Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Mississippi and Latin American connections make for fine dining

Peter fulfills the stomach with great steaks in an old brewery and sauteed shrimp on Garrison Avenue. (No fair. Peter gets to have all the fun!)

Avett Brothers, Travelin McCourys solid part of Harvest Music Festival

McCourys deliver the best of bluegrass and the Avett’s deliver an acoustic sound of guitar and banjo that grew out of a punk band.

Two from area named to state boards

Ronnie Hawkins, with the engineering firm of Hawkins-Weir Engineers, has been appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Hawkins’ appointment expires…

Poll suggests Sen. Lincoln vulnerable in 2010

It’s good to be Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe but not so good to be U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln. A new poll suggests Beebe has an impressive 78% approval rating, with…

Beebe: Arkansas will lead the way during economic recovery

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe was the cheerleader-in-chief Wednesday, telling an audience gathered at the Arkansas Works education meeting at the Van Buren High School that the state is positioned to…

Williams/Crawford Properties buys Fort Smith Art Center building

The $2 million effort to relocate the Fort Smith Art Center to a new building gained more momentum with Wednesday’s (Aug. 12) announcement that Williams/Crawford Properties is buying the current…

Fort Smith metro sees increase in foreclosure filings

The top three Arkansas metro areas measured by RealtyTrac saw increases in residential foreclosure filings during the first half of 2009, with the Fort Smith metro area seeing a 6.4%…

More expansion planned at Lake Fort Smith State Park

story and photos by Roy Hill The new version of Lake Fort Smith state park reopened last year, and already there are plans for more improvements and expansions. "Next month…

Green grid

Most Americans support electric grid improvements to support to energy sources.

Fort Smith gets AA rating on upcoming bond issue

The city of Fort Smith received a AA rating on its upcoming $26.405 million bond issuance from Standard & Poor’s — a rating that could lower the cost to service…

More details released on Whirlpool layoffs

The projected layoff date for the estimated 300 Whirlpool workers is Sept. 14, with company officials potentially moving to level employment to around 950 at the Fort Smith refrigerator production…

Process ongoing to change Fort Smith non-profit funding rules

The city of Fort Smith moved a step closer Tuesday to changing the way it funds non-profit agencies. In years past, the city board allocated funds to local human service…

Pastor transition made at Harvest Time

Kemp Holden Jr., pastor of Harvest Time for 38 years, officially passed the “baton” of leadership to Marty Sloan during an Aug. 9 ceremony at the church. Sloan, a native…

Dr. Robert Baker joins St. Edward clinic in Van Buren

Dr. Robert Baker, family practitioner, has joined the St. Edward Mercy Clinic-Van Buren as of Aug. 10. Dr. Baker, board certified in family medicine, has been practicing in the River…

Regional home sales down 13% in first half of 2009

There were 887 homes sold in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties during the first six months of 2009, a decline of 13.37% over the same period in 2008, according to…

Harvest Music Festival to draw thousands to Ozark region

story by Peter Lewis In two weeks time, music lovers will again descend upon Mulberry Mountain in the scenic Ozark National Forest north of Ozark for Harvest Music Festival. Though…

Kmart to close Fort Smith store

The only remaining Kmart store in Fort Smith will close to the public on Nov. 15, ending a 30-year presence in the area. Kim Freely, spokesperson for Chicago-based Sears Holding…

UAFS to get $2 million from federal stimulus fund (Updated)

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will receive $2 million $42.5 million of America Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus plan) funds for higher-education institutions in Arkansas. The office…

Thor adds new weapon system to inventory

Van Buren-based Thor Global Defense Group has announced it will offer an exclusive rifle system manufactured by Hurricane, Utah-based EDM Arms. The long-range shooting XM .408 series has an estimated…

Littlefield, Glidewell update inventory control system

Management at the Fort Smith-based companies of Littlefield Oil Convenience Stores and Glidewell Distributing have added mobile computers to their operations to better control product ordering and inventory. CipherLab, based…