Social service agencies will continue to face resistance to their presence and expansion in Fort Smith if the Homelessness Task Force fails to address its two main objectives thoroughly, city Planning Director Wally Bailey said Friday.

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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas would benefit from health insurance reform that holds down costs and covers more people, but legislation before the U.S. House would balloon the state budget, Gov. Mike Beebe said Friday.

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Although Fort Smith, eight other River Valley municipalities and Sebastian County all contract for the animal control services of the Sebastian County Humane Society, the entity is not tax-supported.

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A Greenwood man previously convicted in federal court of possession of child pornography and still on probation now stands accused of Internet stalking of a child in Crawford County.

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A convicted felon with a history of mental health issues wasn’t shot by anyone in Sebastian County last month as he first claimed to investigators.

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Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK — U.S. and Arkansas flags are to be flown at half-staff through Veterans Day, following orders from President Barack Obama and Gov. Mike Beebe on Friday.

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A Texas man who admitted fathering two children with a then-minor female relative while he lived in Arkansas pleaded guilty Friday to the final criminal charge remaining against him.

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TIMES RECORD STAFF The Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department will receive $20,000 from the Arkansas State Highway Commission for a trail project, according to a news release.

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Republican U.S. senatorial candidate hopeful Gilbert Baker made a stop in Fort Smith Thursday during a media fly-around to discuss health-care reform.

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LITTLE ROCK — Despite the recession, most Arkansans think the state is headed in the right direction, and think they are as good or better off financially than a year ago and will be as good or better off next year as now, results of the 11th annual Arkansas Poll released Thursday showed.

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