by - March 22, 2011 9:25 am
The City Wire Special Report: Jedlicka finds a family
Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories The City Wire will post in 2011 about foster care issues and organizations in the Fort Smith region. At…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - March 22, 2011 9:13 am
Area home sales down, home inventory up
A 26% decline in home sales in Crawford County during February resulted in an overall 2.1% decline in home sales in Crawford and Sebastian county homes sales, according to the…
by - March 21, 2011 4:23 pm
More Arkansans have high-speed Internet access
More than two-thirds of Arkansans have access to high-speed Internet, a jump from less than 50% four years ago. A new statewide survey of Arkansans released by Connect Arkansas showed…
by - March 21, 2011 2:14 pm
Gosack, city staff refute Woodrome allegations
Developer Brandon Woodrome came out swinging during the March 15 Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting, saying that Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack and other members of the city…
by - March 21, 2011 12:01 pm
Speaker Moore confident of highway votes
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] House Speaker Robert Moore, D-Arkansas City, says he believes he’ll get…
by - March 21, 2011 8:06 am
Arkansas Senate Report: Tax accord, public safety and amendments
Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. The end of the Session is drawing nigh,…
by - March 21, 2011 7:58 am
Area water usage up; rate impact uncertain
Fort Smith area water usage is up for the first two months of 2011, but it’s too early to know if the increase reflects complete consumer reaction to a 5%…
by - March 20, 2011 6:53 pm
Legislative disappointment
In what was often termed a tidal wave, Arkansas Republicans picked up all seven contested Arkansas Senate races and added 16 new Republican House seats to their totals. The end result…
by - March 20, 2011 6:43 pm
The reimbursement maze
Arkansas legislators have an extra source of income.
by - March 20, 2011 3:36 pm
‘Myth Makers’ tells a historical tale about the Cherokee Tribe
The author visited Fort Smith to for a reading and discussion of her Cherokee ancestors.
by - March 18, 2011 6:45 pm
Eldridge sworn in as U.S. Attorney
William Conner Eldridge Jr., 33, was formally sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas during a Friday (Mar. 18) investiture ceremony at the Judge Isaac…
by - March 18, 2011 5:46 pm
Adam & Eats: El Super Taco
Got a hunkering for some comfort food that is also a “gut bomb?” Adam has you covered.
by - March 18, 2011 5:40 pm
Congressional redistricting maps begin to surface
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The Wedge. Split the Delta. Fayetteville to the Fourth. These aren’t…
by - March 18, 2011 4:24 pm
Fort Smith chamber board endorses 3rd District stay
The board of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday (Mar. 17) approved a resolution asking the Arkansas General Assembly to keep Fort Smith and Sebastian County in…
by - March 18, 2011 9:55 am
Fort Smith area jobless rate jumps to 9.2%
The Fort Smith unemployment picture has gone from bad to worse, with the preliminary January unemployment rate rising to 9.2%, according to figures released Friday (Mar. 18) by the U.S….
by - March 18, 2011 8:13 am
Political warnings issued at Family Enterprise Center breakfast
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Ben Shipley has a simple message for business owners regarding involvement with union and small business legislation at the state and federal level: “If you’re…
by - March 17, 2011 9:48 pm
War Eagle documentary and painting unveiled
“Bridge to War Eagle” documentary and John Bell painting featured at Fort Smith Public Library event.
by - March 17, 2011 8:45 pm
Chaffee Trust approves land sale for supermarket, duplexes
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) agreed to a number of new land developments at Thursday afternoon’s meeting. Five measures passed unanimously following Committee Review…
by - March 17, 2011 3:41 pm
Moves made on unemployment trust fund, benefit changes
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Two bills that could impact unemployment benefits and employers in Arkansas…
by - March 17, 2011 2:22 pm
Arkansas to test COVER system during Spring Break
Today (Mar. 17) begins the first test of COVER — the Communications of Vacancies Emergency Response. COVER is a website and data system jointly developed by the Arkansas Department of…