by - July 30, 2009 1:41 pm
Trivial Pursuit VI
Interesting but potentially useless info about energy ignorance and retirement plans.
Regions
by - July 30, 2009 12:30 pm
Arkansas’ job recruitment policy in need of dramatic shift
story by Michael Tilley Much has been said and written lately about the decline of manufacturing and how jobs in the sector aren’t likely to return to previous highs. University…
by - July 30, 2009 11:45 am
Web site created to help former Alltel employees
Alltel executives led by Kevin Halpin and Mike Stafford have created a Web site to help the thousands of former Alltel employees — some of those in the Fort Smith…
by - July 30, 2009 11:02 am
JBU Advance Classes Begin
Classes for JBU’s Advance Program in Organizational Management begin November 9, 2009 at the Fort Smith Center located at 1401 South Waldron Road. The registration deadline is October 26, 2009….
by - July 30, 2009 10:59 am
Zonta Club of Fort Smith August Meeting
The Zonta Club of Fort Smith will hold their August meeting on Monday, August 17th from 6pm to 7:15pm at the Main Branch of the Fort Smith Public Library. The…
by - July 30, 2009 10:03 am
Fund Raising Yard Sale
Yard Sale Fundraiser benefiting Cheryl Sanderford Given By: Cheryl Sanderford’s friends at Summit Medical Center. Location: 2412 Sharlene Cir.Van Buren, Ar.(up hill behind Wal-Mart) Date: August 8th, 2009 Time: 8…
by - July 29, 2009 6:24 pm
The truth about ‘The Ugly Truth’ is that it’s ugly
The movie combines the typical Hollywood mix of a predictable and uninspired plot with cheap vulgarity. It’s 96 minutes of your life you can’t get back.
by - July 29, 2009 2:14 pm
Top 5 political stories — No. 3: Tea Parties
Editor’s note: With the days, weeks and months seemingly passing faster than ever, it can be difficult to remember what happened yesterday much less the past six months. To that…
by - July 29, 2009 1:57 pm
The City Wire Person of the Month: Blondin pursues the mission
Dr. Jo Blondin brings her ‘Boilermaker’ energy to the push to improve educational attainment in the region.
by - July 29, 2009 11:48 am
Wilkinson joins St. Edward physician staff
Arkansas native Dr. Joshua Wilkinson joined St. Edward Mercy Clinic-Primary Care Associates on July 1 where he specializes in internal medicine and pediatrics. Wilkinson completed his residency at the University…
by - July 29, 2009 10:37 am
Fort Smith metro jobless rate up to 7.8%
Nine consecutive months of manufacturing employment decline helped push the Fort Smith metro unemployment rate to 7.8% in June — almost three percentage points higher than the June 2008 rate….
by - July 29, 2009 8:55 am
TEA Party rallies draw mixed opinions in new survey
Most Arkansans have a favorable opinion of the TEA Party rallies, but there is a large group of Arkansans who don’t care about the rallies or don’t know enough about…
by - July 29, 2009 8:35 am
Municipal bond crunch
Fitch Ratings expects pace of municipal bond downgrades to continue.
by - July 28, 2009 5:30 pm
Slower commerce reflected in sales tax collections
Commerce continues to slow in Fort Smith, with May transactions showing a more than 8% decline compared to May 2008. Fort Smith Director of Finance Kara Bushkuhl reported Tuesday (July…
by - July 28, 2009 1:53 pm
Sleeping Beauty Wakes By Groovelilly
Groovelilly: Sleeping Beauty Wakes Tickets: $20.00 and $15.00 For more information call the Fine Arts Center in Van Buren at 479-471-4017 or visit them online at http://www.centerforfinearts.org/
by - July 28, 2009 1:40 pm
Old Town Car Cruisers Car Show
Pre 1973’s antique cars, trucks and specialty vehicles lining historic Main Street in Van Buren. 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. For more information call David at 479-471-8350.
by - July 28, 2009 1:38 pm
Music In The Park
Music In The Park featuring Page One. Blanche Moore Park 700 Block of Main Street in Van Buren
by - July 28, 2009 1:35 pm
Corvette Caravan
The 2009 Corvette Caravan will make a pit stop in Van Buren at Rhodes Value Center at Highway 59 and Interstate 40. There will be around 500 Corvettes. The group…
by - July 28, 2009 7:40 am
Top 5 political stories — No. 4: Fort Smith sales tax extension
Editor’s note: With the days, weeks and months seemingly passing faster than ever, it can be difficult to remember what happened yesterday much less the past six months. To that…
by - July 28, 2009 7:29 am
Rapid recovery not expected for national, local housing markets
When it comes to hoping the national and local housing sector makes a strong recovery, well, don’t get your hopes up — and that’s the opinion of a self-appointed “raging…