Regions

Chamber, city ramp up governmental affairs work

Efforts by the governmental affairs division of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber to become more active at the state and federal level are to include a March 17 trip to…

Tech with Tom: A few hints on finding the right camera

A camera doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. It just has to be with you.

Beebe places two from area on state economic development panel

The Fort Smith area has been known for not having many of its citizens appointed to key Arkansas boards and commissions. That reputation took a fortunate hit Friday (Feb. 19)…

It’s official: Trane will cut 212 jobs at Fort Smith plant

Trane announced Friday (Feb. 19) it will cut more than 210 jobs at its Fort Smith plant (4811 S. Zero St.) as part of a production shift to a Trane…

Kurt Maddox enters crowded field for 3rd District race

Kurt Maddox of Gravette is the sixth announced candidate for the 3rd District Congressional race. Maddox founded and operates MDX Group, a real estate and janitorial service company. He is…

9th Annual Nancy Orr Golf Tournament Benefiting Girls Inc. of Fort Smith

Location: Fianna Hills Country Club Type: Four-Person Scramble format Time: Noon Registration with & 1 p.m. Shotgun Start Entry Fee: $600 per team, $150 per individual Lunch provided and Heavy hors…

Tiger is sorry

Tiger Woods made this big speech today about how he is the only one to blame for having extramarital sex with all those women and strippers and whores, and that…

Franklin County groups focus on ‘actionable’ items

story information submitted by officials with the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus Approximately 42 people met Feb. 12 in the Conference Center at Arkansas Tech University’s Ozark Campus to collaborate with…

Generation mix

The new boss is NOT necessarily the same as the old boss.

‘Dearly Beloved’ opens 2010 Fort Smith Little Theatre season

The small town drama set in Fayro, Texas, includes glamour nails, deviled eggs and wedding-day craziness.

Chaffee provides more land for Greenwood schools

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority voted Thursday (Feb. 18) to set aside another 28 acres for Greenwood Public Schools. The FCRA recently donated 22 acres…

Arkansas Supreme Court rules against Jeff Barrows

The nasty and public feud between former Fort Smith police officer Jeff Barrows and Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey and the city of Fort Smith may be at a…

Adam & Eats: A House Divided — Part two

Be prepared for zeppelins in a fog, shingles with a shimmy and two restaurants that Adam says are true gems.

Area fire departments get federal funds

Federal funds totaling more than $164,000 will soon flow to area fire departments from a grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. Arkansas fire…

DeLay delays 3rd District announcement

Gunner DeLay says he will issue a press advisory Monday (Feb. 22) about the possibility of his entry into the GOP primary race for the 3rd Congressional District. DeLay, a…

United Way Golf Tournament hosted by Arvest Bank

Registration deadline is May 3rd. Location: Fianna Hills Country Club Type: Four-person scramble format Time: Noon- Lunch with 1 p.m. Shotgun Start Entry Fee: $400 per team ( Entry fee…

Fort Smith enplanements up in January

So far, so good. Maybe. January enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport totaled 5,496, up 0.8% over January 2009. However, comparisons with 2009 should come with a caveat that…

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….

Hurst joins Barron Mortgage

Jennifer Hurst has joined the Fort Smith office of Barron Mortgage as a loan officer. Hurst has more than 12 years of banking and mortgage origination experience. She has served…