by - November 22, 2016 8:39 pm
After eight years as director and almost 20 years with the airport, Fort Smith Regional Airport Director John Parker is stepping down. Parker announced his retirement effective March 31, 2017,…
by - November 22, 2016 4:12 pm
The new superintendent of Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) is not yet known — that will be for a marathon day of interviews on Nov. 28 to assist in determining…
by - November 21, 2016 4:55 pm
Fort Smith city sales tax collections are holding steady approximately three months after the Board of Directors approved a budget revision to account for lower-than-anticipated revenues. The total adjusted budget…
by - November 19, 2016 9:50 am
Fort Smith Public Schools are moving closer to filling the superintendent position left vacant by longtime Superintendent Benny Gooden, who announced his retirement in April. The district released the names…
by - November 17, 2016 7:23 pm
Randy DeCanter came to Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith on Nov. 12 for a typical Saturday at the office, but paused to contact Lorie Robertson of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment…
by - November 16, 2016 5:56 pm
It’s not likely that rising interest rates following the surprise general election results will have a significant short-term impact on city of Fort Smith’s investments, nor the struggling LOPFI retirement…
by - November 16, 2016 6:43 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved the city’s education reimbursement policy, rescheduled both of this week’s 2017 budget hearings following a calculation error, and authorized water and sewer refunding…
by - November 15, 2016 8:06 pm
The Choctaw Nation will now represent Fort Smith, Ark., as a top tourist destination in its multi-tribal promotional materials, 64.6 Downtown Executive Director John McIntosh revealed at Tuesday’s (Nov. 15)…
by - November 9, 2016 6:01 pm
The Rivervalley Artisan Market has outgrown its Fort Smith location at Creekmore Park, according to co-organizer Elizabeth James, who briefed the city’s Parks Commission at a Wednesday (Nov. 9) meeting….
by - November 9, 2016 5:20 pm
The Friedman-Mincer building – aka, OTASCO building – and the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith have been awarded with special distinctions for design and renovation. The Friedman-Mincer building has…
by - November 8, 2016 10:32 pm
It was year of the incumbents in two Fort Smith city director races as Ward 2 Director André Good and Ward 4 Director George Catsavis retained their positions Tuesday night…
by - November 8, 2016 6:35 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors weighed options on the city’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) computer system slated to begin implementation in 2017 and roll out over the next five…
by - November 7, 2016 5:18 pm
Fort Smith building activity momentum came to a halt in October, setting regional activity back after three strong months in July, August, and September. While the tri-city region saw gains…
by - November 4, 2016 2:49 pm
Hillary Clinton has the easiest path to 270 electoral votes, but Donald Trump is within viable reach, according to Talk Business & Politics CEO Roby Brock and Talk Business &…
by - November 3, 2016 9:05 pm
The DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Smith City Center is open for business, with $10 million spent – a cost that does not include furniture, fixtures and equipment – to renovate…
by - November 2, 2016 7:14 am
In 2014, Kieran Horne and a handful of friends from Van Buren High School launched the school’s first Secular Student Alliance. Two years later, the group is no more. The…
by - November 1, 2016 10:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors revisited the topic of underwriters for bond issues at Tuesday’s (Nov. 1) regular meeting, opting to shift the split on water and sewer bonds…
by - October 31, 2016 2:21 pm
Community Health Systems has expanded the reach of its Shared Services Center across the former Phoenix Village Mall property in Fort Smith, Ark., with more than $3.5 million in improvements….
by - October 27, 2016 10:10 pm
Parrot Island Waterpark reported a second consecutive cash-positive year at a special study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors and Sebastian County Quorum Court Thursday night (Oct. 27)….
by - October 27, 2016 6:32 pm
The United States Marshals Museum executive board has set Sept. 24, 2019 as its official opening day to coincide with the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Marshals Service. “The Fort…
