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Red Cross Babysitter Training

Launch your babysitting career with the help of the American Red Cross! If you are 11 to 15 years old and want to become a babysitter, you can get the…

Red Cross Babysitter Training

Launch your babysitting career with the help of the American Red Cross! If you are 11 to 15 years old and want to become a babysitter, you can get the…

Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Education Class

The Fort Smith flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary in Fort Smith is presenting a free, one day boating education class on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Copher’s Boat…

The First Tee of Fort Smith 2010 Spring Break Clinics

The First Tee of Fort Smith Spring Break Clinics March 23-26 2010 March 23-25: 9-11 a.m. on course clinics with coaches (ages 6-17) March 26: Spring Break Tournament *** format…

State Sen. Denny Altes considering Congressional bid

Add State Sen. Denny Altes, R-Fort Smith, to the list of those considering a run for Arkansas’ 3rd Congressional District. With U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, leaving the House seat…

Fort Smith metro foreclosure activity up 1.9% in January

One month does not a trend make, but the 1.9% increase in January foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith metro area is a welcome start to 2010 — especially considering…

Gilmer to seek Circuit Clerk reelection

Circuit Clerk Cindy Gilmer, a Democrat, has announced she will seek re-election. Gilmer is a resident of Fort Smith, and began service in the Clerk’s office in 1985. In 2003…

Slow growth expectations

Two in five Americans say growth is a year away.

With “An Education,” Peter finally finds a movie he likes

Preternatural, paradoxically and precocious are words Peter uses to praise the picture.

St. Edward Mercy donates supplies to Haiti Hospital

On Feb. 6, a plane loaded with $55,000 worth of medical supplies departed from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport for Hôpital Sacré Coeur, a hospital in Milot, Haiti. 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….

Family Enterprise Center Quarterly Breakfast

Improving Our Workplace One Relationship at a Time! Presented by Kim Gordon, Assistant Master Technical Instructor with the Center for Business and Professional Development at UA Fort Smith. Breakfast meeting…

Fort Smith Museum of History preps for 100-year anniversary

story by Jill M. Rohrbach, travel writer, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism For 100 years, the Fort Smith Museum of History has been the time capsule for Fort Smith’s…

Election rules require Maddox to retire earlier than planned

Fort Smith City Director Bill Maddox says he will move his resignation from Dec. 31 to early August to avoid the cost of a special election. Maddox previously announced he…

Fort Smith, Van Buren housing markets return to normal

A more than 15-year look at the regional housing market indicates that the 2003-2007 period reflected “abnormal growth years” with respect to home sales, with 2008 and 2009 reflecting a…

The digital year

comScore says Internet usage strong in 2009.

Chaffee authority salary budget up 4.2% in 2010

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There weren’t a lot of raises or bonuses handed out among local governments in 2009, and with good reason. We’re still in a recession, with…

Lincoln reinforces opposition to ‘Card Check’

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said in April 2009 she would not support the Employee Free Choice Act — controversial legislation pushed by her party that would make it easier…

Regional legislators comment on fiscal session

Arkansas’ first-ever fiscal session kicked off Monday (Feb. 8) with Gov. Mike Beebe proposing a “conservative” $4.5 billion budget that restored the nearly $200 million in budget cuts that have…

“QuickBooks Fundamentals – Basic” Class

Parker Consulting Group is excited to offer our clients and the Fort Smith business community our QuickBooks Fundamentals – Basic class. This class is designed to offer both those just…