Archive | April, 2009

Delta To Cut Atlanta Flight

Fort Smith Regional Airport will lose its daily Delta Air Lines flight between Atlanta and Fort Smith by the end of May.

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A&P Commission OKs Merit Raise

The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission on Tuesday approved a 1 percent merit pay adjustment for Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Claude Legris.

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Welspun Dedicates New LR Pipe Plant

LITTLE ROCK – India-based pipe manufacturer Welspun will always be special to Arkansas, like a “first date,” Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday.

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Arkansas Prepared For Bug

LITTLE ROCK – With a stockpile of antiviral drugs and a pandemic response plan in place, Arkansas is well prepared for the possibility of a swine flu outbreak, Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday.

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Swine Flu Prompts Questions To Clinics

Local concerns about swine flu have prompted an upsurge in phone calls but not in visits to the state clinic in Fort Smith, a clinic official said Tuesday.

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FEMA Awaits Victims’ Calls

Residents of Mena and other locations in Polk, Sevier and Miller counties seeking assistance in recovery from the storm damage of April 9 are urged to call the Federal Emergency Management Agency to register.

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Tornado Damages Johnson County Homes

A tornado touched down in Johnson County on Monday evening, ripping the roof off one home and causing minor damage to another.

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Educator: Development Attracts Teachers

LITTLE ROCK – Economic development is just as important a tool as financial incentives in recruiting teachers to some high need areas of the state, educators heard Tuesday.

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City Eyes Nonprofit Funding Map

Fort Smith city directors on Tuesday welcomed the chance to consider a new process that will guide them in allotting money to local service agencies each year and frowned on a suggestion to phase out the funding program.

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Clerk: Judge Said God Wanted Program

LITTLE ROCK – A judge facing judicial misconduct allegations said on more than one occasion that God told him to create the anti-addiction program at the center of the charges against him, a former law clerk testified at a disciplinary hearing Tuesday.

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