Public records indicate Olivet International, a Walmart supplier, is tied to a property the state is investigating for ties to China.
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It’s Arkansas Road Trip time
If a total solar eclipse, a peek at the dancing lights of the aurora and a mass cicada convergence have convinced throngs of visitors that Arkansas is the place to be this year, surely it’s time to convince ourselves, right? Get inspired with our annual Road Trip issue.
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Marshals, mi xao and Miss Laura’s: Is Fort Smith cool?
Arkansas’s frontier city has plenty to do and lots to see.
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Making light of history: A Q&A with writer Brad Neely
Roughly 20 years ago, Fort Smith native Brad Neely made a name for himself with “Wizard People, Dear Reader,” his wickedly funny voiceover dub of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” After a quietly impressive career of working in animated television, he’s returned with “You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant,” a farfetched biography that imbues the sacred topic of American history with horny, scatalogical and glaringly anachronistic details.
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Gun manufacturer plans headquarters expansion in Arkansas
One of the world’s best-known gun manufacturers will spend up to $30 million to expand its presence in Fort Smith over the next five years, according to state and company officials.
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Miss America 2024 is a Fort Smith native — and an Air Force officer
Though Madison Marsh was representing Colorado on stage, her roots are in Arkansas.
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Fort Smith weapons expert pleads guilty to federal charges
Neil Ravi Mehta, who drives a Lamborghini with “Warlord” plates, went on the run earlier this year before he was apprehended on federal weapons charges in Texas.
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Long-awaited Marshals Museum set to open in Fort Smith on July 1
The US Marshals Museum in Fort Smith is set to open on July 1. The museum will have five galleries that tell the dusty, dangerous story of the United States Marshals Service.
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Two chances to see Ashley McBryde this weekend
Ashley McBryde, recent Grammy award-winning country darling from Mammoth Spring, is playing two shows in Arkansas this weekend — one in Fort Smith at TempleLive on Friday and the other in El Dorado at First Financial Music Hall on Saturday, both with an opening performance from Faren Rachels.
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Arkansas manhunt update: the tunnel story is fake, but the orange Lamborghini is real
Initial rumors that Mehta fled to safety through an El Chapo-style tunnel are not correct, FBI spokesman Connor Hagan said.