Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Crystal Bridges connects at many levels

Editor’s note: This is the second story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The City Wire will post each week for the next several…

Legal ruling slows Arkansas foreclosure sales

story by Ethan Nobles, with First Arkansas News [email protected] A Chapter 13 bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division, has caused title companies in the state to…

Back to Madonna

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] More than a few folks I’ve talked to in recent weeks fear the electoral beat down of the 1% prepared food tax in Fort…

Blue Collar respect

Taking the college path is not always the right choice.

Arkansas aviation soldiers return home from Iraq

story submitted by Major Chris Heathscott, public affairs officer for the Arkansas National Guard GULFPORT, MISS. — After receiving 21 Soldiers home from Iraq last week another 59 members of…

Downtown Van Buren hosts Holiday open house

Downtown merchants decorated their doors and buildings with Christmas lights, wreaths and other décor.

Dillard’s quarterly profit up 85%

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Dillard’s Inc. kept its momentum going as it approaches the all-important…

Fort Smith budget-cutting process begins

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The search has begun. The Fort Smith Board of Directors began scouring the proposed 2012 budget Thursday night with the goal of making at least…

Adam & Eats: Confectionately Yours

I hope you all having been flossing lately, because we’re about to drive the insulin RV down the cavity highway.

Crystal Bridges opens to a select audience

Editor’s note: This story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will be followed by several more stories in the next few weeks. A Monday…

Fort Smith Board: Better connection with citizens needed

The five members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors who responded to questions about the voter rejection of the 1% prepared food tax believe the city needs to better…

Business leaders: Trust issues, poor messaging doomed 1% tax

Editor’s note: The City Wire will post later today the election result comments from members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors. Early response from the Fort Smith business community…

Beebe: Arkansas’ reputation greatly improved

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It was business as usual for Gov. Mike Beebe (D) and…

Big Screen Peter: Anonymous

What if Shakespeare wasn’t the author of all the words we associate with him? What if he was simply a pawn in a much larger game?

Marshals coin moves closer to reality (Updated)

The effort to mint a coin commemorating the U.S. Marshals Service and help raise money for the U.S. Marshals Museum is one step closer to reality, according to U.S. Rep….

Rep: Ross: Post Office closings delayed

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Two of Arkansas’ four Congressmen are making announcements likely to play…

Tourism tax numbers up in Fort Smith, Van Buren

Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren remain on an upward trend, and collections of Arkansas’ tourism tax are headed for two consecutive years of gains. September collections…

Fort Smith voters reject 1% prepared food tax (Updated with final tally)

Editor’s note: This story now reflects the final vote tally. Fort Smith voters have overwhelmingly rejected by a wide margin the use of a 1% prepared food tax to help…

Arkansas voters approve of highway bond package

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved renewal of a $575 million bond program…