by - March 30, 2018 9:57 am
The Fort Smith Civil Service Commission on Thursday (March 29) voted 3-2 to approve changes to the interview process for new firefighters. Commissioners Marty Shell, Orval Smith, and John Walker…
by - March 29, 2018 2:07 pm
The ongoing internal audit of the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) initiated by Police Chief Nathaniel Clark shortly after he took the job in January 2017 continues with no hard…
by - March 27, 2018 8:30 pm
The Fort Smith Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) presented its final recommendations for 2018 disbursement of area nonprofit funding at the city’s Board of Directors study session on Tuesday (March…
by - March 27, 2018 11:24 am
Feb. 14, 2018. A 19-year-old gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., with an AR-15-styled assault weapon and slaughtered 17 people (14 students, three faculty members)…
by - March 26, 2018 5:51 pm
“When you think about what the future of the Air Force is, it looks a whole lot like Fort Smith.” Dr. Heather Wilson, Secretary of the United States Air Force,…
by - March 26, 2018 1:33 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues launched 2018 with a two-month losing streak. According to data released by the city on Friday (March 24), the state’s second largest city trailed January and…
by - March 22, 2018 11:14 pm
Sebastian County Sheriff candidates Jarrard Copeland, Randy McFadden, and Hobe Runion squared off in a three-way debate Thursday night (March 22) from the Riverfront Events building in Fort Smith. All…
by - March 21, 2018 2:13 pm
Samuel Price has announced his candidacy this November for the Fort Smith Board of Directors. Price will run for At-Large Position 5, the post currently held by Director Tracy Pennartz,…
by - March 20, 2018 4:10 pm
While most Arkansas cities released updated sales tax reports at the first of the month, the city of Fort Smith has run into delays due in part to implementation of…
by - March 19, 2018 4:41 pm
ArcBest has joined J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, and Walmart, as an Arkansas-based company in the logistics and transportation business to embrace blockchain technology. The Fort Smith-based company joins with more…
by - March 15, 2018 6:34 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) approved on Thursday (March 15) a long-running effort from private developer Cliff Cabaness to purchase 310 acres of land for the purpose of developing…
by - March 15, 2018 5:15 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) has asked voters to approve a 5.558 millage increase during the May 22 primary election, and several area business and political leaders from…
by - March 15, 2018 6:26 am
Five area high school students took home the $1,000 prize for a charitable giving app they developed during the second annual Junior Leadership Academy (JLA) program administered by the Fort…
by - March 13, 2018 9:25 pm
Future Fort Smith Committee chairman John Cooley urged the city’s Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 13) to consider “showing your support” for the proposed school millage increase set for…
by - March 12, 2018 8:57 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District will ask voters for a 5.558 mill increase. At a special meeting Monday (March 12), the Board voted unanimously to pursue a May 22…
by - March 12, 2018 12:20 pm
Fort Smith metro region building activity — permits for Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren — began 2018 behind its year-to-date performance from last year, though the last 28 days…
by - March 8, 2018 7:52 pm
After a disappointing meeting with the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority’s Real Estate Review Committee on Thursday (March 8), private developer Cliff Cabaness said all was not lost on his plan…
by - March 8, 2018 11:30 am
The Fort Smith metro home sales market — Crawford, Sebastian counties — slowed in February but continued to gain through the first two months of 2018, topping $49.361 million in…
by - March 7, 2018 3:03 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) has not seen a millage rate change since 1987, so for supporters of the May 22 referendum, the time has come. But any…
by - March 6, 2018 10:25 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 6) approved three requests that will pave the way for University Park, a $10 million, 24-unit duplex development at 5601 and…
