by - August 11, 2016 11:22 am
A former Fayetteville police chief and candidates from Chicago, New Mexico and Texas are among finalists for the open Fort Smith police chief job, and utility director candidate finalists are…
by - August 10, 2016 4:22 pm
The Fort Smith Parks Commission on Wednesday (Aug. 10) discussed the Parks Department’s capital improvement plan (CIP) and if it should include a proposed $1 million downtown improvement. Meeting at…
by - August 9, 2016 8:45 pm
Fort Smith Director George Catsavis will face off against challenger Neal Martin for the Fort Smith Ward 4 City Director position on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Following Tuesday…
by - August 9, 2016 7:17 pm
Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith joined with the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) on Tuesday, Aug. 9, for a groundbreaking ceremony on a $7.9 million, 13,500 square-foot facility at Chaffee Crossing….
by - August 9, 2016 2:27 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken has announced the names of the finalists for the city’s three open department head positions. Out of 82 applicants, the city has narrowed it…
by - August 9, 2016 8:22 am
Fort Smith administration has shed additional light on the status of job search costs for three of the city’s top positions, with those expenses already beyond $40,000. In a recent…
by - August 8, 2016 3:53 pm
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) is a year away from opening its doors to its inaugural class of 150, but there is already activity on the sprawling 227-acre…
by - August 5, 2016 3:32 pm
Trump, Obama, Iran and federal Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding were topics Friday (Aug. 5) as U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., toured the newly constructed Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine…
by - August 4, 2016 5:53 pm
Fort Smith city government and Dallas-based Strategic Government Resources (SGR) continue to work toward filling the city’s top three open positions. There were 82 applicants for the positions of human resources…
by - August 3, 2016 1:23 pm
Neal Martin is a Fort Smith native who in 2010 moved his family back to his home city. Six years have passed since that time, and he is hoping to step…
by - August 2, 2016 7:19 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken released a list of all applicants for the three open positions of human resource director, utilities director and police chief following Tuesday night’s (Aug….
by - August 2, 2016 10:34 am
George Catsavis knows about facing opposition in an election. In 2010, he took on Patrick Jacobs and won a two-year term by a 57% to 43% margin. He would face…
by - August 1, 2016 7:39 am
Robyn Dawson is one of two challengers vying for incumbent George Catsavis’ Ward 4 Fort Smith Director position. Dawson has lived in Fort Smith for 37 years and considers it…
by - July 28, 2016 7:03 pm
Gene Higginbotham of the Arkansas Waterway Commission (AWC) knows that organizing an alphabet of economic development and freight transport organizations can be difficult. After all, “these people are rarely in…
by - July 27, 2016 12:31 pm
Challenger Brian Means will face two opponents for the Zone 2 position on the Fort Smith School Board this September. The medical device representative for Zimmer Biomet says he is…
by - July 26, 2016 6:22 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue continues to fall short of budget expectations for 2016 with June seeing only a 0.4% bump in revenue, which is 4.9% below budget estimates for…
by - July 21, 2016 5:57 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) unanimously approved assignment of 200 acres from the Degen Foundation to the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) Real Estate Holdings at Thursday’s (July…
by - July 21, 2016 4:04 pm
Susan McFerran has learned a lot since being appointed to the Fort Smith School Board in 2012. She won her first election running unopposed the following year. Her first two years…
by - July 20, 2016 6:38 pm
Lavaca-based Pinnacle Communications and Fort Smith-based Newroads Telecom have entered a joint venture agreement to provide voice and data services in the Fort Smith region and surrounding area with a…
by - July 20, 2016 8:45 am
Fort Smith festival organizers who were part of events that created a potential $11 million economic impact for the city took part in a panel discussion Tuesday night (July 19)…
