by - January 20, 2012 9:28 pm
Shoes made for walking — and healing
The Ozark Guidance Auxiliary — along with former Sam’s Club CEO Brian Cornell and his wife, Martha — are hosting “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” a ballpark-sized sale of…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - January 20, 2012 6:27 pm
Miscellaneous hot stuff
• The ever-so-casual Winter Scholarship Social for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas, will take place 5-7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Mermaids in Fayetteville, thanks to presenters Clay…
by - January 20, 2012 5:59 pm
Spam-a-lot-more
Spamalot never really gets old, does it? The 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Musical comes to the Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center (the Fort Smith Convention Center) on Jan….
by - January 20, 2012 5:58 pm
Living History Night Court
The Fort Smith National Historic Site’s staff and volunteers — along with a few local barristers — will present a mock trial based on the case of the United States v. William…
by - January 20, 2012 5:49 pm
Tenorissimo!? Fantastico!
On Jan. 28, the Fort Smith Symphony will present Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito and mezzo soprano Katherine White in Tenorissimo! — an experience as close to an Italian opera that…
by - January 20, 2012 12:14 pm
Wright to retire as Fort Smith department head
Bob Wright, the long-time director of the Streets and Traffic Control Department will retire in March after nearly 27 years with the city. Wright has served as director of the…
by - January 20, 2012 11:33 am
Brewer first female to lead Sam’s Club
Walmart’s Sam’s Club is breaking new ground appointing its first female chief executive officer in company history. Rosalind Brewer, 49, will replace Brian Cornell, 52, who is returning to the…
by - January 20, 2012 10:01 am
Abdel-Karim joins Cooper Clinic physician roster
Isam Abdel-Karim, MD, has joined Drs. John Wells, Narender Gorukanti, and Daniel Mackey of the Cooper Clinic Department of Hematology/Oncology. Through the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio,…
by - January 20, 2012 9:54 am
Golden Living exec named to IRS committee
The Internal Revenue Services has appointed Holly Sutton, director of tax at Golden Living, to its Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC). Sutton is among the five new members of…
by - January 20, 2012 9:41 am
Kiss a Pig event is ‘Totally Hawgsome’
The Kiss a Pig Gala is the American Diabetes Association’s largest local fundraising event, raising more than $1.8 million since its inception in 2003.
by - January 20, 2012 7:20 am
Fire, Chaffee chiefs make pitch for sales tax
Fort Smith Fire Chief Mike Richards voiced his support of the existing 1% tax, up for renewal March 13, and warned that failure to approve would almost certainly jeopardize the…
by - January 19, 2012 6:54 pm
Adam & Eats: King Eggroll
All of the food is made fresh every day. And the staff is very friendly and helpful. They might even be a little pampering too, if they like you.
by - January 19, 2012 4:20 pm
Mercy breaks ground on $4.4 million clinic
The first physical work associated with a planned $192 million investment in new and expanded medical facilities in the Fort Smith area by St. Louis-based Mercy was recognized Thursday with…
by - January 19, 2012 2:33 pm
Arkansas officials pursue hybrid health exchange
When Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford “quashed” plans for a state-run health insurance exchange in early December, he noted that Arkansas would join a federal program with little local input. Not…
by - January 19, 2012 12:34 pm
Homeless Coalition to discuss ‘campus’ plan
Fort Smith would move to a centralized human services campus for homeless services if Dr. Robert Marbut had anything to do with it. And with his strategic action plan set…
by - January 19, 2012 12:01 pm
Simmons First, Home BancShares report earnings
Conway-based Home BancShares and Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. reported fourth quarter earnings on Thursday (Jan. 19), with Home BancShares up and Simmons posting a decline. SIMMONS FIRST One-time…
by - January 19, 2012 11:41 am
Road, drainage work top projects in Van Buren
The widening of Rena Road, a project 20 years in the making, is finally underway, according to Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman. “AOG and the water and sewer people are…
by - January 18, 2012 8:12 pm
Huntington Foam to close Fort Smith plant
The president of Huntington Foam, a vendor to Whirlpool’s operation in Fort Smith, said Wednesday the company will close its Fort Smith operation as early as May. About 14 jobs…
by - January 18, 2012 7:40 pm
Big Screen Peter: Contraband
It may be a bit much to ask for authenticity in a Hollywood action flick, but these shortcomings hint at the total lack of reality imbued within the film.
by - January 18, 2012 7:03 pm
Corps to close area campsites
The Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers says “tight budgets” will lead to changes at several of its parks, including closing less-efficient facilities. The Corps plans to…