Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Election likely on Fort Smith prepared food tax

A vote on a 1% prepared food tax to support the Fort Smith Convention Center appears headed to a municipal election that could be held as early as April 12….

Arkansas Insurance Commissioner gives health care briefing

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford on Tuesday (Feb. 4) briefed the…

Stephens-Merry Gallery formally opened at Second Street Live!

The art gallery recognizes Bobby Stephens and Philip Merry Jr. for their efforts in helping to fund Second Street Live!

Group seeks to save 27 large pine trees on UAFS campus

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] In 2009 the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith boasted its status as a Tree Campus as recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation. But with…

It’s time to get started, America

A new national effort, ‘Start Up America’ is designed to help entrepreneurs birth high-growth companies.

Holmes confirmed as new federal judge

P.K. Holmes III, a Fort Smith attorney who was first recommended for a federal judgeship in December 2009, was confirmed Monday (Feb. 7) by the U.S. Senate to serve on…

Chesapeake’s Fayetteville Shale sale could tempt Big Oil players

A top Wall Street analyst said Monday (Feb. 7) that Chesapeake’s auction of its Fayetteville shale assets could bring interest from several of the world’s largest oil giants, including ExxonMobil…

Five named to UAFS Athletic Hall of Fame

Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Only one University of Arkansas at Fort Smith women’s basketball team has ever…

A&P tax fight coming to Arkansas Senate

Officials in the Arkansas hospitality and tourism sector say two proposed bills in the Arkansas Senate would make it difficult if not impossible to be competitive with other states in…

Egyptian thoughts

Almost half of Americans say U.S. should be involved.

Sheffield Nelson to lead severance tax increase

Sheffield Nelson picked up where he left off in 2008 by filing paperwork on Monday (Feb. 7) with the Attorney General’s office to lead an initiated act to raise Arkansas’…

Fort Smith A&P endorse 1% tax, lease agreement

At a special called Monday morning (Feb. 7), the Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission put its stamp of approval on a proposed Fort Smith Convention Center lease agreement and…

Arkansas Senate Report: Museums, taxes and corrections reform

Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. This past week at the Capitol was slowed…

Arkansas House Report: The week of cell phone bills

Editor’s note: Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. The House approved a measure that would ban the use…

Questions of travel

Be hospitable, and enjoy the moments.

All bark

They call a recent bill designed to nip the temptation of nefarious activity among Arkansas legislators an ethics reform bill, which was, after reading the bill, a piece of literature…

Miss Arkansas returns to Fort Smith

Alyse Eady and her parents meet with friends and fans during a welcome reception in downtown Fort Smith.

Tourism director: The touring vacation is back

Richard Davies was in Fort Smith on Friday (Feb. 4) to deliver what amounted to a cheerleading speech for the Fort Smith area and statewide tourism industry. Davies, the director…

ATU-Ozark adds therapy assistant program

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating (ADHECB) has granted approval to Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to offer a certified occupational therapy assistant program. According to an ATU-Ozark statement, an…

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….