Regions

Ryan and Ryan Mirrored Pianos

Ryan and Ryan Mirrored Pianos February 27 7 p.m. Van Buren Fine Arts Center 2001 Pointer Trail. Come see the Musical Magic of Ryan and Ryan in their Mirrored Piano…

Little Ms. Sweetheart Pageant

Little Ms. Sweetheart Pageant King Opera House 427 Main Street Van Buren February 21 2 p.m. Little Ms. Sweetheart Pageant. 2 p.m. Free Admission. Please call for information on entering….

Butterfield Junior High Band Concert February 25 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 2001 Pointer Trail 6:30 p.m. Butterfield Band Concert. For more information visit http://centerforfinearts.org/ or call 479-471-4017.

One Day Oil Painting Workshop

One Day Oil Painting Workshop with Arkansas artist Barry Thomas February 20, 2010 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. One day oil painting workshop with Arkansas artist Barry Thomas. The Center…

JR’s Country Gospel Show

J.R’s Country Gospel Singers King Opera House 427 Main Street February 20, 2010 7 p.m. J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show. 7 p.m. Tickets $5 at the door. For more information…

Van Buren High School Theater Proof

VBHS Theater’s first spring stageplay. David Auburn’s critically acclaimed dramatic script with a unique blend of mathematics and mental illness. A dramatic story about a family’s struggle. Tickets $6. For…

Community Band Concert

The River Valley Community band will perform a free concert at 3 p.m. at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center 2001 Pointer Trail. For more information visit http://centerforfinearts.org/ or call…

Northridge Band Concert

Northridge Band Concert Fine Arts Center 2001 Pointer Trail Van Buren February 11, 2010 6:30 p.m. Northridge Middle School Band Concert. For more information visit http://centerforfinearts.org/ or call 479-471-4017.

City of Van Buren Presents Movie Night

City of Van Buren Movie Night February 13, 2010 King Opera House 7 p.m. The City of Van Buren will present a movie at 7 p.m. at the King Opera…

Coleman Middle School Band Concert

Coleman Middle School Band Concert at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center. 2001 Pointer Trail Van Buren. For more information visit http://centerforfinearts.org/ or call 479-471-4017.

UAFS students score well on national test

Graduating seniors from the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith have scored in the top 25% in the nation on a standardized test given to…

Miller seeks another term as Sebastian County Treasurer

Judith Miller, a Republican, recently announced she is seeking re-election as Sebastian County Treasurer/Collector. The Greenwood resident has more than 25 years of experience in county government. She has worked…

Art scene growing in Arkansas

story submitted by Zoie Clift, a travel writer for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Though often underplayed, the art scene is alive and well in Arkansas. Blues and…

We like Oprah, again

Glenn Beck and Jay Leno also on our list of favorites.

Scene by Carson: Civic Matters

This inaugural post, focusing on the Downtown Optimist Club, begins a once-a-month look at the work of civic clubs in the Fort Smith region.

Fort Smith board to seek 1% prepared food tax option

With a 5-2 vote, the Fort Smith Board of Directors decided Tuesday night (Jan. 26) to first seek voter approval of a 1% prepared food tax to shore up the…

Light issues dominate Fort Smith airport meeting

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The bulk of January’s meeting of the Fort Smith Airport Commission on Tuesday (Jan. 26) consisted of a show-and-tell presentation by airport director John Parker….

Fort Smith, state closer to interstate median/interchange maintenance plan

Fort Smith city and Arkansas highway officials will meet within the next few weeks to develop a plan on how to better maintain the medians and interchanges of Interstate 540…

Fort Smith directors ready to pursue water park plan

Fort Smith city directors appear unanimous and excited in their support of further investigating a partnership with Sebastian County to develop a water park at Ben Geren Regional Park. The…

Sen. Lincoln campaign fund tops $5 million

It appears that U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is not backing away from a tough reelection campaign. Following the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat…