by - June 7, 2016 9:32 pm
Fort Smith Directors opened the door for a mobile food truck vending park in downtown Fort Smith near Cisterna Park and overruled city staff’s recommendation to go with U.S. Bank…
by - June 1, 2016 5:00 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Fort Smith on Wednesday (June 1) by laying out a strategy for the future of Arkansas economic…
by - May 26, 2016 6:26 pm
In Rhode Island, it is called the “wine visit penalty.” In Arkansas, it is known as the “face-to-face provision.” In both cases, the terms define a stipulation that states consumers…
by - May 26, 2016 4:16 am
A mental health summit held Wednesday (May 25) in Fort Smith covered treatment and incarceration issues with which resolution likely requiring new laws and new thinking at the state level….
by - May 19, 2016 1:52 pm
The Arkansas Highway 45 intersection in the area of Planters Road is a hub for Fort Smith and Sebastian County employment. It’s also a traffic nightmare. Narrow lanes hinder truck…
by - May 18, 2016 4:57 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors grilled the city’s Utilities Department over a $3.2 million appropriation request at Tuesday’s (May 17) regular meeting. Additionally, City Directors allocated $94,376 for a…
by - May 11, 2016 10:54 am
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken may only have one day on the job under his belt, but he has already identified his top priority: filling key vacancies that have…
by - May 10, 2016 7:14 pm
Van Buren Original (VBO) held its kickoff meeting in the second floor of the King Opera House downtown on Tuesday (May 10), identifying two key opportunities to revitalize the city’s…
by - May 10, 2016 5:17 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) has thrown its support behind the Propel Downtown Forward initiative undertaken by 64/6 Downtown, voting unanimously on Tuesday (May 10) to contribute…
by - May 7, 2016 1:15 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark, and U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, were in Fort Smith Saturday (May 7) to present the United States Marshals Museum with a $3.053 million check…
by - May 6, 2016 12:14 pm
Van Buren Original (VBO) will hold its kickoff meeting on Tuesday (May 10) at 3:30 p.m. from the second floor of the King Opera House in downtown Van Buren. The…
by - May 4, 2016 5:18 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to a $130,171 settlement with SureTec Insurance Company and Dixon Contracting, over the city’s terminated contract with Dixon on the West River Front…
by - May 2, 2016 5:44 pm
Fort Smith City Directors Mike Lorenz and André Good have decided to stick around for another term on the Fort Smith Board of Directors provided voters are willing to have…
by - April 26, 2016 5:17 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors finally got an opportunity to discuss department diversity across city government at Tuesday’s (April 26) study session, and they found common ground on one…
by - April 25, 2016 12:52 pm
The Steel Horse Rally is coming back to downtown Fort Smith on April 29 and 30 for its second annual event that looks to produce an even larger economic impact…
by - April 20, 2016 12:10 pm
On April 23, 1945, during the waning days of World War II, Colonel William Orlando Darby found himself with an unexpected mission. Robinson E. Duff, the Brigadier General and assistant…
by - April 19, 2016 8:59 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday night (April 19) to approve newly hired City Administrator Carl Geffken for a May 9 start date, and capped his moving…
by - April 12, 2016 9:16 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to provide estimate of debt service ratio as of April 12. ––––––––––––––––––– The Fort Smith Board of Directors received updates at Tuesday’s (April 12) study session…
by - April 12, 2016 8:44 am
Future School of Fort Smith, the startup high school to open in downtown Fort Smith in August 2016, has advanced to the semifinals of XQ: The Super School Project. The…
by - April 11, 2016 11:09 am
Fort Smith Regional Airport Director John Parker said there has been “very little movement” on negotiations with the Air National Guard Bureau over the terms of a lease that could…
