LITTLE ROCK – Following an election cycle that saw the governor and many state legislators elected on pledges to cut taxes, supporters of a plan to boost highway funding face a challenge in pushing fo

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Recent winter storms that sent scores of people to the Fort Smith Salvation Army shelter for lodging have depleted the facility’s food pantry.

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People in the 918 area code area have had more than a year to get used to the idea, and on Saturday they must start using 10-digit dialing even for local phone calls, according to the Oklahoma Corpora

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“I met Jon when I entered the Senate in 1983, and we remained close colleagues for the next 28 years. A dear friend and a dependable ally, Jon jumped at the chance to lead the Livestock and Poultry Commission, and his time there has bolstered both the efficiency and morale of the office. We will [...]

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Eighteen months after passage of the Unified Development Ordinance, planners and developers in Fort Smith seem to be conducting business as usual.

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The paradigm of a career in corporate America with the resulting hope for retirement someday is certainly shifting rapidly. In the “good ol’ days,” a decade ago or so, pensions and job secur

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UAFS ended its basketball season with a relaxing 83-52 win against Ecclesia College Saturday at the Stubblefield Center.

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UAFS coach Dale Harpenau summed up the Lions’ Saturday pretty bluntly. “You aren’t going to have much success when you only score three runs in 15 innings of baseball.”

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Last week, 32 Pulaski County Special School District teachers and administrators walked out of diversity training. One of their chief complaints as voiced by board member Gloria Lawrence was that the facilitator made them feel uncomfortable and used the term “white,” which they found objectionable.

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During last week’s emergency meeting of the Pulaski County Special School District board, new board member Tom Stuthard of Jacksonville moved to go into executive session because he said he had some things he wanted to say to board members in private and not “out here for everyone to hear.”

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