Walmart taps Instacart exec to head up AI acceleration
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Don’t let emotional investing cloud your judgement
When it comes to money, it’s easy to let your emotions get the best of you – particularly during periods of personal stress or market volatility. Even seasoned investors should…
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UAFS names director of Center for Nonprofits
Emily Treadaway has been named director of the newly launched University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Center for Nonprofits (CNP), which will be located in the Bakery District in downtown…
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Walmart taps Instacart exec to head up AI acceleration
Walmart has hired Instacart executive Daniel Danker in a newly-created role as the executive vice president of AI acceleration for the Bentonville-based retail giant. Danker will report directly to CEO…
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Xuan Ngoc Nguyen
Xuan Ngoc Nguyen, aged 97, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2025, at Methodist Village Senior Living. Xuan was born on February 20, 1928, in Bien…
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Kathleen Ann Rosentreter
Kathleen Ann Rosentreter, age 79, passed away peacefully in her home on July 19, 2025, in Barling, Arkansas. She was born on September 22, 1945, in Berrien County, Michigan, to…
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Steven Wayne Sidler
Steven Wayne Sidler, 65, of Sallisaw, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at his home. He was born September 28, 1957 in Van Buren to the late Mathew and Doris…
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Elinor Mae Scott
Elinor Mae Scott, 85, of Alma, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at her home. She was a former employee of Anchor Glass in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Elinor was…
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Sheila Kay Campney
Sheila Kay Campney 60, of Van Buren passed away Tuesday July 22, 2025 in her home. She worked customer service for Ted McEvoy Shelter Insurance and was a member of…
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Sheila Campney
Sheila Campney, age 75, of Van Buren, passed away on July 22, 2025. She was born on March 15, 1950, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Sheila was a beloved mother, grandmother,…
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Creyla Marie Collins
Creyla Marie Collins, 80, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. She was born on November 29, 1944 in Newport, Arkansas to…
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Fort Smith Public School District working to resolve cyber attack disruption
The Fort Smith Public School District has not fully restored phone and internet systems disrupted by a cyber attack that happened on or before July 21, according to information provided…
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$1.7 million Hughes Hall renovation grant approved by ANCRC
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University (ATU) has received a $1.7 million grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) that will fund an interior and exterior renovation of Hughes…
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Westrock Coffee opens new manufacturing facility in Conway to accommodate rapid growth
Westrock Coffee officially opened its new Conway manufacturing facility Thursday (July 24) to serve its fast-growing single-serve coffee cup business, but the plant has the capability to grow nearly nine-fold…
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Invest in employee security awareness training
It used to be the promise of sizable cash prizes, free cruises or “get-rich-quick” schemes. But as consumers have become savvier to phishing attempts, so too have those executing them….
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Field day for rice research center planned
A field day will be held at the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center on July 31 in Harrisburg. Two field tours will be held covering rice, soybeans and corn….
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Juanita Lavonn Taylor
Juanita Lavonn Taylor, age 86, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, 2025 at her home in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born July 14, 1939 in Conway, Arkansas. A…
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Celsa Flores Segura
Celsa Flores Segura, age 77, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, entered the house of the Lord on July 22, 2025. Born on April 6, 1948, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Celsa…
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Charles Wayne Davis
April 22, 1963 – July 22, 2025 Arrangements for Mr. Davis, of Paris, Arkansas, are pending. Thank you, To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Charles Wayne Davis, please click…
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Allen Marion Powell
Allen Marion Powell, age 90, of Rockwall, Texas, passed away peacefully at his residence on July 17, 2025, with his loving family by his side until the very end. His…
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Glen Edward Click
Glen Edward Click, 74, of Muldrow, OK passed away peacefully in his home on July 21, 2025. He was born in Fort Smith on December 5, 1950 to the late…