by - February 26, 2012 8:21 pm
All things considered, Republican presidential frontrunner and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will likely win the Feb. 28 Michigan primary, thereby creating a sizeable gulf between himself and his competitors….
by - February 26, 2012 1:05 pm
BENTONVILLE — Residents of Havenwood, a transitional housing program for single-parent families, took a night away from their duties as parents and rubbed elbows with their most caring and well-to-do donors…
by - February 26, 2012 12:14 am
FORT SMITH — Temperatures were well-above freezing the morning of Feb. 25, when about 120 runners took to the trails around the Trinity Junior High School campus for the first Freezin'…
by - February 25, 2012 3:52 pm
BENTONVILLE — The sign of a successful fundraiser? One that involves lots of wine and brings in nearly $100,000 before it even started. The Northwest Arkansas Wine Opener, held Friday night…
by - February 25, 2012 8:02 am
FORT SMITH — Riverdance, the original Irish dance production now in its 17th year, performed to a near-capacity crowd on Thursday (Feb. 23) at the Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center….
by - February 24, 2012 5:51 pm
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services has received a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to train more than 1,500 Arkansans to become nurses. The Department of…
by - February 24, 2012 4:50 pm
BENTONVILLE — The dream of building a state-of-the-art center to train professionals to recognize and stop child abuse is a step closer to reality, said Victor Vieth, executive director of…
by - February 24, 2012 4:17 pm
Lake Fort Smith State Park will welcome 10 new cabins by the end of 2012, Richard Davies, executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, said Friday (Feb….
by - February 24, 2012 4:08 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Fayetteville’s Northside Rotary club took a casual approach to recruiting new members Thursday with “Northside After Hours” at Mermaids restaurant, where the group meets weekly during lunch. northsiderotary.org/ Past…
by - February 24, 2012 3:13 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The subject of child abuse and neglect is not normally cocktail-party fodder, but at a gathering Thursday (Feb. 23) at the home of Denise and Dr. Hershey Garner, it…
by - February 24, 2012 3:03 pm
by - February 24, 2012 2:49 pm
Students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College will dig a little deeper into their wallets when the school’s tuition and fee increase goes into effect July 1. Local students already pay…
by - February 24, 2012 12:14 pm
Budding entrepreneurs from around the globe could begin flocking to Bentonville to pitch their product ideas to savvy retail experts closely linked to Walmart. Bentonville-based 8th & Walton best known…
by - February 24, 2012 10:47 am
As Arkansas’ economic fortunes show steady improvements, consumers shouldn’t expect to get a reprieve at the pump through the summer and remainder of 2012, experts say. According to the U.S….
by - February 24, 2012 10:27 am
Fourth quarter 2011 economic conditions declined slightly compared to the 2010 period, with a decline in overall employment and building permit values weighing negatively on continued gains in regional sales…
by - February 24, 2012 9:56 am
FAYETTEVILLE — Say what you want about filet mignon and foie gras and escargot. There’s no denying the power of a sandwich. This is food that was handed down from on…
by - February 24, 2012 8:21 am
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith adjunct faculty member Kevin Arnold will be featured in the next issue of New American Paintings. New American Paintings was founded in 1993 as…
by - February 23, 2012 8:49 pm
Politicians from all over Arkansas are about to descend upon Little Rock as the 2012 candidate filing period begins. The filing period opened at noon today (Feb. 23) and will…
by - February 23, 2012 7:16 pm
Long-time Democrat Lisa Sellers announced Thursday (Feb. 23) she will switch to the Republican side in her re-election bid for Sebastian County Quorum Court, District 9. Also on Thursday, former…
by - February 23, 2012 5:42 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods will pay Mark White of Sedalia, Mo. $35,000 to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in May 2010. White has…
