by - October 31, 2017 5:39 pm
Fort Smith City Attorney Jerry Canfield said at a Tuesday (Oct. 31) study session that city government had “a long history of compliance” with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act…
by - October 31, 2017 4:48 pm
Farmer Jacob Hartz had a problem many farmers in Arkansas faced in the 1920s. Rice had been introduced in the state, and it depleted nutrients in the soil. Extension agents…
by - October 31, 2017 10:01 am
A Rally’s restaurant opened Monday (Oct. 30) inside a Walmart Supercenter at 406 S. Walton Blvd., across from the home office of the Bentonville-based retailer, and another Rally’s is expected…
by - October 31, 2017 9:15 am
Little Rock-based law firm Mitchell Williams is making plans to relocate its Northwest Arkansas office. After 15 years at its current address in the Pinnacle Hills Tower II building on…
by - October 30, 2017 4:57 pm
It’s the moment John Grisham became America’s story teller. Grisham was working in Mississippi as an attorney when he wrote the book “A Time to Kill.” His second book, “The…
by - October 30, 2017 2:11 pm
After years of waiting, the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) will “open” in the next five to six weeks — virtually. The building, which still eyes a Sept. 24, 2019…
by - October 29, 2017 7:16 pm
In an effort to reduce the number of breast cancer deaths in the United States by 50% by 2026, 750 men and women came together on Friday (Oct. 27) at…
by - October 29, 2017 12:32 pm
Arkansas will send eight community leaders from across the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI). They will join fellows from seven other states and participate…
by - October 27, 2017 4:33 pm
Andy’s Frozen Custard, a Missouri-based chain that sells frozen treats, is in the development phase of introducing a second Rogers location to the market. Mike Carroll, the company’s chief financial…
by - October 27, 2017 12:04 pm
For the first time in the history of the state Attorney General’s office, there is a permanent district office outside the capital city. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Friday (Oct….
by - October 27, 2017 9:31 am
Josh Davies, CEO of The Center for Work Ethic Development, will be the keynote speaker at the third annual Northwest Arkansas Workforce Summit on Nov. 15 at Northwest Arkansas Convention…
by - October 26, 2017 9:01 pm
Efforts to reduce truck traffic on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith as part of the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic plan took a step back recently after the Arkansas Department…
by - October 26, 2017 4:23 pm
Sales and use tax collections in Jonesboro rebounded in October after a 5.4% drop in September when compared to the same month in 2016. The city collected $1.501 million in…
by - October 26, 2017 4:02 pm
More than 150 people attended the groundbreaking of a new $40 million medical facility in Springdale on Thursday. It is one of seven new clinics announced two years ago as…
by - October 26, 2017 1:57 pm
Television shows centered on redevelopment, house-hunting and flipping are popular on the cable network Home and Garden Television (HGTV). Northwest Arkansas is about to take its turn in the spotlight….
by - October 26, 2017 9:26 am
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has named Graham Cobb its new president and CEO. He will assume the role in late November, according to a press release from…
by - October 25, 2017 8:03 pm
Mississippi County in Arkansas’ first congressional district is one of the top steel producing counties in the country and its representative in Congress is about to take a key role…
by - October 25, 2017 6:22 pm
Downtown Fort Smith parking meters could soon see a 100% increase after not being updated since 1985, but one organization disapproves of the move. At a recent Board of Directors…
by - October 25, 2017 6:05 pm
A general contractor leading development of Wal-Mart Stores’ new distribution center in Benton County has received a building permit valued at $110.8 million. The city of Bentonville issued the permit…
by - October 25, 2017 3:25 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken confirmed on Tuesday (Oct. 24) that without changes to the city’s estimated $480 million consent decree, water and sewer rates will continue to go…
