by - December 31, 2012 2:46 pm
Fort Smith Attorney Wyman Wade weighed in on Monday (Dec. 31) regarding the rules for a potential recall on Ward 1 Director-elect Keith Lau, who takes office Tuesday (Jan. 1)….
by - December 30, 2012 10:45 pm
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital tonight (Dec. 30) for treatment of a blood clot stemming from a concussion suffered earlier this month, her…
by - December 30, 2012 10:39 pm
With little more than a day remaining to avert tax increases for almost every U.S. worker and to halt federal spending cuts, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader…
by - December 30, 2012 9:04 pm
Jim Grizzle, a Fort Smith businessman and a member of the Arkansas Razorback football team during its legendary run in the early 1960s, died Sunday. He was 71. Unfortunately, Grizzle…
by - December 30, 2012 9:58 am
The Arkansas State Legislature will once again consider if concealed carry will apply to the campuses of state colleges and universities. Good. Maybe this time, they’ll get it right. Those…
by - December 30, 2012 9:44 am
Compromise is generally defined as an agreement or the settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. Just two ongoing debates illustrate the petty refusal of…
by - December 29, 2012 4:29 pm
U.S. lawmakers entered a weekend of budget negotiations in a final effort to prevent at least some of more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts from taking…
by - December 28, 2012 1:37 pm
Cooper Clinic on Friday (Dec. 28) received a $1.8 million dollar piece of equipment that will soon allow the physician-owned medical group to double its MRI capability. With the installation…
by - December 28, 2012 1:17 pm
Multiple sources have confirmed that Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission director, former State Senator and one-time Congressional candidate Steve Bryles died on Friday morning (Dec. 28). He had been suffering…
by - December 27, 2012 9:10 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors pushed through a late amendment to the recommendations of the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) on Thursday (Dec. 27), but not without controversy. The…
by - December 27, 2012 8:35 pm
It’s safe to say that members of the real estate business will look back at 2012 as one of the best years when it comes to low mortgage rates. For…
by - December 27, 2012 7:47 pm
It seems that mortgage interest rates are difficult to predict. Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen both economists and mortgage bankers trying to figure out when rates will…
by - December 27, 2012 3:58 pm
Washington and Hurricane Sandy weren’t able to ruin everything for retailers this year. While one estimate put holiday sales gains at only 0.7%, retailers from Macy’s Inc. to Abercrombie &…
by - December 27, 2012 3:49 pm
The labor market and housing strengthened, signaling the U.S. expansion may withstand the fiscal impasse. “The economy is holding up just fine right now,” said Neil Dutta, head of U.S….
by - December 26, 2012 7:38 pm
The first man on the moon, the first U.S. woman in space and the first black Federal Reserve member were among the notable deaths in 2012. Neil Armstrong, 82, died…
by - December 26, 2012 5:12 pm
Home prices climbed more than forecast in October, indicating a rebounding real-estate market will bolster the U.S. economy for the first time in seven years. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property…
by - December 26, 2012 1:58 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has declared a statewide disaster following Tuesday’s winter snow storm that left more than 150,000 without power. Most of the power outages were in central Arkansas….
by - December 26, 2012 1:48 pm
Fort Smith Fire Department Chief Mike Richards said Fort Smith firefighters have given more than $394,000 back to the community since 2007, with that total not including the value of…
by - December 26, 2012 12:15 pm
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — It is a common belief that the holidays is a time that is not so jolly for some families, in fact it becomes even scarier as domestic…
by - December 26, 2012 12:02 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. on Wednesday (Dec. 26) announced it will build more than 200 new fuel stations at existing Walmart Supercenter locations in the midwest and southeast United…
