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Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle understands the Parrot Island Waterpark controversy, but said the amenity that has more than 100,000 annual visitors will have a “long-term benefit” for the city,…
by - December 11, 2025 6:48 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, in a Thursday morning interview with the Fort Smith Radio Group (1230 AM) took issue with “very disappointing” comments by a Fort Smith city director…
by - December 10, 2025 5:10 pm
Fort Smith Regional Airport Commissioner Eric Pendergrass believes the airport is close to signing an Airport Joint Use Agreement (AJUA) with the U.S. Air Force that details fiscal and physical…
by - December 9, 2025 3:45 pm
Almost $17 million in proposed cuts from the city of Fort Smith’s four main operating budgets are part of a draft 2026 budget, with some of the reduction coming from…
by - December 9, 2025 1:26 pm
Arkansas’ year-over-year job numbers were up 1.65% in September, but the number of unemployed was up more than 12%. As a result, the state’s September jobless rate was 3.9%, up…
by - December 7, 2025 10:23 am
A discussion about assuming control of three historic and active cemetery properties will once again be part of a Fort Smith Board of Directors study session set for Tuesday (Dec….
by - December 5, 2025 5:22 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue declined almost 2% in the first eight months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. Hospitality tax revenue in surveyed cities is also…
by - December 4, 2025 4:17 pm
Fort Smith-based Kopa LLC has received city of Fort Smith approval to invest at least $2 million to build a recreational vehicle (RV) site at 3706 Towson Ave., with the…
by - December 3, 2025 7:45 pm
Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman will not face criminal charges from the Arkansas Attorney General’s office related to a finding of his guilt in a civil Freedom of…
by - December 2, 2025 9:30 pm
Of the seven Fort Smith city administrator candidates on a list provided to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, only two have experience managing a city the size of Fort…
by - December 1, 2025 6:38 pm
Billing and shipments at Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted small gains in November, but the shipping and logistics company said Monday (Dec. 1) that its operating ratio could decline by 4%…
by - December 1, 2025 6:10 pm
Singapore’s F-35 fighter jets are expected to arrive at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith in late 2026, with the country’s F-16 fighters set to arrive in the…
by - December 1, 2025 12:48 pm
Continuation of two legal services contracts are part of the Fort Smith Board of Directors regular meeting Tuesday (Dec. 2), with one contract to continue working with a law firm…
by - November 24, 2025 5:34 pm
Construction to rebuild what was once the Bricktown Brewery restaurant on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith is set to begin in January, according to Rick Griffin, manager of Fort…
by - November 24, 2025 5:27 pm
While it has been a planned part of the process since 2021, the U.S. Department of State has approved an estimated spend of $353 million to build facilities at Ebbing…
by - November 21, 2025 6:42 pm
Local governments along the Interstate 49 route through western Arkansas have been provided a draft resolution calling for more federal funding to complete the long-awaited interstate. It’s part of a…
by - November 20, 2025 5:18 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) expressed frustration with a final report from the Arkansas Department and Transportation (ARDOT) about options to remove heavy truck traffic…
by - November 20, 2025 2:33 pm
It is unlikely military pilots from Saudi Arabia will soon be in Fort Smith to train with the F-35 fighter jet. An announced deal to sell the advanced jet to…
by - November 19, 2025 2:50 pm
Fort Smith rates for some commercial use of the city’s landfill will rise in 2026, generating an estimated $3.753 million in new revenue for the city’s solid waste department. Board…
by - November 18, 2025 8:55 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 18) approved an ordinance that forces non-budgeted capital projects of $100,000 or more to first be considered in a study session…
