by - March 3, 2012 8:22 am
Get into “Other People’s Money”
On Monday and Tuesday (March 5&6) Fort Smith Little Theatre Director Rham Cunningham will host auditions for a five-member cast to star in Other People’s Money by Jerry Sterner, which…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - March 3, 2012 8:19 am
Wal-Mart CEO talks technology at chamber event
The Rogers-Lowell area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 90th annual banquet Friday night at the John Q. Hammons Center, featuring Mike Duke, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. More…
by - March 3, 2012 7:52 am
Architect is helping shape the area, a library at a time
Mountainburg residents are being asked to attend a town meeting in the cafeteria of Mountainburg High School March 8 (Thursday) to offer their input, questions and ideas for a new…
by - March 2, 2012 9:55 pm
Sparks unveils modern surgical center
A crowd of retired and currently practicing nurses and physicians joined U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and the administrative staff of Sparks Regional Medical Center…
by - March 2, 2012 5:12 pm
Controlled burns at Crystal Bridges
If you smell something burning in the vicinity of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art this month and next, it's not the smell of $1.4 billion going up in…
by - March 2, 2012 3:59 pm
UA apparel students take on NWA Fashion Week
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of five features about local designers participating in the opening night of runway shows for NWA Fashion Week. Thursday (March 8)…
by - March 2, 2012 3:13 pm
February auto sales rise to 4-year high
The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) for U.S. auto sales rose 13.6% in February to its highest level in four years, according to Autodata. Corp. The widely watched industry yardstick…
by - March 2, 2012 2:04 pm
Staph infection hits Whirlpool
An outbreak of staph infection at Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant is adding illness to economic injury. Officials with Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool Corp. confirmed Friday (Mar. 2) that an “several…
by - March 2, 2012 1:36 pm
USA Truck takeover attempt ends
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group sold on Feb. 28 all its shares of Van Buren-based USA Truck, effectively ending a bid to buy USA Truck. Celadon, according to its filing with the…
by - March 2, 2012 12:20 pm
Arkansas tax collections up 4% year-to-date
February tax collections in Arkansas totaled $393.6 million, up 6% from February 2011, with fiscal year-to-date collections up 4%. The collections report, released Thursday (March 2) by the Arkansas Department…
by - March 2, 2012 12:16 pm
George’s to host benefit for Big Smith bass player
Musician friends and fans of the band Big Smith will come together this weekend to help out their cousin and friend, Bill Thomas, Big Smith’s bass player. Thomas suffered a…
by - March 2, 2012 11:04 am
Get it while it’s hot — and cheap
Earlier this week, we told you about an event at the Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area this Saturday (March 3) celebrating the life and legacy of legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. We’re…
by - March 2, 2012 10:33 am
NWACC installs charging station for mobile devices
Students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville welcome a mobile device charging station recently installed in the school’s Student Center. The investment was made to help on-the-go students, faculty,…
by - March 1, 2012 9:20 pm
Crawford County races set; Judge Hall unopposed
The 2012 Crawford County filing period ended at noon, March 1, and brought with it a combined seven contested races for county offices and justices of the peace. At the…
by - March 1, 2012 9:13 pm
Adam & Eats: Cavanaugh Pizza
This week we travel back in time to a place heavily associated with the major events of my youth. Anytime there was a lock-in or a birthday party with more…
by - March 1, 2012 9:03 pm
‘Deficiency’ noted in public service future
James L. “Skip” Rutherford is worried about the future of public service. On Thursday (March 1), the dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service addressed University…
by - March 1, 2012 8:44 pm
Tate seeks to unseat Rep. Malone
The closest thing to a local filing surprise in the Arkansas legislative field was Doris Tate’s announcement that she will challenge Rep. Stephanie Malone, R-Fort Smith, for the House District…
by - March 1, 2012 7:31 pm
GOP puts up challenge in Washington County
The Republican Party is poised to make gains in Washington County during the 2012 election thanks to the retirement of two long-time Democratic office holders and good candidate recruitment. Democrats…
by - March 1, 2012 7:28 pm
Benton County Judge, Assessor face GOP challengers
Benton County Judge Robert Clinard and Assessor Glenn “Bear” Chaney, both in their first term in office, face GOP challengers in the May 22 primary. No Democratic or Independent candidates…
by - March 1, 2012 6:31 pm
Several House, Senate races go uncontested
Four of the nine Arkansas Senate districts that cover the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas will be uncontested in the May primary election, and six will be uncontested in…