by - November 20, 2017 1:21 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has filed suit against property owner Mike Tankersley, who had requested, and was denied, an extension request earlier this year as part of the…
by - November 17, 2017 4:44 pm
PRADCO Outdoor Brands announced the addition of 60 new jobs, and Methodist Village Senior Living kicked off a major expansion project during separate ceremonies in Fort Smith on Friday (Nov….
by - November 16, 2017 5:51 pm
More details have emerged on a planned economic development package that could result in 150 new jobs to the city of Fort Smith. City Administrator Carl Geffken called for and…
by - November 15, 2017 6:31 am
The city of Fort Smith released its proposed operating budget for 2018 on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 14), projecting $124.212 million in revenues for the year ahead against $117.389 million in…
by - November 14, 2017 6:01 pm
The Fort Smith Sanitation Department requested the Board consider a return to task-based work scheduling used from 1989 through August 2016. The request came at a Tuesday (Nov. 14) study…
by - November 13, 2017 9:15 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker stepped into the position on Jan. 18 and posted an 8-page outline to the district’s website for what he envisioned over…
by - November 10, 2017 2:18 pm
Crime rates have fallen across most service calls for the first nine months of 2017, according to Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) data. While the number of murders from 2016…
by - November 9, 2017 5:22 pm
A significant increase in month-to-month home sales for Crawford County pushed the Fort Smith home sales market – Crawford, Sebastian counties – to a slight gain for October, continuing the…
by - November 8, 2017 6:08 pm
Sales tax revenue fell 4.83% in Fort Smith’s September report to $1.637 million from $1.72 million the previous year, but year-to-date figures for 2017 continue to hold up at $16.021…
by - November 8, 2017 3:33 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 7) approved a five-year capital improvement plan for the city’s wastewater program that will budget $153.8 million in consent decree spending…
by - November 7, 2017 4:45 pm
Stephanie Freeman, career development facilitator for Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS), hopes to change the way junior high students see their city. Since helping launch the iCan Career Expo for…
by - November 7, 2017 3:11 pm
Five Rivers Distribution has secured a $584,000 grant on behalf of the public Port of Fort Smith. The funding will go towards construction of an $885,000, 30,000-square foot bulk storage…
by - November 6, 2017 4:37 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region bounced back in October, cutting its year-to-date deficit by just over 2% after a rough September placed it into the red. The region…
by - November 5, 2017 2:35 pm
Arkansas employers are running out of prep time before medical marijuana becomes available, so it’s crucial to begin now defining internal policies and procedures, said Little Rock attorney J. Bruce…
by - November 2, 2017 2:25 pm
The Fort Smith civil service commission has voted to temporarily cease using credit reports in the interview process of city police and fire personnel. The five-member group requested training on…
by - October 31, 2017 5:39 pm
Fort Smith City Attorney Jerry Canfield said at a Tuesday (Oct. 31) study session that city government had “a long history of compliance” with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act…
by - October 30, 2017 2:11 pm
After years of waiting, the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) will “open” in the next five to six weeks — virtually. The building, which still eyes a Sept. 24, 2019…
by - October 26, 2017 9:01 pm
Efforts to reduce truck traffic on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith as part of the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic plan took a step back recently after the Arkansas Department…
by - October 25, 2017 6:22 pm
Downtown Fort Smith parking meters could soon see a 100% increase after not being updated since 1985, but one organization disapproves of the move. At a recent Board of Directors…
by - October 25, 2017 3:25 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken confirmed on Tuesday (Oct. 24) that without changes to the city’s estimated $480 million consent decree, water and sewer rates will continue to go…
