by - September 25, 2011 11:48 am
Divorce issues
Mediation might have helped James Ray Palmer.
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - September 25, 2011 11:19 am
Record group supports Paint the Park Pink
Attendance was up more than 20% for the breast cancer awareness event held at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.
by - September 23, 2011 4:14 pm
Downtown Fort Smith postal union pickets planned
Members of four unions representing employees of the U.S. Postal Service plan a to gather on Sept. 27 outside the downtown Fort Smith office of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers….
by - September 23, 2011 8:49 am
Beebe not in ‘panic mode’ to replace Haley
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe said Friday morning (Sept. 23) he is actively…
by - September 23, 2011 8:06 am
Three 1% prepared food tax forums scheduled
Let the forums begin. Ditto for the organized opposition to the 1% prepared food tax. Forward Fort Smith, a group formed to support passage of the 1% prepared food tax,…
by - September 22, 2011 9:30 pm
Adam & Eats: Yolo Frozen Yogurt
Brightly lit, colorfully decorated, ideally located for a pre- or post-movie treat, Yolo seems on the surface to be on the right track.
by - September 22, 2011 9:10 pm
FCRA donates land to county, seeks Kentucky Guard money
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) met Thursday to act on two new recommendations from the Real Estate Review Committee (RERC). The first recommendation was…
by - September 22, 2011 11:39 am
Dr. Cross joins Sparks Health System
Sparks Health System is pleased to welcome another physician to our outstanding team. Bruce Cross, M.D., a board-certified radiation oncologist, has joined Sparks Health System. He is scheduled to begin…
by - September 22, 2011 11:32 am
Regional bankruptcies and incorporations
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - September 22, 2011 11:10 am
Area tourism taxes up through July
Although July hospitality tax collections were down in Van Buren, the regional tourism industry continues to push collections above 2010 levels. For the first seven months of 2011, hospitality tax…
by - September 22, 2011 10:36 am
Fort Smith enplanements up in August
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were up in August, but remain below the year-to-date activity compared to 2010. For the first eight months of 2011, enplanements at the…
by - September 22, 2011 9:40 am
Arkansas income up 4.82% in second quarter
Personal income in Arkansas during the second quarter of 2011 was $99.649 billion, up 4.82% compared to the second quarter of 2010 and up 1.32% compared to the first quarter…
by - September 21, 2011 5:34 pm
Slaydon joins Sparks Health System
Sparks Health System announced Wednesday (Spet. 21) that Cindy Slaydon is joining the hospital as the new chief nursing executive. Slaydon, RN, MSN, CHE, brings more than 30 years of…
by - September 21, 2011 5:34 pm
Gattis promoted at Arkansas Best Corp.
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. has announced the appointment of Erin K. Gattis to the position of vice president-human resources, effective Oct. 1. Gattis, who has been with Arkansas Best,…
by - September 21, 2011 5:23 pm
Retail energy
Walmart plans to use more solar energy in California.
by - September 21, 2011 5:07 pm
Big Screen Peter: Drive
It’s a psychological drama — written by an Arkansan — with in your face action and a disconcerting level of violence peppered throughout the narrative.
by - September 21, 2011 9:58 am
IEC director job, entity expectations discussed
Qualifications for a director, organizational expectations and incubator options were the focus of a Tuesday meeting (Sept. 20) that is part of a series of meetings focused on restarting the…
by - September 21, 2011 9:55 am
Republicans have legislative edge; Tea Party an asset
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas Republicans have a generic advantage over Democrats in the preliminary…
by - September 21, 2011 9:38 am
Fort Smith chamber surveys members on 1% tax vote
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce pushed an electronic survey out its membership on Tuesday asking for their thoughts about the Fort Smith Convention Center and a proposed 1%…
by - September 21, 2011 9:29 am
Top ABF management change announced
Wes Kemp, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System, will retire Dec. 31, ending an almost 43-year career with the less-than-truckload operator that has included significant company growth and tough economic times. [Wes Kemp, ABF]