WASHINGTON – With small business owners and entrepreneurs in traditionally underserved communities continuing to face challenges in accessing capital, the U.S. Small Business Administration is announcing two new initiatives aimed at increasing SBA backed loans to small businesses in these markets. Mills will also announce the chair of the new Advisory Council on Underserved Communities. [...]

At the recent Northwest Arkansas School Counselors Association's Conference, Martha Mosley, a member of the Fort Smith Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority received the Secondary Counselor of the Year award for the Northwest Region. Martha is counselor at Cass Job Corps and has worked at Cass for several years. The Arkansas School Counselors [...]

Finance, Economics, Politics, Elections, Social Trends, Global Warming, Cable News Channels, Cultures and Racial Intolerance, Social Security, Outsourcing, Sustainability. What do they all have in common??? The value of your dollar! Yes dear readers, the Greenback, The Dead Presidents, and your hard earned Dollar! Over the years, I've complained passively, apathetically critiqued, and outright criticized [...]

Mr. Almon “Joey” Page was sworn in by the Honorable Judge Stephen Tabor on Thursday November 8, 2007 to the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies to which he was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe. His term will expire May 26, 2011. Joey Page is a Native of Fort Smith where he [...]

The University of Colorado at Boulder has appointed Derrick K. Watson, a campus veteran with more than 20 years of administrative experi- ence, as its new Department of Environmental Health and Safety director.

The PGA Tour season is underway and T’s Boutique was one of the stopping places for the PGA wives.Frequently The PGA wives are off visiting some local charity or performing some community service while their husbands are competing. Wednesday,

Hapeville, GA (BlackNews.com) – This idea began to take form when Terri Franklin was completely frustrated with looking for the perfect shade in a quality pantyhose. She’d find a great color to match her skin tone, then eventually, it would be discontinued or the quality wouldn’t hold up. So, Terri decided to launch her own [...]