Archive | May, 2011

National Cemetery Expansion Nearing July Completion Date

More than $4 million in projects at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith are much closer to completion today than they were Memorial Day 2010.

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’01 Case Remains Unsolved

A decade has passed since the slaying of Tammy Jarvis, but as the case remains cold, her mother remains hopeful the culprit will be caught.

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Local Police Use Cleanup Alternatives

When the Drug Enforcement Administration announced in February that congressional funding for methamphetamine-lab cleanup was exhausted and unlikely to be renewed in the near future, local law enforce

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Dems Cite Medicare Backlash

LITTLE ROCK – A Democratic candidate’s victory in a New York congressional race has been widely attributed to voter backlash against a Republican proposal to revamp Medicare – a proposal that was supp

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Steam Locomotive Coming In June

BALD KNOB — Residents in Arkansas and Oklahoma will get a chance for a close-up look at a steam locomotive next month when Union Pacific Railroad’s engine No. 844 makes its first stop on a tour throug

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Fort Smith Native Nominated For Ambassador To Egypt

WASHINGTON — Anne Woods Patterson, a career diplomat who is a native of Fort Smith, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become U.S. ambassador to Egypt.

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Be Safe On Water This Holiday

Think safety and wear a life jacket.

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Golden Corral Accepting Storm Aid

Donations for Arkansas tornado victims are being accepted at Golden Corral in Fort Smith.

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Judge Halts Collection Of City Food Tax

A Sebastian County Circuit Court judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the city of Fort Smith from collecting a new prepared-food tax that was scheduled to go into effect Wednesd

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Historic Fairview Cemetery in Van Buren Focus Of Conservation Cleaning

Nestled in the heart of Van Buren is a piece of Victorian-era landscape that has survived, thanks in part to the conservation efforts of one local man and an army of volunteers.

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