by - September 14, 2009 1:29 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students Michaela Jester, Wade King and Katie Tyler are in South Korea for a year to teach English. Takeo Suzuki, executive director of international…
by - September 14, 2009 11:57 am
Tom Kimbrell was formally approved Monday (Sept. 14) as the new commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education. He was recommended Friday by Gov. Mike Beebe, and the education board…
by - September 14, 2009 10:32 am
Local artists shine at the 33rd Annual adult art show sponsored by the Center for Art and Education in Van Buren.
by - September 14, 2009 10:30 am
Survey says doctors would support health care reform that includes malpractice reform.
by - September 13, 2009 3:22 pm
Potts wants health care reform, but doesn’t trust Congress to deliver it.
by - September 13, 2009 2:44 pm
We now find in our recent Fort Smith municipal history two unfortunate incidents resulting in an ugly racial undercurrent to our governance discussions. There is the episode in which a…
by - September 12, 2009 9:58 am
Neumeier’s Rib Room in downtown Fort Smith hosted a party to help the Fort Smith Art Center toward its goal of $2 million.
by - September 11, 2009 6:37 pm
UA chancellor and UA dean of libraries welcomes the Fort Smith-based artist back to his alma mater.
by - September 11, 2009 11:57 am
Remaining vigilant and remembering why it’s important to remain vigilant were the main messages of those who spoke during a Fort Smith ceremony held Friday morning (Sept. 11) to commemorate…
by - September 11, 2009 8:34 am
“The Help” explores a time of love and hate between southern Women and their black maids.
by - September 11, 2009 7:19 am
The 29 companies of the United Way of Fort Smith Area Pacesetter Campaign raised more than $880,000, with Hanna Oil & Gas receiving the Pacesetter of the Year award. A…
by - September 10, 2009 3:57 pm
Kirkland’s has scheduled a grand opening of its Fort Smith store on Oct. 3-4. The 6,600 square-foot store is located in the Fort Smith Pavilion (anchored by Target). Kirkland’s stores…
by - September 10, 2009 3:47 pm
Summit Medical Center in Van Buren announced that Drs. Travis Goodnight and Chansamorn Nouansavane have joined the hospital staff. Goodnight is a board certified general surgeon who relocated his practice…
by - September 10, 2009 3:04 pm
It’s the usual suspects creating the suck factor: lame story, stereotypical characters and the movie trailer is better than the movie.
by - September 10, 2009 2:36 pm
Scott Price, the former CEO of DHL Express Europe, will begin Oct. 15 as the new president and CEO of Walmart Asia. Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday (Sept. 10)…
by - September 10, 2009 10:52 am
There were 1,258 homes sold in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties during the first seven months of 2009, a decline of 14.3% over the same period in 2008, according to…
by - September 10, 2009 8:32 am
Foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith metro area was up more than 29% in August, with foreclosures nationwide up almost 18%, according to information from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. Foreclosures in…
by - September 9, 2009 8:22 pm
You can’t keep a good man down. And you can’t down a good kept man. We don’t know what that means, but it sounded insightful and clever after that third glass of wine.
by - September 9, 2009 5:48 pm
It was announced Wednesday that the Fort Smith Airshow is scheduled for June 26-27, 2010. No information was available on possible performers. The 2008 Airshow featured the Air Force Thunderbirds….
by - September 9, 2009 5:39 pm
Dr. Ray Wallace told the Fort Smith Rotary on Wednesday that a fall enrollment increase of 8% indicates that the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is quickly becoming a…
