by - December 20, 2024 2:42 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education will meet in a special called meeting Jan. 7 to review possible firms to help with the search for a new superintendent…
by - December 20, 2024 2:24 pm
Arkansas’ third quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) of $149.105 billion grew at an annual rate of 6.9%, the most of any U.S. state, according to Friday’s (Dec. 20) report…
by - December 20, 2024 2:22 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Friday (Dec. 20) announced that Cole Jester will serve as Arkansas’ Secretary of State and Justice Cody Hiland and Nicholas Bronni would fill vacancies on the…
by - December 20, 2024 1:54 pm
A nine-story, 252,162-square-foot office building adjacent to the Walmart Home Office in Bentonville has a new owner after a Thursday (Dec. 19) sale worth $38 million. The purchase price equals…
by - December 20, 2024 1:52 pm
Donnie Wayne Barron, 68, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on November 28, 2024. He was born on October 12, 1956, in Gorman, Texas. Donnie married the love of his…
by - December 20, 2024 1:50 pm
Dorothy Mae Ireland, age 63, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on December 5, 2024. She was born on September 29, 1961, in Ladd, Arkansas, to Willie Jones and Idella…
by - December 20, 2024 1:47 pm
Ricky Gene Moore Jr., age 45, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Born on June 13, 1979, in Fort Smith, he…
by - December 20, 2024 1:36 pm
Carl William Dillenbeck Jr., 53, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Carl was born on March 28, 1971, to Carl and Wanda Dillenbeck. A valued…
by - December 20, 2024 10:31 am
About 62 acres of commercial land southwest of Pleasant Grove Road and Interstate 49 in Rogers recently changed hands after a transaction worth $12.18 million. The purchase price equals $197,375…
by - December 20, 2024 10:19 am
Arkansas added more than 33,000 net jobs in November compared with November 2023, and the number of unemployed fell almost 9% in the year. As a result, the state’s jobless…
by - December 19, 2024 5:20 pm
Hall Booth Smith recently added attorneys Travis Linn, Bethany Michau, and Rylie Slone to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers. The Atlanta-based firm also has an office in Little…
by - December 19, 2024 3:43 pm
There were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2023, down 3.7% compared with the 5,486 fatal injuries in 2022, according to a report posted Thursday (Dec….
by - December 19, 2024 2:16 pm
Since its inception in 2015, the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program of the Walton Family Foundation has provided $28 million to support the design of 20 projects for community gathering…
by - December 19, 2024 2:07 pm
Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, a department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, is accepting applications for its new artisanal butchery program. Application deadline is Jan….
by - December 19, 2024 2:01 pm
Arvest Bank recently acquired the naming rights to the 32-floor Bank of America Center building at 15 W. Sixth St. in downtown Tulsa. After a renovation project, Arvest Wealth Management…
by - December 19, 2024 12:44 pm
Of the $26.7 million in workforce training grants announced Thursday (Dec. 19) by Gov. Sarah Sanders, $4.45 million will land in the Fort Smith metro, and institutions in the University…
by - December 19, 2024 11:40 am
The second class of the Arkansas Delta Women’s Leadership Academy is comprised of 25 women from across the Delta. The program, sponsored by Arkansas State University, hosted its first class…
by - December 19, 2024 11:39 am
Lyon College has received a $100,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) through the 2024 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Recreational Trails Program (RTP) to enhance the SCOTS…
by - December 19, 2024 7:55 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) more than $313 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in 18 states…
by - December 18, 2024 6:26 pm
Impact Management Group (IMG), a Little Rock-based leader in public affairs, political consulting, and strategic communications, announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) that co-founder and partner, Terry Benham, is transitioning to a…
