Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Tim Ernst presents his ‘Arkansas Portfolio III’

The famous nature photographer has photographed scenery for 36 years, and believes Arkansas is “one of the most scenic states.”

Concert and Campus Lighting Ceremony kick-off holiday season at UAFS

A part of the school’s 31st Season of Entertainment, the concert has become a holiday tradition for both the university and the community.

Fort Smith Board to pursue Van Buren true-up charge

“This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” That was City Director George Catsavis’s assessment on Tuesday night (Dec. 6) after more than 30 minutes of intense discussion about disputes…

The Crystal Bridges Wonder World, part II

The small offshoot gallery presents a theme of sound with works by John Baldessari and Nick Cave. The enormous wall sculpture, Beethoven’s Trumpet (With Ear) is about Beethoven and how…

UAFS toy toss nets 3,002 toys

Thanks to the generosity of University of Arkansas at Fort Smith basketball fans, area needy children will enjoy a much merrier Christmas this year. UAFS collected 3,002 stuffed toys during…

UAFS Board hears graduation, funding reports

Graduation rates, a change in higher education funding and more than $1.4 million in savings from changes in operations were part of a packed agenda heard by the University of…

Sparks Health adds new physicians

Drs. Ralph Daher and John Lane recently joined Sparks Health System. Lane, a board-certified family physician, studied medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and received advanced training…

Halliburton joins Liberty Bank

Robert Halliburton recently joined the Liberty Bank in Fort Smith as senior vice president-Commercial Lending, according to Greg Rotter, Crawford & Sebastian County president. Halliburton will office in the Rogers…

Fort Smith jobless rate dips to 7.9%

The Fort Smith metro area jobless dipped to an estimated 7.9% in October, down from 8% during September, but above the 7.7% during October 2010. Six of the eight eight…

Conservatives make their case at Tea Party forum

Several dozen people gathered at the Riverfront Pavilion on Monday night (Dec. 5) to hear Republican candidates at the federal, state, and local levels make early cases for votes in…

Philpot’s BottomLineTips: Diversification

One well known example of diversification can be found in the historical account of Christopher Columbus sailing to a new trade route to Asia.

Student entrepreneurs pitch plans

Michelle Chanthakhot and Ronniesha Forrest believe they can earn more than $1,500 by selling “Bear Balm,” their specially labeled chapstick, to friends and family and customers of a student-managed store…

Regional home sales down year-to-date (Updated)

Area homes sales were up more than 27% during October, but the year-to-date sales numbers remain on the negative side. Sales of new and existing homes in Crawford, Franklin and…

The Crystal Bridges Wonder World, part I

In introducing Wonder World, the temporary contemporary exhibit at Crystal Bridges, Director of Curatorial David Houston notes: “It’s ironic that the art of our own time is often least appreciated.”…

Small biz support

Arkansas obtains a federal grant of $13.1 million.

A clear message

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] It’s been a struggle to come up with a more precise or acceptable or enlightened descriptor than what first appeared in my farm-boy brain…

The Bowl Matchups: Arkansas heads back to Dallas and Cotton Bowl

The University of Arkansas accepted a bid to participate in the 2012 AT&T Cotton Bowl, the school announced Sunday night. The Razorbacks will face Kansas State of the Big 12…