by - May 10, 2026 12:01 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art recently celebrated the opening of its historic Fine Arts Center after a $38 million restoration project. It coincided with the building’s 75th anniversary….
by - May 10, 2026 8:45 am
It’s easy to forget just how much Arkansas has changed over the past decade. Not all of it has been obvious day to day, but taken together, the progress has…
by - May 9, 2026 12:57 pm
Cailey Grace Grinstead took an unconventional route to eventually sign to play volleyball at a four-year university. She attended high school at Muldrow, which does not field a volleyball program….
by - May 9, 2026 10:54 am
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Commerce Collective Crystal Bedney, owner of Serious Fiber and a U.S. Navy veteran, has been selected as the winner…
by - May 8, 2026 4:45 pm
Springdale-based behavioral health provider Arisa Health said Friday (May 8) that it will close some of its Arkansas locations and no longer be the state-contracted provider for mobile crisis, forensic…
by - May 8, 2026 4:01 pm
Thurman “Cotton” Nichols, age 82, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away May 1, 2026 at the Fianna Hills Rehab and Nursing Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Cotton was born on…
by - May 8, 2026 3:59 pm
Earlene (Cummings) Watford was born on November 1, 1948, in Cedars, Oklahoma, to the late Cora Leana Massey and Earl Eugene Cummings. Earlene completed her formal education in Fort Smith,…
by - May 8, 2026 3:58 pm
Tracy Lyn Russell, age 66, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away in the comfort of his home on May 4, 2026. Born on December 9, 1959, in Fort Smith, Arkansas,…
by - May 8, 2026 3:42 pm
Fort Smith – Jim Spears passed away with his family at his side on May 5, 2026. He was born March 5, 1946, in Fayetteville. He graduated from Northside High…
by - May 8, 2026 3:42 pm
James “Jim” A. Etter Jr., 85, of Fort Smith, passed away on May 6, 2026. He was born in Fort Smith on September 16, 1940, to Grace and James A….
by - May 8, 2026 3:41 pm
Anthony Mathews, age 79, of Bonanza, Arkansas passed on May 7, 2026. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2026, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Edwards Funeral…
by - May 8, 2026 3:41 pm
Jill Renee Drouhard, 65, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on May 3, 2026, after an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by her family at Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital. Born…
by - May 8, 2026 3:38 pm
Toby Lee Brandon Plumbtree, 48, of Fort Smith, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at his home. He was born May 13, 1977 in Ozark. He had worked for Bank…
by - May 8, 2026 3:38 pm
Lillie Jewel Stewart, 89, of Mulberry, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2026 at her home. She was born July 2, 1936 in San Antonio to the late Elmer and Viola…
by - May 8, 2026 3:31 pm
William George Cooksey, 82, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Greenwood. He was born September 6, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri to George and Roxie (Cape)…
by - May 8, 2026 3:31 pm
Alice Marie Chappell, 84, of Hackett, Arkansas went to her eternal home on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at her home in Hackett. She was born on December 18, 1941, in…
by - May 8, 2026 1:58 pm
Retirement communities totaling 208 units in Bentonville and Rogers recently sold for a combined $41.06 million. The purchase price equals $197,408 per unit. Chicago-based retirement community owner Ventas Inc. bought…
by - May 8, 2026 11:07 am
Of the seven top job categories in the Fort Smith metro, only the tourism and the education and health services sectors posted job gains in the February report from the…
by - May 8, 2026 11:02 am
A four-story, 211-unit luxury apartment complex recently opened south of the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville. The George at 682 E. Georgetowne Square Drive was co-developed by St. Louis-based Profusion…
by - May 7, 2026 8:30 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said Thursday (May 7) that the Senate will mark up its latest version of the Farm Bill in the next few weeks and called farmers’…
