by - June 2, 2025 5:45 pm
In response to a question about the process to hire a city administrator, Fort Smith Director and Vice Mayor Jarred Rego suggested the better question for city residents is about…
by - June 2, 2025 5:10 pm
In a 6-page order and opinion dated June 2, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Brooks dismissed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) District and Board…
by - June 2, 2025 1:56 pm
Former Crawford County Library Director Deidre Gryzmala is suing Crawford County and Quorum Court member Tammy Hamby alleging defamation of character and breach of contract. The filing seeks a jury…
by - June 2, 2025 10:11 am
Fort Smith metro home sales through April were down 3.8%, but the value of the homes sold was up 5.5%. Sebastian County, the largest in the metro, posted an almost…
by - June 1, 2025 1:59 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has a busy June 3 regular meeting, with an Arkoma sewer service agreement delay, $2.5 million in entrance work to Ebbing Air National Guard…
by - May 29, 2025 3:00 pm
Commercial traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to move in the wrong direction, with April enplanements down more than 11% compared with April 2024. April enplanements totaled…
by - May 28, 2025 5:51 pm
Developer Sam Seeger is again hoping to develop the former Fianna Hills Country Club into a “retirement housing” facility and also seeks to build on adjacent property a residential subdivision…
by - May 28, 2025 2:28 pm
All seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted job gains in April, with the estimated number of jobs in the Northwest Arkansas metro setting a new record at…
by - May 27, 2025 6:58 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department recorded a 14.07% decline in “Part 1” crime – serious offenses tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation – in 2024, and more than 65%…
by - May 22, 2025 6:48 pm
One can’t replace lost history, but it’s possible to build something that will become history. So believes Rick Griffin, who is working with Oklahoma City-based Bricktown Brewery to rebuild a…
by - May 20, 2025 7:51 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (May 20) to restrict tobacco and vape shops from opening within 500 feet of a school or daycare. The new ordinance does…
by - May 19, 2025 5:42 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Dianna Hewitt Ladd has scheduled a hearing Thursday (May 22) that could provide some clarity about who knew what prior to the botched attempt by…
by - May 18, 2025 3:35 pm
Arkoma Mayor Joshua Johnson is pushing back against claims by City of Fort Smith officials that the town is unable to pay for water and sewer services. He alleges that…
by - May 16, 2025 1:16 pm
Four of the six largest job categories in the Fort Smith metro had year-over-year job gains in March, with the Education and Health Services category posting the most new jobs…
by - May 15, 2025 5:06 pm
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen is seeking an expedited hearing in his Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the City of Fort Smith and Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff…
by - May 15, 2025 12:46 pm
Fort Smith’s population in 2024 rose 0.7% compared with 2023, and is up 1.5% compared with 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of Fort Smith metro cities in Arkansas…
by - May 14, 2025 12:11 pm
Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman has decided on a “progressive discipline” action against Chief Human Resources Officer Rick Lolley, but fallout related to the attempt to hire an…
by - May 13, 2025 10:04 pm
Fort Smith voters on Tuesday (May 13) approved by a wide margin a sales tax reallocation plan to provide $360 million over 30 years to fund federally-mandated sewer system work….
by - May 12, 2025 3:04 pm
Work to complete new facilities at the foreign pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith is set to receive $141 million following Congressional approval of…
by - May 12, 2025 12:25 pm
Tariffs implemented and proposed by the Trump Administration are a big part of why Arkansas River tonnage is down more than 15% in the first four months of 2025, according…
