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Softball players join forces to aid Fordyce
Beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, 23 softball teams from surrounding communities and as far away as Fayetteville and Mississippi came together at the Fordyce Civic Center softball diamonds for what is expected to be a yearly fundraising softball tournament. Money raised with the daylong event is earmarked for the survivors...
Baptist Health Community Outreach to host free immunization clinics for back-to-school
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — With the return to school just on the horizon, it is important that all are up to date on immunizations required by state law. To ensure these immunizations are available to all, Baptist Health Community Outreach is hosting multiple opportunities for free back-to-school shots. Immunizations...
Celebrating Oklahoma's Best Teachers
Last week Oklahoma celebrated the Teacher of the Year. We needed this celebration and the reminder that Oklahoma has thousands of great teachers who have our children’s best interests at heart. I was privileged, on behalf of OCPA, to participate in this celebration of excellence. (https://www.fox23.com/news/ada-high-school-teacher-named-oklahoma-teacher-of-the-year/article_0c11cf8c-4375-11ef-94f6-27a7651b7b76.html ) It seems like nearly every day we see another story about a teacher abusing his or her position to corrupt our kids. And...
Shell overcomes personal, business river challenges
The Arkansas River runs in one direction through the Fort Smith metro but has created circles in the life of Five Rivers Distribution President Marty Shell, who manages a port and logistics enterprise based in Van Buren. Shell lost his father, Buck, to cancer in December 2010, just a few...
Timberhogs sweep Marshall in DH
WHITE OAK — The Piney Woods TimberHogs ran their current win streak to five games with a pair of Mid America League victories on Sunday against the Fort Smith Marshals. The TimberHogs, winners of six of their last seven games, earned 10-4 and 7-2 wins on Sunday to move into a third place tie with the Marshals.
Families waited anxiously for their loved ones during Mercy Fort Smith lockdown
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Families waited outside Mercy Fort Smith duringMonday's hours-long lockdown. "It was scary. I’ve been a nurse for almost 29 years and I’ve never experienced this before," said Sabrina Martinous, a nurse in the oncology clinic. Martinous was taking care of patients when she...
CBID shifts efforts on downtown Fort Smith projects
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) are rethinking projects to fund to improve downtown. Part of the plan shift could include lighting under the Garrison Avenue bridge. MAHG Architecture presented a blueprint for a better downtown on April 11 to a group of about 100 at...
United Way hoping to collect school supplies for local students in its Fill the Bus campaign
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The start of another school year is getting closer. For a lot of parents, it can be very difficult to buy all the needed back-to-school supplies. For 20 years, the United Way has spearheaded the Fill the Bus campaign. "This is a partnership with our...
UAFS student cycles across America to raise $600K for those with disabilities
FORT SMITH, Ark. — A University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) student is traveling from coast to coast for a good cause. Junior Braxten Martin is biking across the country and just recently made his way through Missouri. The trip will be taking soon-to-be senior Martin from Seattle to Washington, D.C.
Couple Found Shot To Death Inside Burning Home
FOUR OAKS – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting. Sunday morning, deputies received a call from family members of 33 year-old Kyle Trabel requesting officers go to his home at 1224 Scout Road, in the Bentonville community, for a welfare check. Officers arrived and...
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