Regions

Scene by Carson: Some Southern Culture for the holiday parties

Ixnay the double-dipping and over imbibing. Control the cleavage. Bring a hostess gift. Have fun. Any questions?

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….

Christmas wish list

France, Disneyland and Vegas top the travel wish list.

McDonald, Jones receive high school football honors

Ryan McDonald of Charleston was named the “Arkansas Player of the Year” and Magazine football coach Josh Jones received the “Frankie Vines Arkansas Coach of the Year” honor during the…

Tough times continue for area hotels, restaurants

The hospitality sectors in Fort Smith and Van Buren continue to struggle according to hospitality tax collections in the two cities. The Van Buren Advertising and Promotion Commission reports that…

Lady Lions snap winless start, UAFS men fall to Boll Weevils

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils used a late second-half surge to sweep the regular-season series against the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Lions 64-55 on Tuesday…

UAFS board hears reports on state funds, capital campaign

Money, and the struggle with it on two fronts, dominated much of the discussion at the Tuesday (Dec. 7) meeting of the Board of Visitors for the University of Arkansas…

2010 economic predictions

Global GDP growth will improve in 2010.

Arkansas lottery sales surpass $100 million

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery sales passed the $100 million mark on Monday (Dec. 7), just 71 days since sales began Sept. 28, according to a release from the lottery staff….

UAFS connects directly to Japan for holiday ceremony

Campus lighting and musical performances were part of the university’s 29th annual Season’s Greeting Concert.

Whirlpool may add 400 jobs, boost production in Fort Smith

A Whirlpool official has partially confirmed a report that the company will soon boost employment and production at its Fort Smith refrigerator manufacturing plant. Sources told The City Wire that…

Entrepreneurs need support through the good and the bad

Community assistance for entrepreneurs should not end when the business is started.

Area legislators explain budget session to leadership groups

The first annual session of the Arkansas Legislature to deal solely with budget matters should be a relatively short and uneventful term, according to Legislators gathered Monday (Dec. 7) for…

Kansas City area homeschoolers win BEST robotics competition

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Hard work and dedication have paid off for Metro Homeschool of Blue Springs, Mo., winners of the 2009 Frontier Trails…

Van Buren Public Library opening date remains unknown

story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Go ahead. Take a look — you know you want to. It might be your only chance to see the inside of the…

Warren Stephens donates $5,000 to wreath project

Funds raised to support the “Christmas Honors” project reached $48,200 Monday (Dec. 7) morning, with $5,000 coming from influential Little Rock businessman Warren Stephens. Philip Merry, president of Bowen, Miclette,…

The new hospital CEO says …

Folks in the Fort Smith area are so hospitable that they’re likely to forgive Melody Trimble for never having visited Graceland. That Trimble readily admitted — “I drove through but…

Seeking credit

Potts advises to take credit when credit is due.

Influential Arkansas legislator Jodie Mahony dies (Updated)

Jodie Mahony, who served many successful years as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate, has died after a long bout with cancer. Mahony, who represented…