Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Recycling for Earth Day, again

Editor’s note: This essay first appeared Aug. 1, 2009. It runs here again because Earth Day is right around the corner and we believe recycling an essay will help save…

Wine and Roses 2011

Fine food, art and a lively wine auction help raise money for cancer support programs.

Thousands hit downtown Fort Smith for Heritage Festival

The event helps raise money for the Community Services Clearinghouse’s Backpack program.

Fort Smith FOP seeks meeting to talk wages, benefits

Members of the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police met March 16 with Fort Smith City Directors George Catsavis and Andre Good to express concerns about wages, benefits and a…

Corps campsites may shut down; state park sites to remain open

The U.S. Corps of Engineers is preparing to close recreation facilities nationwide in the event the federal government is shut down as part of the inability of Congress to approve…

Overstock exits Arkansas; cites tax law change

Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com announced Friday it is pulling out of Arkansas after Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law a bill requiring online retailers to remit tax collections like their…

1% petition organizers ready for document resubmission

Organizers of a petition seeking to force a vote on a 1% prepared food tax plan to resubmit the petitions Monday — and their attorney dares the city to reject…

Trucking industry supports electronic logging systems

The trucking industry, including ABF Freight System and USA Truck, support federal legislation pushed by U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., that would require electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours-of-service….

Arkansans see lower gas bills; falling prices concern producers

As Arkansas consumers fret about higher commodity and pump prices, natural gas prices in the “Natural State” have fallen to the lowest levels since April 2002, according to newly released…

Paddock’s Picks: Blackwater Draw

U.S. Marshal Service Historian David Turk takes the reader back to the beginning of Billy the Kid’s legend.

Adam & Eats: Joe’s Grill and Cantina

You’ll like the combination of cheap margaritas, good food, cheap margaritas, good waitstaff and cheap margaritas. Did we mention that the margaritas are inexpensive?

Report: Arkansas test scores improve, college readiness lags

More public school students in Arkansas score proficient on standardized tests, but fewer students are college ready than the national average, according to a report released Thursday (April 7) by…

House nixes redistricting map; process in limbo

The House State Agencies Committee made short work defeating a Senate plan and proposed amendment that could have advanced the Congressional redistricting debate. SB 871 by Sen. Robert Thompson, D-Paragould,…

Sebastian Countywide cleanup campaign begins Saturday

Editor’s note: The following statement about the Sebastian County Spring Cleanup Campaign is from the office of Sebastian County Judge David Hudson. Spring is in the air and that means…

Irish-Clardy selected as ‘phenomenal’ woman

Dr. Katherine Irish-Clardy has been selected as a 2011 Phenomenal Woman by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Irish-Clardy, the chief medical officer at Sparks Health System in Fort…

‘Patriot’ flag hoisted in Fort Smith

About 100 gathered during Thursday’s (April 7) noon hour at the Fort Smith National Historic Site to attend a 9-11 memorial service that included the raising of a large “Patriot”…

Area building activity up despite slowdown in Greenwood, Van Buren

Construction activity in Crawford and Sebastian counties during the first quarter or 2011 is showing a rebound, with combined permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren up 84%…

Reports show consumer concern in Fort Smith area

Two recent consumer confidence reports clearly indicate that consumers in the Fort Smith region aren’t optimistic about their financial situation or the future of the regional economy. On Wednesday (April…

Congressional redistricting: What’s next?

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The scenarios abound for the next round of Congressional redistricting, which…