by - July 12, 2017 8:36 pm
The River Valley Sports Complex continues to be “in limbo” following the Board’s decision earlier this year to sever ties with organizers Jake Files and Lee Webb. Acting on the…
by - July 11, 2017 10:41 pm
By vote of 4-3, the Fort Smith Board of Directors closed a more than two-hour executive session Tuesday night (July 11) by asking Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman and Fort…
by - July 10, 2017 2:32 pm
Sebastian and Crawford counties reported $35.124 million in sales volume, a 5.63% decline from $37.218 million for June 2016. However, year-to-date numbers continued to show improvement with $176.058 million in…
by - July 9, 2017 7:26 pm
Editor’s note: This story is updated to reflect clarification on the city of Fort Smith’s initial press release explaining the sewer rate change. After receiving conflicting input from several sources,…
by - July 7, 2017 5:25 pm
A planned executive session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors to discuss removal of attorney Chip Sexton from the city’s Civil Service Commission for potential conflict of interest will…
by - July 6, 2017 5:19 pm
The Local Police and Fire (LOPFI) retirement fund for the city of Fort Smith has 13 years before insolvency for “Old Plans” (i.e. retirees prior to Jan. 1, 1983). While…
by - July 5, 2017 5:29 pm
“Slowly, but surely” might best describe the public-private partnership between the city of Fort Smith parks department and the Friends of Recreational Trails (FORT). In July 2015, FORT — led…
by - July 5, 2017 3:54 pm
A relatively inactive June pushed Fort Smith metro building permit values down compared to 2016. While Van Buren and Greenwood continued to perform above expectations, Fort Smith faltered with a…
by - June 29, 2017 9:29 pm
Fort Smith revenues were up significantly for May on city and county sales tax sides, but it may be too early to call it a trend, according to Fort Smith…
by - June 28, 2017 3:09 pm
The city of Fort Smith restored its recycling program on Monday (June 26), but the fight to rebuild trust with residents will be a challenge. Fort Smith Director Keith Lau…
by - June 27, 2017 7:56 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will hold an executive session at the July 11 regular meeting to discuss removal of chairman and Fort Smith attorney Chip Sexton from the…
by - June 27, 2017 5:09 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and CEO Kyle Parker said the school’s new planned zoning development (PZD) announced Tuesday (June 27) in coordination with the announcement of the…
by - June 27, 2017 10:51 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Tuesday (June 27) the follow-up to its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). The new 60,000 square-foot facility in Fort Smith will…
by - June 26, 2017 10:51 pm
The Fort Smith recycling issue spilled over to a school board meeting Monday night (June 26) when the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board voted to table acceptance of a…
by - June 25, 2017 1:10 pm
The city of Fort Smith will resume its recycling program on Monday (June 26), according to a Friday (June 23) press release. At a recent Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - June 22, 2017 5:38 pm
For Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters, one of the city’s most important programs is also one you hear little about — the Lake Fort Smith Watershed Protection Area. A…
by - June 21, 2017 2:44 pm
For one family in Greenwood, Ark., giving up on their daughter with autism was not an option. Children diagnosed with the condition seldom show emotion, and moments every parent lives…
by - June 21, 2017 2:30 pm
General Pallets owner Phil White cleared a preliminary hurdle with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) with his planned redevelopment of the 900 block of Garrison Avenue. White…
by - June 20, 2017 10:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 20) approved a new recycling agreement with Third Rock Recycling, and their partner Pen Sales, for recycling services. In a 4-1…
by - June 20, 2017 4:06 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously to recommend the Propelling Downtown Forward plan for the Board of Directors’ consideration at a Tuesday morning (June 20) meeting….
