Year: 2026

ACHI promotes 3 to new roles

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) announced the promotions of Sandra McGrew to executive director, Jennifer Wessel to director of health policy, and Joshua Cook to director of external…

ArcBest announces board changes, quarterly dividend

Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (Jan. 28) announced changes to its board of directors, with the board size to drop from 11 to 10 directors. Eight of the 10 will…

$3.5 million for Jonesboro’s E911/Real Time Crime Center approved

The city of Jonesboro will receive $3.5 million in federal funds for public safety needs related to its Real Time Crime Center. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., first authored the…

XNA surpasses Clinton National in enplanements years sooner than expected

Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Benton County exceeded enplanements, or passengers flying out, at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock six years faster than previously projected. In 2025, XNA…

Razorback Stadium to host international soccer match in March

Fayetteville will host a major international soccer event in March that will feature men’s and women’s matches at 72,000-seat Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The Club América Golden Clash 2026…

Rose M Sartain

Rose Marie Sartain, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on January 19, 2026. She was born to James Edwin Condon and Helen Rose Merk on June 22, 1927, in New…

Michael Dan Walters

Michael Dan Walters, aged 73, passed away on January 21, 2026. He was born on April 9, 1952 in Denton, Texas to Dan and Jeanette Walters. Michael was a member…

Edward Skurdahl

Edward Skurdahl passed away on January 24, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on July 16, 1953, Edward was a resident of Fort Smith, Arkansas. A memorial visitation will…

Winifred Joe Barber

Winifred Joe Barber passed away on January 27, 2026, at the age of 84. Winifred Joe Barber was born on September 12, 1941. Winifred Joe Barber was a resident of…

Terry Bernard Schmitt

Terry Bernard Schmitt, 74, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 in Fort Smith. He was born July 11, 1951 in Dubuque, Iowa to the late Bernie and…

Joann Rachel Winter

Joann Rachel Winter, who resided in Hartford, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026, at her home. She was born on December 29, 1953, in Gulfport, Florida, to the…

Joanie Rice

Mary Joan Rice of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at her home. She was born on January 20, 1939, in…

Clyde Morris

Clyde Morris July 12, 1956 – January 22, 2026 Arrangements are pending. Thank you, To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Clyde Morris, please click here to visit our sympathy…

Larry Allen Hearn

Larry Allen Hearn of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Methodist Village Senior Living in Fort Smith. He was born on November 20, 1950, in Fort…

Carolyn M Harrison

Carolyn M. Harrison, 69, of Charleston, Arkansas passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Baptist Health in Fort Smith. She was born on November 5, 1956, in Fort Smith, Arkansas,…

Delmer Dodd

James Delmer Dodd of Charleston, Arkansas, died Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on September 15, 1942, in Buford, Georgia, to the…

Nancy Thompson

Nancy Thompson July 16, 1963 – January 23, 2026 Arrangements are pending. Thank you, To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Nancy Thompson, please click here to visit our sympathy…

Carl Lee White

Carl Lee White, who resided in Roland, Oklahoma, died Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Sequoyah East Nursing Center in Roland. He was born on May 14, 1941, in Cecil, Arkansas,…

Alvin Louis Prieur, Jr.

Alvin Louis Prieur, Jr., 75, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 24, 2026, in Fort Smith, surrounded by his children. He was preceded in death by his…