by - July 30, 2025 7:59 am
Manufacturing sector weakness and a persistent nationwide freight recession pushed second quarter net income and revenue lower at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. However, revenue was up in the company’s less-than-truckload segment….
by - July 29, 2025 4:00 pm
A meeting between state and City of Fort Smith officials about supplying water to a planned state prison in Franklin County that was set for Tuesday (July 29) was canceled…
by - July 28, 2025 5:16 pm
The immediate financial threat facing the Hope Campus in downtown Fort Smith has relented thanks in part to the agency having to lay off six employees, or about 27% of…
by - July 28, 2025 10:29 am
Home sales between January and June in the Fort Smith metro are down almost 8% compared with the same period in 2024, but the average sales prices of homes in…
by - July 24, 2025 11:53 am
The Fort Smith Public School District has not fully restored phone and internet systems disrupted by a cyber attack that happened on or before July 21, according to information provided…
by - July 23, 2025 2:17 pm
Traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport is down in the first half of 2025, but the airport finished May and June with a more than 3% gain in…
by - July 22, 2025 8:17 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 22) tabled a measure to move forward on the first phase of what could be a multi-million dollar effort to eventually…
by - July 21, 2025 5:31 pm
The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club (FSBGC), along with hundreds of other clubs around the country, are scrambling to restart ongoing and planned programs after an 18-day freeze of…
by - July 19, 2025 8:41 pm
Uvalde Lindsey, a key but often behind-the-scenes architect of Northwest Arkansas’ growth and its supporting infrastructure, died Saturday. (July 19). He was 85. Lindsey’s career included being a member of…
by - July 16, 2025 1:25 pm
Fort Smith Director Christina Catsavis said Tuesday (July 15) that it’s time to permanently park the downtown Fort Smith parking meter discussion and move to a vote to remove the…
by - July 16, 2025 12:03 pm
The City of Fort Smith may be down to two candidates in the lengthy and bumpy search for director of internal audit, according to Director Lee Kemp, who is the…
by - July 16, 2025 9:42 am
The Hope Campus in Fort Smith, which provides temporary housing and support services to homeless people, is in “rough” financial shape, is implementing staff cuts and possibly a “serious reduction…
by - July 15, 2025 7:09 pm
The City of Fort Smith is being asked to “assume responsibility” for Roselawn, Holy Cross, Forest Park, and Washington cemeteries – properties which contain more than 55,000 graves on more…
by - July 15, 2025 10:23 am
Amanda Hagar said when being named executive director of Main Street Fort Smith in July 2024 she wanted to learn more about opportunities within the downtown area and what visitors…
by - July 14, 2025 1:05 pm
Meetings expected in March to restart efforts toward dissolution of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) didn’t happen, and those involved say such efforts are on a slower track because…
by - July 14, 2025 11:39 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is set Tuesday (July 15) to interview two candidates – James Carter and Jason Mitchell – for the long-vacant internal auditor position. The board…
by - July 10, 2025 6:10 pm
Arkansas has received $3.524 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) approved in 2021 when Democrats and Republicans agreed to a deal. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, says…
by - July 10, 2025 3:33 pm
High water levels and Trump’s tariffs are key factors in the almost 20% decline in Arkansas River tonnage in the first half of 2025. Commercial river tonnage in June was…
by - July 9, 2025 9:32 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 8) held an executive session to interview a director of internal audit but refused to provide information about the candidate. The…
by - July 8, 2025 4:46 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, on Tuesday (July 8) made a few calls in an effort to help ensure the slackwater harbor project in Van Buren remains on track for…
