The Fort Smith Board of Directors will get its first look Tuesday at the proposed 2012 city budget.

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A Fort Smith man is suspected of setting a local business on fire Saturday as an act of retribution against the owner of the business.

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One Hackett school teacher recently surpassed other teachers from Arkansas and 11 other states for regional recognition.

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The music, choreography and on-stage charm of one local theater group will be brighter than any given spotlight.

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Good column by Paul Krugman on the “weaponized Keynesians.” They are the hypocritical Republicans who say federal spending on bridge, road, school and other construction doesn’t create jobs, but spending federal money on airplanes, bombs and weapon systems does. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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KARK reports that Prosecutor Cody Hiland of Conway will seek to remove Kenney Cassell from office as Searcy County sheriff for a misdemeanor federal conviction in 1979 for possession of stolen cornish hens. Cassell, like Hiland, a Republican, admits his past and notes that he disclosed it to voters when he ran. Hiland said the [...]

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If I read this Democrat-Gazette story this morning correctly, it means that Arkansas voters are going to be asked Nov. 8 to approve borrowing money to redo road repairs that taxpayers haven’t finished paying for from the last highway bond election. This gives you another view of the touted “efficiency” of using bonds for road repairs, [...]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Receiver Jarius Wright knows Arkansas needed another Houdini-like escape Saturday.

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NASHVILLE – Jerry Franklin walked out of the Arkansas locker room with a gold pendant that read “Clutch” on it.

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