Year: 2026

NWA sales tax revenue dips again in February report

Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale cumulatively reported sales tax revenue of $10.862 million in their February reports, down 2.9% from the same month a year ago. The decline follows a…

Arkansas tax revenue up 1.7%, surplus estimate jumps to $334.4 million

A revised revenue forecast has Arkansas’ projected fiscal year surplus at $334.4 million, more than double the previous estimate of $160.3 million. Tax revenue in the first eight months of…

Effort underway to establish Arkansas Delta as National Heritage Area

The Arkansas State University Heritage Sites is exploring the feasibility of establishing the Arkansas Delta as a National Heritage Area. Three upcoming meetings will be held to allow the community…

ARDOT to hold public meetings about I-49 route

Two public meetings soon to be conducted by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) in Greenwood and Waldron are more small steps in the larger and expensive effort to complete…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue ticks higher in the January report

Sales tax revenue is off to a good start for Fort Smith, with the January report showing an almost 5% gain in the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian County…

Clark County receives designation from AEDC, others for site readiness

Clark County has received the Competitive Communities Initiative (CCI) designation from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), the Select Site certification from Entergy Arkansas, and the ONSite certification from the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas…

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Brenda King

Brenda King, age 77, passed away on February 13, 2026 at Covington Court health and rehab, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on October 10, 1948 in Pine Bluff,…

Bobby Lee Beneux

Bobby Lee Beneux, age 66, passed away peacefully in his home on February 16, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born May 13, 1959 to the late June Beneux…

Calvin Odell Eubanks

Calvin Odell Eubanks, age 68, passed away on February 19, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on June 11, 1957 in Spiro, Oklahoma to Lonnie and Alberta (Shoate)…

Nong Arounnothay

Nong Arounnothay, age 58, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away on February 20, 2026. Nong was born on May 1, 1967, in Vientiane, Laos, to Sanh Van Luong and Ben…

Betty Beatrice Lord

Betty Beatrice Lord, 84, was born on October 17, 1941 in Joplin, Missouri, and left this world on February 20, 2026, to be in the presence of God. Betty was…

Douglas Glen Kilpatrick

Douglas Glen Kilpatrick, affectionately known as Doug, 73, of Pocola, Oklahoma, passed away on February 21, 2026, at his home. He was born on April 10, 1952, at Camp Chaffee…

Margaret Lula Dillon

Margaret Lula Dillon, age 101, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2026 at Chapel Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born January 21, 1925 in Ozark,…

Frank Kelley

Frank Kelley, age 83, passed away on February 23, 2026 at Legacy Health and Rehabilitation in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born October 14, 1942. Services are entrusted to Lewis…

Ronald Eddings

Ronald Eddings, age 75, passed away on February 23, 2026 at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born January 31, 1951. Services are under the direction of…

Jennifer Renee Kelly

Jennifer Renee Kelly, age 44, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2026, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born on October 28, 1981, in Fort Smith…

Phillip Warren West

Phillip Warren West, age 83, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully Monday January 26th, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of hard work, deep friendships, and a family who adored…

Patrick Alan Hopkins

Patrick Alan Hopkins, 71 of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on February 8, 2026. Patrick is preceded in death by his parents and siblings. Survivors include cousins, nieces and nephews…

Debra “Debbie” Ann Griffin

Debra “Debbie” Ann Griffin, 66, of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born on September 29, 1959, in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to the…