by - April 29, 2026 5:53 pm
Harvard University professor Raj Chetty and scholar and sociologist Eric Klinenberg will be the keynote speakers for the 34th Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 34), its annual gathering of…
by - April 29, 2026 2:51 pm
Mercy Fort Smith announced Wednesday (April 29) that the hospital system has raised enough money to fully fund the $41 million expansion of its Fort Smith cancer center. What is…
by - April 29, 2026 2:16 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health announced to Fort Smith hospital and clinic employees on Wednesday (April 29) that it will over the next 60 days close several clinics and services, resulting…
by - April 29, 2026 1:12 pm
George Franklin McAlister (92) of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026 surrounded by family, leaving behind a legacy of Christian service, scholarship, music, mentorship, and steadfast…
by - April 29, 2026 1:12 pm
James Anthony Crea passed on April 27, 2026, at the age of 73, having been born on July 7, 1952. Beloved husband of Joanne (nee Thomas). Loving son of the…
by - April 29, 2026 1:10 pm
Richard Louis Mayes, 71, of Barling, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2026 at his home. He was born June 25, 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late William and…
by - April 29, 2026 1:10 pm
Marita Rose (Briley) Needham, 80, of Van Buren, passed from this earth Sunday, April 26, 2026 surrounded by her family. Marita was born December 12, 1945 in Fort Smith to…
by - April 29, 2026 1:10 pm
David Michael McGuire, 63, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2026 at his home. He was born September 1, 1962 in New Albany, Indiana to the late Louis…
by - April 29, 2026 1:07 pm
George Frederick Nelson, 77, of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, April 27, 2026, at his home. He was born on March 20, 1949, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late…
by - April 29, 2026 1:05 pm
{“obituaryText”:”Joy Sue Tackett, 89, of Alma, Arkansas passed away Monday, April 20, 2026 in Alma. She was born June 7, 1936 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Oscar Lee and Peggy…
by - April 29, 2026 1:05 pm
Martha Stewart Terry passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in Greenwood. Martha was born on March 12, 1934, to Harlan (Jake) and Ruth Ann Stewart. She spent her entire…
by - April 29, 2026 1:01 pm
SyntexNRG Inc., a Rogers-based renewable fuels and technology development company, said a report showed that delays at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have stalled hundreds of grants for federally…
by - April 29, 2026 12:55 pm
Springdale nonprofit Jones Center said a 3.16-megawatt DC array in Nashville (Howard County) started operating April 22 and supports the nonprofit’s Springdale campus. According to a news release, Entegrity Energy…
by - April 29, 2026 12:38 pm
All seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted higher jobless rates in February compared with February 2025, with three metro areas posting rates lower than Arkansas’ February rate…
by - April 28, 2026 11:54 pm
Google broke ground on a $4 billion data center in West Memphis last year and part of that project was a $25 million fund to help scale energy efficiency in…
by - April 28, 2026 6:04 pm
The office of Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) on Tuesday (April 28) announced $25 million in funds to 22 communities through the Arkansas Site Development…
by - April 28, 2026 3:36 pm
OZ Trails plans to open the OZ Trails Bike Park on the Bentonville-Bella Vista border on June 12. It will be the state’s first chairlift-served mountain bike park comprising more…
by - April 28, 2026 3:27 pm
Fast-casual restaurant Goodcents recently opened a 2,740-square-foot shop at 3061 N. College Ave. It’s the third Goodcents location in Arkansas, with others in Bentonville and El Dorado. Business owners Cory…
by - April 28, 2026 2:10 pm
A process that began in February to name the administration center of the Fort Smith Public School District is moving forward, with former Superintendent Dr. Benny Gooden’s name the leading…
by - April 28, 2026 10:03 am
Revenue in the first quarter of 2026 for Fort Smith-based ArcBest increased in the company’s two segments thanks in part to an increase in shipments and more tonnage shipped. However,…
