Regions

Adam & Eats: Lawrence’s BBQ

The food isn’t stellar. But it’s good. And it’s cheap. And the beans are, with apologies to the Colonel, finger-licking good.

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 Best issues quarterly dividend

The Arkansas Best Corp. board of directors have approved a quarterly dividend payment of 3 cents per share on May 20 to shareholders of record as of May 20. The…

Realtors endorse Glidewell in state Senate race; other endorsements made

Based upon recommendations from the Fort Smith Board of Realtors, the political action committees of the Arkansas Realtors Association made endorsements in area political races — including endorsing Rep. Frank…

Area home sales see big March gains

March saw impressive gains in home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties, reversing a troubling trend that saw January and February sales down compared to 2009. Realtor Ernie Schimmelman reported…

The Turtles of Arkansas

Champ Williams, Underwater Natural History Filmmaker Learn to identify Arkansas turtles through a unique hands-on experience with the majority of Arkansas’ sixteen, primarily aquatic, turtle species while learning interesting facts…

Our Feathered Friends

Sandy Berger, Past President, Arkansas Audubon Society Bring your binoculars, field guides, & notepads for fun-filled morning learning about our native birds and those just passing through. Fee: $20 Event…

Sandstone Gardens

Joplin, MO George Washington Carver Discovery Center, Diamond, MO Wander among handmade Euro-stone collections and botanicals. The Sandstone home and garden gallery echoes with the old world ambience of secret…

Undocumented census

Census Bureau seeks undocumented immigrant participation in 2010.

Backyard Beekeeping

Did you know that every third bite of food can be linked to honey bees? Learn about the importance of honeybees and how we can use and protect them for…

USA Truck posts $2.9 million quarterly loss; revenues gain

Early signs of recovery in the national trucking industry have yet to help the bottom line of Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc., with the company citing rising diesel fuel prices…

Kick-Ass is not so much a kick-ass movie

Peter grades the movie high on a “juvenile” scale, but says it misses the mark as a quality effort.

Files, Glidewell, Medley issue campaign money reports; tout grassroots effort

Rep. Frank Glidewell says he’s raised about enough campaign money. Jim Medley says he’ll need another $20,000 to compete effectively to the May 18 primary election. Glidewell, Medley and Jake…

Robbins tackles felony record, becomes self-sufficient

story and photos by Roy Hill [email protected] Lakeisha Robbins knows the difficulties of facing joblessness, a felony record, and long odds. But she also knows the rewards of finding a…

AT&T profits slide 21%

Health care charges result in accounting hit.

Teamsters, Arkansas Best agree to wage cuts (Updated)

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is reporting that it and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. have reached a tentative agreement on 15% pay cuts through 2013 for the roughly 6,000…

Oxane plant ‘substantially’ ahead of schedule

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Work is “substantially” ahead of schedule on the new Oxane Materials plant in Van Buren’s Industrial Park. Mayor Bob Freeman met with representatives…

Area cities, chamber agree to create development alliance

More than 40 Oklahoma and Arkansas business and political leaders gathered in the Fort Smith area on Tuesday (April 20) took the first formal steps to try for a third…

Sam Bush brings his legendary ‘New Grass’ to Second Street

review by Peter Lewis [email protected] Sam Bush is one of the truly great musicians of the past 40 years. Whether as a member of the New Grass Revival, a sideman,…

Scholar Series – Lindsy Lawrence “Victorians in the Digital Age”

The Scholar Series provides learning opportunities for the general public free of charge. UA Fort Smith faculty members will present a topic that draws broadly on the faculty member’s research…