by - September 9, 2009 4:49 pm
The race for Sebastian County Sheriff heated up Wednesday with the incumbent and a challenger both announcing for the post. Bill Hollenbeck, a captain and more than 19 year veteran…
by - September 9, 2009 3:47 pm
The naming of U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., as chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry could be good for the state’s agri interests and the…
by - September 9, 2009 2:40 pm
Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality tax collections continue to reflect a weakened economy, with January-July collections down more than 13% in Fort Smith. The collections are also being compared…
by - September 9, 2009 8:31 am
A new survey suggests Americans are more optimistic about the 2009 holiday season.
by - September 8, 2009 6:27 pm
City Director Bill Maddox finds himself at the center of another racial controversy less than five weeks after using the word “master” in a conversation with a black Fort Smith…
by - September 8, 2009 3:13 pm
A decision about a franchise agreement with Altes Sanitation awaits a legal decision on what the city is required — or allowed — to do at the end of the…
by - September 8, 2009 10:49 am
August proved a slow month for residential home sales in Sebastian and Crawford counties, with sales down 18.1% compared to August 2008. “As has been true since the start of…
by - September 8, 2009 10:10 am
Personalities, issues and communication all combine to make good leadership a tough chore.
by - September 8, 2009 9:58 am
Traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to reflect the slowdown in the local and national economies and a June loss of a Memphis connection, with August enplanements…
by - September 7, 2009 11:20 am
Alan Hughes, the head of the Arkansas chapter of the AFL-CIO, says he is not ending his effort to convince the six members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation to support the…
by - September 7, 2009 9:52 am
Dr. Cole Goodman will join St. Edward Mercy Clinic beginning in early September to oversee occupational medicine as well as inpatient wound management and prevention, according to a statement from…
by - September 6, 2009 3:32 pm
A big frog will soon hop into elementary schools to talk recycling.
by - September 6, 2009 3:15 pm
Editor’s Note: This essay was written by Michael Tilley in September 2002 as a reflection on the first anniversary of the 9/11 horror. Link here for its 2007 publication. The…
by - September 4, 2009 7:06 pm
Using survey results from the city of Fort Smith, Bobby Altes is ready to defend a residential trash collection contract of which the Fort Smith Department of Sanitation wants to…
by - September 4, 2009 5:35 pm
The office of U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said she was unable to visit Fort Smith during the almost four-week recess of the U.S. Senate because of “scheduling difficulties.” According…
by - September 4, 2009 4:36 pm
Entergy Arkansas on Friday afternoon filed for a base rate increase of $223.2 million for its Arkansas system that provides electricity to about 700,000 customers in 63 of Arkansas’ 75…
by - September 4, 2009 1:22 pm
The national unemployment rate hit 9.7% in August, up from 9.4% in July and up significantly over the 6.2% rate in August 2008. The number of unemployed increased by 466,000…
by - September 4, 2009 10:58 am
Arkansas’ genius columnist has a list of things that have you a little angry.
by - September 4, 2009 10:42 am
Michael Barr and Greg Kaza have doubts about the ability of a U.S. manufacturing czar to bring innovation, efficiencies and sustainability to the domestic manufacturing industry. Recent news reports indicate…
by - September 4, 2009 8:22 am
story by Linda Kaufenberg Former Wal-Mart Stores executive Don Soderquist was in Fort Smith on Thursday (Sept. 3) to address the first in a series of luncheons designed to better…
