Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Wakarusa gets a little taste of a Fort Smith-based band

‘Copesetic’ brings their version of the circus to the Mulberry fields.

Rotary seeks applicants for Chile trip

Rotary Club members of District 6110 which is comprised of parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit Chile in May 2010, according to…

Arkansas Lottery Commission hires director (Updated)

The Arkansas Lottery Commission has hired Ernie Passailaigue, the director of the South Carolina lottery, to lead the formation of Arkansas’ newly approved lottery program. He will start the job…

Fort Smith chamber president shares broad plans, philosophy

On Friday, Paul Harvel addressed for the first time a large crowd of chamber members since being named the president of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. Harvel, who…

The City Wire Endorsement: Fort Smith voters asked to support June 9 sales tax vote

THE POINT: The City Wire supports passage of a Fort Smith sales tax extension vote to raise $30 million to help fix significant water and sewer system problems. THE REASON:…

Landscape islands coming to Fort Smith (Updated)

What was old is new again with respect to the appearance of thoroughfares in Fort Smith. Several decades ago, the trees and landscaping along Midland Avenue were replaced with asphalt…

Leadership Fort Smith class of 2009 graduates, community leaders recognized

Mark Rumsey receives Jack White Leadership Award. And it’s about dang time.

Wakarusa delivers the musical history of Sly & Robbie

The duo bring it smart with tight proficiency, reggae and a pulsing sound.

Fewer passengers using Fort Smith Regional Airport

Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were down 6.3% in May, and are down 12.24% for the year. May saw 7917 boardings out of Fort Smith, compared to 8,452…

Trivial Pursuit III

A plethora of interesting but potentially useless info. Enjoy.

Army officer potential Democrat candidate for 3rd Congressional District

Larry “Beau” Stricklin is considering running as a Democrat against U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, in the 2010 congressional election cycle. Stricklin tells Talk Business — a content partner with…

Fort Smith city, chamber officials push for sales tax extension

Fort Smith officials are pushing hard for extension of a 1-cent tax approved in 2006 that would keep the tax on the books to early 2014 — about 18 months…

Fort Smith man wins EMMY

Kevin Croxton, music composer, sound designer and music instructor from Fort Smith has won an EMMY Award from the National Academy of the Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Northwest Chapter….

Year-to-date Van Buren hospitality taxes down 3.4%

Van Buren hospitality tax collections reported for April came in at $32,593, 7.4% lower than April 2008. For the first four months of 2009, visitors to the city’s hotels and…

New Orleans brought to you by Trombone Shorty

Wakarusa Festival to get a healthy dose of Shorty’s SupaFunkRock. Bring your own gumbo.

Digging the noodles and sprouts of Southeast Asia

When it comes to the saucy Vietnamese menu, Peter love you long time.

Van Buren-based physician alliance has big plans

About five months ago, David Gooch and Drs. Rebecca Floyd and Stephanie Frisbee wondered about the wisdom of creating an organization in Arkansas to provide business management solutions to independent…

Economic leaders, laggards

Kiplinger editor says no guarantees on the usual post-recessionary economic trends.

Fort Smith metro unemployment rate improving

The unemployment rate for the Fort Smith metro area is still high, but it is moving in the right direction, according to figures released Wednesday (June 3) by the federal…

State Police: No checkpoints planned at Wakarusa Festival

A newspaper story saying four police checkpoints with drug dogs will be placed on roads near the Wakarusa Music Festival had festival organizers concerned about an early end to an…