by - October 6, 2012 11:05 am
Few academics, let alone anthropologists, are as well-known today as Jane Goodall. Perhaps only Margaret Mead surpasses her in the public conceptions of what anthropologists do. Introduced to America via…
by - October 6, 2012 10:52 am
The Flapper Age was back Friday night at Serendipity Events in downtown Rogers, for the annual fundraiser for the Junior Auxiliary of Rogers-Bentonville. The night began as participants walked up…
by - October 5, 2012 11:43 pm
Archie Schaffer, born in Fort Smith and raised in Charleston, ended on Friday (Oct. 5) his last day as a full-time employee of Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. The end of…
by - October 5, 2012 9:11 pm
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas held its inaugural NWA Power of the Purse Luncheon Friday in Rogers, with a CEO from Fort Smith receiving the first annual top award from…
by - October 5, 2012 3:11 pm
Grant Tennille teased during a Friday panel discussion in Rogers that the state is looking to soon close on what could be the largest private-sector economic development announcement in the…
by - October 5, 2012 3:08 pm
SPRINGDALE — A new partnership between a Springdale company and a U.S. Defense contractor will mean safer, healthier body armor for law enforcement and soldiers, according to a press release…
by - October 5, 2012 2:24 pm
The unemployment rate in the U.S. unexpectedly fell to 7.8% in September, the lowest since President Barack Obama took office in January 2009, as employers took on more part-time workers….
by - October 5, 2012 1:01 pm
Grady Spann, superintendent of the Ozark Folk Center and an 18-year veteran in the Arkansas State Parks System, encouraged Fort Smith to get its motor running for motorcycle tourism on…
by - October 5, 2012 12:18 pm
BENTONVILLE – The presidential search committee for NorthWest Arkansas Community College has chosen six semifinalists for the position of NWACC President. The semifinalists and their current or most recent titles…
by - October 5, 2012 8:53 am
SPRINGDALE — The Taste of the Ozarks took place at 6 p.m. Thursday in the home of Randy and Christine Meier as the first evening of the 12th annual Big…
by - October 4, 2012 11:58 pm
“You’re really going? Wow!” This was the reaction Tusk to Tail’s Godfather of Tailgating received around the turn of the century when his streak of consecutive games had begun to…
by - October 4, 2012 11:39 pm
The average age of cars and trucks on the road today is 11 years old. Historically it's been about 8 years, but consumers have held on to their vehicles longer…
by - October 4, 2012 9:05 pm
The Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders (GFSAHB) kicked off its Fall Parade of Homes Thursday night (Oct. 4) with the preview reception of the 2012 Showcase Home at…
by - October 4, 2012 8:53 pm
Bank of the Ozarks will acquire Genala Banc of Alabama for $27.3 million, the two banks announced on Thursday (Oct. 4). According to the terms of the agreement, Bank of…
by - October 4, 2012 8:07 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against female employees in Texas by paying and promoting them less than men….
by - October 4, 2012 4:56 pm
Fayetteville University of Arkansas Fine Arts Gallery Tenses of Landscape Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, 2012 The contemporary artist's world is a dense plurality of options, framed in a similarly…
by - October 4, 2012 4:08 pm
Looper is a futuristic Massacre of the Innocents. Unlike the passages found in the Gospel of Matthew, however, it is a cloaked search in reverse: a great attempt to quash…
by - October 4, 2012 3:57 pm
In support of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The City Wire is encouraging individuals, businesses and organizations in the Fort Smith region and Northwest Arkansas to place a pink…
by - October 4, 2012 2:32 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism announced Thursday (Oct. 4) its fall foliage update schedule and the process by which Arkansas communities may join the 17th annual Trail of…
by - October 4, 2012 2:19 pm
Orders placed with U.S. factories fell in August by the most in more than three years, signaling that slowdowns in business investment and exports restrained the economic expansion. The 5.2%…
