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  • 2 weeks ago | nwaonline.com | Campbell Roper

    FORT SMITH -- The race is on for the second annual Fort Smith General Darby Challenge. The April 27 event will be a fundraiser for the Fort Smith Museum of History and the Darby House. Participants can register on the museum's website to compete in a ruck march, half marathon, 5K or 10K, according to the museum's website. The start and finish line will be located at Cisterna Park in Downtown Fort Smith at 1001 Garrison Ave. The race will begin at 7 a.m. and conclude by noon. Capt.

  • 2 weeks ago | rivervalleydemocratgazette.com | Campbell Roper

    VAN BUREN -- Chapters on Main Bookstore and Coffee Shop is reopening the Chapters Book Club on Thursday. The book club will meet at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the Van Buren bookstore, located downtown at 816 Main St. According to the store's website, group members will decide at Thursday's meeting what book they will read this month. The website also states group members will discuss their expectations for the club at the meeting.

  • 2 weeks ago | nwaonline.com | Campbell Roper

    FORT SMITH -- The Fort Smith Board of Directors plans to discuss a proposal to cut spending in several departments and put the money toward meeting its obligations under a federal consent decree. Director Jarred Rego calls his proposal the Fort Smith Curbing Unrestricted Taxpayer Spending Package.

  • 3 weeks ago | arkansasonline.com | Campbell Roper

    On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. FORT SMITH -- The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced on Wednesday a $7.5 million gift, which will endow a comprehensive Center for Nonprofits. The anonymous gift, one of the largest in UAFS history, was unveiled during the public kickoff of the university's $85 million comprehensive campaign, Intrepid Ambition, according to a press release from the university.

  • 3 weeks ago | nwaonline.com | Campbell Roper

    FORT SMITH -- The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced a $7.5 million gift on Wednesday, which will endow a comprehensive Center for Nonprofits. The anonymous gift, one of the largest in UAFS history, was unveiled during the public kickoff of the university's $85 million comprehensive campaign, Intrepid Ambition, according to a press release from the university.