Can’t link it because it’s behind a pay wall, but the Hot Spring Sentinel Record carried an interesting report today on remarks by Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. He told county officials that changes in the state Freedom of Information Act might be in order. Why? Because free access to public records could serve as a deterrent [...]

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Fort Smith Police are looking for a person suspected of stealing 10 refrigerated trailers, according to a police spokesperson.

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Two Fort Smith residents and a Van Buren resident were arrested Wednesday in connection to a residential burglary, according to a police spokesperson.

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A construction company damaged an AT&T fiber optic cable Thursday morning, disrupting cellphone service for residents in 10 counties, according to an AT&T spokesperson.

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POTEAU — The attorney for the town of Rock Island filed a motion Tuesday asking that a lawsuit challenging the town’s incorporated status be dismissed.

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Ricardo Cortez Thompson, 49, of Pocola received a six-month federal prison sentence Thursday after having pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to stealing money f

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against the Big Lots store in Fort Smith, claiming the company failed to stop a former store manager from sexually harassing female empl

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The Fort Smith Housing Authority recently started buying blighted and vacant houses with the end goal of acquiring a total of more than 20.

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LITTLE ROCK — Home sales in Arkansas rose for the second straight month in August, the Arkansas Realtors Association reported Thursday.

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WASHINGTON — The Arkansas World Trade Center has received a $576,404 grant to help small businesses reach new foreign markets.

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