotary Club activities are focused on “Service Above Self.”

Fort Smith directors to consider convention center ad hoc committee

Fort Smith City Director Cole Goodman proposed Tuesday (Mar. 23) to create an ad hoc committee of private sector citizens to review and advise the city board on options to…

City directors temporarily halt open citizen input at board meetings

The Fort Smith Board of Directors have temporarily suspended the citizen forum part of the twice-monthly voting board meetings and have tasked the city staff and city attorney to revise…

26 Arkansas legislators ask AG for health care opinion

Twenty-six Republicans serving in the Arkansas House and Senate have asked Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to issue an opinion on the constitutionality of the health care reform legislation approved…

RIVER VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM GARAGE SALE

Don’t miss this multi-family garage sale benefitting a River Valley 9&U baseball team. Come shop and help us raise money for our trip to the World Series in Gulf Shores. …