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Dancing with wigs and fancy dresses. It’s a big deal.

The River Valley Feis brings more than 270 dancers and families to Fort Smith to celebrate Irish dance.

ABF gets kudos from magazine

Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System, Inc., has been named among the top two U.S. companies to sell for in the service sector by “Selling Power” magazine, whose annual listing includes…

Sparks receives federal telemedicine grant

Sparks Health System will get more than 27% of a $1.78 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program. According to a statement from the six members…

And now a story of a mental patient who becomes a newspaper columnist

With “South of Broad,” accomplished author Pat Conroy tells a story of misery and survival in Charleston, S.C.

UAFS to induct seven into first Lions Hall Of Fame

Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Something old, something new. As the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith…

Basketball Lions to make official NCAA Division II debut

Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. After playing two exhibition games against NCAA Division I opponents, the University…

Area home sales see big October gains

October saw huge gains in the number of homes sold in Crawford and Sebastian counties, but a Realtor suggests the regional real estate market is not yet in full recovery….

Make it stop

Most Americans say disease prevention important to health care reform.

Mitsubishi deal to boost Chaffee prospects; help Crawford County

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Getting an agreement from Mitsubishi Power Systems America to come to Fort Chaffee is a lot like getting engaged. You’re 99 percent sure the wedding…

Fort Smith native promoted in central Arkansas

Lisa Murphy, the daughter of Maxine and John Bell of Fort Smith, has been promoted to rehabilitation area manager beginning Oct. 18 for Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. Murphy, who is a…

UAFS student-athletes win academic honors

Two University of Arkansas at Fort Smith student-athletes have been named this week’s Heartland Conference Academic Student-Athletes of the Week. Jena Morrow, a junior golfer from Fort Gibson, Okla., and…

Sparks sale bittersweet, an ‘economic reality’

The sale of Sparks Health System to an out-of-state healthcare company is unfortunate, but reflects an economic reality of the medical sector and the Sparks board should be praised for…

Area foreclosure activity jumps in October

Thanks to foreclosure jumps in Leflore and Sebastian counties, foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith metro area was up 118.3% in October, with foreclosures nationwide up 19%, according to information…

Holiday gifting

Small business owners plan fewer holiday bonuses.

Wal-Mart expects flat holiday sales; reports gains in third quarter

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expect same-store sales during the critical fourth-quarter (holiday shopping season) to be flat or down 1%, company execs noted in Wal-Mart’s third quarter earnings statement released early…

Large Lion sculpture moving closer to UAFS

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The dream of having a larger-than-life bronze lion sculpture for a mascot at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith…

Zombieland is about more than violence and eating flesh

Peter launches his movie review thing with a flick about folks horrifically scarred by society. What’s he trying to tell us?

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….

Fort Smith metro area gains on Milken list

The Fort Smith metro area was one of four Arkansas metro areas to improve in ranking with the closely watched Milken Institute report on the “Best-Performing Cities” index. Fort Smith’s…

Sickness leads to Van Buren Veterans Day parade

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There might not be a Veterans Day parade in downtown Van Buren if Les Thomas, Jr.’s dad hadn’t gotten sick eight years ago. But he…