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United Way of NWA donates $296,000 to Helen Walton Children’s Center

United Way of Northwest Arkansas is supporting childhood education initiatives with a $296,000 grant to the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center in Bentonville, the center announced on Wednesday (June…

Late Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack gifts $750,000 to universities

The estate of the late Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack has gifted $750,000 to the University of Arkansas (UA) and University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS). Gosack provided…

First District Democrat eyeing challenge to Rep. Crawford

With Democrats declaring or considering runs in the Second and Third Congressional districts in Arkansas, a serious First District Democratic candidate has emerged. Jim Huff, grandson of former State Rep….

Fort Smith Deputy City Admin explains ‘communication breakdown’ in recycling issue

Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman explained the breakdown in communication that occurred during the city’s almost three-year lapse in recycling on Tuesday night (June 6) after the Board…

Old Davidsonville dates back to ancient Arkansas, first state town to have a post office

Nobody knows when the first human settlements were made at Old Davidsonville near the Lawrence/Randolph County lines, but the 163-acre state park has a deep and rich history that spans…

Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NWA executive director resigns, nonprofit looks for a new leader

Jody Dilday has resigned as Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas’ executive director, and the Fayetteville-based nonprofit is looking for a new leader for the first time in a…

Oklahoma physician named chief medical officer of Arkansas Children’s Northwest

Robert Williams has been named chief medical officer for Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. Arkansas Children’s announced the appointment Tuesday (June 6). As chief medical officer, Williams will provide “operational…

Governor asks feds to declare disaster in 31 Arkansas counties

Torrential floods devastated Northeast Arkansas earlier this spring and the damage could top hundreds of millions of dollars in agriculture and other losses. Gov. Asa Hutchinson has submitted a formal…

Patti Kimbrough named new executive director of Fort Smith Good Samaritan Clinic

Patti Kimbrough is the new executive director of the Good Samaritan Clinic in Fort Smith. Kimbrough, originally from Fort Smith, has more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit…

Lawrence County Detention Center project on schedule and below projected budget

Arkansas Jail Standards informed Lawrence County officials in 2014 that the county’s jail was inadequate and needed to be replaced. Officials spent months grappling with different proposals and were told…

Fort Smith Schools Superintendent gets one-year contract extension, millage vote will not happen in 2017

First-year Fort Smith Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker received a one-year extension to his contract through the 2020 school year at a special meeting Thursday (June 1) from the…

Panel: Thriving economies can spring from just one or two cultural ‘anchors’

Research shows just one or two cultural “anchors” in an otherwise underdeveloped commercial neighborhood can spark a thriving creative economy, a marketer said Thursday (June 1) during a roundtable discussion…

Sen. Boozman seeks to designate U.S. 67 as I-57; could be years before it becomes an interstate

U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has added a provision to the 2017 transportation budget that will designate U.S. 67, from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, as the future Interstate…

Fort Smith acknowledges improperly claimed waste recycling credits to ADEQ

It remains unclear how much, if anything, the city of Fort Smith will have to reimburse a state agency for miscalculating recycling credits. Fort Smith officials on Thursday (June 1)…

Metro Appliances opens new location in Lowell

Metro Appliances & More recently relocated from Springdale to a 130,000-square-foot building along Interstate 49 in Lowell. The new location at 801 Metro Place opened May 8 after the Tulsa-based…

1,500 Wal-Mart International employees meet in shareholders week, encouraged to take home company culture

In this ever-changing world of technology, the people of Wal-Mart will set it apart and elevate it above the competition, said Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores. On…

Ernest Hemingway’s refuge in Northeast Arkansas continues to attract visitors

The writer sat at his desk typing away inside a makeshift office in a barn loft. Through the cracks in the wood, children would stare at him, but he rarely…

Chick-fil-A files site plan for third location in Rogers

A site plan for a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Pauline Whitaker Parkway in Rogers has been submitted for technical review. The civil engineering plan was filed with the city by Greyden…

Bentonville seeks investors for downtown convention center

For several years, Bentonville has eyed the prospect of building a large-scale meeting center and hotel downtown, but the project cannot move forward without investment — and it’s not going…

State agency sets June 1 deadline on reporting of Fort Smith recycling credits

Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman has nothing new to report on the review of Fort Smith’s recycling program, but that will change with the Arkansas Department of Environmental…