A myriad of emotions are going through the minds of 14 Van Buren girls as they prepare to perform on the biggest stage of their lives.

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Mayor Ray Baker may have had an impact on Fort Smith that’s larger than he would care to admit.

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Editor’s Note: Each year, the Times Record newsroom staff votes on the Top 10 local stories of the year. The election of Sandy Sanders as Fort Smith mayor ranks as the No. 1 story of 2010.

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Four days after announcing cryptically that Booneville Community Hospital CEO Dzaidi Daud would leave the hospital at the end of the year, hospital board chairman James Fields clarified his message Th

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New Year’s Eve is traditionally one of the biggest party nights of the year, and that’s why state and local police will be increasing their efforts to stop drunken drivers.

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Fort Smith police are looking for a man or woman who drove a vehicle through the front door of a local business and stole two Blue Ray players and a surround sound system.

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LITTLE ROCK – The legislative committee that oversees the state lottery considered but ultimately tabled Thursday a proposal to recommend reducing lottery scholarship amounts by 10 percent for the sec

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The Cherokee Nation is offering its citizens a free way to find out if they can improve the energy efficiency in their homes, according to a tribe news release.

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Thomas Casey, 18, of Tuskahoma, Okla., waived a preliminary hearing in LeFlore District Court on Thursday and instead pleaded guilty to stabbing a partygoer in Talihina in October.

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The Van Buren Police Department is investigating the circumstances of an accident Wednesday evening in which a vehicle struck pedestrians, leaving an Alma woman in critical condition.

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