by - June 1, 2026 6:09 pm
Fort Smith metro building permit numbers down in May
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro area was stronger in May but declined from the same time in 2025. Permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled…
Year: 2026
by - June 1, 2026 5:57 pm
Delta Arts Festival slated for this weekend in Newport
The 17th Annual Delta Arts Festival will return to downtown Newport on Friday (June 5) and Saturday (June 6), bringing together one of the largest celebrations of art, music and…
by - June 1, 2026 5:46 pm
modus studio announces promotions, updates to logo, website
Fayetteville-based architecture firm modus studio said Monday (June 1) that it has promoted multiple staff, released a new logo and updated its website. The firm has promoted Aaron Speaks, Jody…
by - June 1, 2026 4:21 pm
Crystal Bridges opens 114,000-square-foot expansion this weekend
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will open to the public its 114,000-square-foot expansion on Saturday (June 6) and Sunday (June 7). The project, designed by Safdie Architects,…
by - June 1, 2026 4:09 pm
Arkansas River commercial tonnage recovers in April, up 32.5%
April was good for commercial operators on the Arkansas River. Tonnage shipped for the month was up more than 30% compared with April 2025, with sand/gravel/rock shipments up almost 12%…
by - June 1, 2026 4:03 pm
Report: Arkansas’ economy declines in May but above growth neutral
Arkansas’ economic conditions declined slightly in May compared to April, but remained in a growth trend despite continued job losses in the manufacturing sector, according to the Creighton University Mid-America…
by - June 1, 2026 9:30 am
NYITCOM making an impact across Arkansas
“This is going to take a while,” I thought to myself as we left the Arkadelphia city limits headed to Sparkman with the ambulance’s emergency lights on and the siren…
by - June 1, 2026 9:00 am
Access, education part of improving maternal health in the Delta
The Arkansas Delta might be the “bread basket” for the state, meaning food is grown there at the highest rates in the country. But it also one of the most…
by - May 31, 2026 1:14 pm
History of ‘Rainbow Girls’ in Fort Smith includes accomplishments, pain
In the mid-1940s, 10 years before the Civil Rights movement began, oppression and racism were rife across the south. For a group of 12 young black women in Fort Smith,…
by - May 31, 2026 10:45 am
The next chapter for infant health
The baby was eleven months old when her mother brought her to my clinic. She had a small flat spot on the back of her head from sleeping in one…
by - May 31, 2026 10:16 am
Westerman touts transportation funding, defense economy, outdoors act
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, said he will host a field hearing in Hot Springs during the second week in June to collect testimony for the Great American Outdoors…
by - May 31, 2026 10:00 am
‘Covered Buttons’ tells a story of the push for better women’s health
Dr. Stephanie Saunders didn’t have a lot of access to books growing up in Salem, a small hamlet tucked in the Ozark’s foothills in Fulton County. She spent countless hours…
by - May 30, 2026 10:52 am
Greenwood senior soccer goalkeeper developed a passion for the sport as a freshman
Growing up in New Mexico, soccer was not on Trinity Spicer’s radar. Now a senior at Greenwood, she actually competed in track, as her parents were both coaches, along with…
by - May 30, 2026 10:38 am
Arkansas is showing what’s possible when we move faster for students
After 23 years in the classroom, I have learned something simple but powerful: students will rise to the level we set for them. The question is whether the systems around…
by - May 30, 2026 10:34 am
Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: A 4,000-mile ‘Journey of Hope,’ fire and police fundraiser, and climate program input
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Journey of Hope University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) sophomore Danu Regalado will ride about 4,000 miles from California to…
by - May 29, 2026 6:32 pm
Denali may close ‘noxious’ Crawford County lagoon in 2026
Russellville-based Denali Water Solutions may file a plan with state officials to discontinue using a lagoon in Crawford County that allegedly resulted in “noxious fumes and odors” in the Fort…
by - May 29, 2026 12:39 pm
Santos Fernandez
Santos Fernandez, age 87, of Muldrow, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, at Sequoyah Manor. She was born on February 19, 1939, in Rocksprings, Texas, to Alejandro Fernandez…
by - May 29, 2026 12:38 pm
Angela Elizabeth Membreno-Martinez
Angela Elizabeth Membreno-Martinez, age 44, passed away on May 17, 2026, in Fort Smith Arkansas. She was born May 25, 1981 in Mena, Arkansas, to Jerry Ray Hammerton and Barbara…
by - May 29, 2026 12:38 pm
Tonya Denise Gordon
Tonya Denise Gordon, age 51, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on May 17, 2026. She was born on February 25, 1975, to the late Billy Eugene Thomas and Judy…
by - May 29, 2026 12:37 pm
Abel Dupris Lawrence
Abel Dupris Lawrence, age 78, passed away on May 18, 2026, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on March 6, 1948, in San Antonio, Texas, to the late Thomas…