The baby boomer generation is about 73 million consumers between the ages of 60 and 79 and makes up about 33.7% of total U.S. sales annually, according to a report…
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Diann Kay Ishmael, 74, of Fort Smith, AR, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025. She was born on February 28, 1951, in Emporia, KS to the late Earl Holland…
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The second round of a multiweek lithium accelerator wrapped Wednesday (Dec. 17) with Demo Day in Bentonville. The Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator (ALTA) is the first program of its kind…
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Average weekly wages rose 4.2% in Arkansas during the 2025 second quarter compared with the same quarter in 2024, and all but one of the state’s top five counties in…
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Friday (Dec. 19) a new initiative to provide full tuition and fees for 40 exceptional students entering UAMS, including 15 for…
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Entergy Arkansas officials held a high-profile press conference at the state capitol Thursday (Dec. 18) to unveil aspects of a comprehensive state energy plan for the future called Next Generation…
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John Taylor, who built a successful career in accounting and investments and had a key role in the creation of the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE), has…
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Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. announced Thursday (Dec. 18) that it has completed a $161.3 million securities transaction. The asset-backed notes have an average coupon of 7.02%. According to a news…
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Russell (“Rusty”) Neal Harris died on December 12, 2025. Rusty was born to Lucille Shoemaker Harris and Dr. Willie Harris on May 12, 1959 and every day since has been…
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James “Jim” Edward Curtis went to be with the Lord on December 11, 2025 surrounded by family, friends and prayers. Jim was the epitome of everything a great man should…
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Christopher Neal Blevins, 47, of Fort Smith, AR, passed on December 11th, 2025. He was born to Mike and Kathy Blevins on January 15th, 1978, in Little Rock, AR. Chris…
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James Rudolph Weese of Fort Smith, was born June 3, 1951 in Fort Smith, and went to be with our Lord, December 12, 2025, at the age of 74, after…
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Charles (Charlie) William Kleck, 93 of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in Fort Smith. He was born on December 5, 1932, in Morrison Bluff to…
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Diann Kay Ishmael, 74, of Fort Smith, AR, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025. She was born on February 28, 1951, in Emporia, KS to the late Earl Holland…
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Karen Jean Miller, 63, of Martinez, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. She was born on December 5, 1962, in Gary, Indiana. Karen was a sales representative for…
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William “Bill” Edward Rose, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, and Wiesbaden, Germany, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2025, at the age of 97. Born June 10, 1928, the youngest of…
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Violet McMath, 77, of Fort Smith, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025. She was born July 23, 1948 in Keota to the late Cecil and Ruby (Hale) Brammer. She was…
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Becky Abshere, 69, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born August 21, 1956 in Van Buren. She was preceded in death by…
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Harvey Eugene George, 81, of Alma, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born January 27, 1944, in Danville, Arkansas, to the late Harvey and Leeottia…
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Ronetta Cleland of Muldrow, Oklahoma left this earth December 11, 2025. She was a beloved mother, wife, sister, and friend. She is survived by seven children, Wesley Cleland, Scotty Cleland,…
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