by - October 23, 2024 6:57 pm
Lawyers for Crawford County on Wednesday (Oct. 23) sought an extension to respond to the settlement of a financial award in a lawsuit related to the removal and relocation of…
by - October 16, 2024 11:39 am
A consent decree modification meeting between City of Fort Smith and federal officials could happen before Thanksgiving but it could be as late as the second quarter of 2025 when…
by - October 8, 2024 6:58 pm
In the face of ongoing tough decisions about spending on and user rates for water and sewer systems, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Oct. 8) rejected a…
by - October 8, 2024 5:46 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and June was $13.513 million, up 6.1% compared with the $12.74 million in the same period of 2023. Revenue in each of the…
by - October 7, 2024 3:06 pm
The five navigable waterways in or connected to Arkansas are responsible for more than 40,000 jobs in the state and generate an estimated $5.5 billion in revenue for the state…
by - October 3, 2024 7:00 pm
Bipartisan work in the U.S. Congress above divisive politics and a broader appreciation for the national importance of Interstate 49 through western Arkansas are needed to deliver more funding for…
by - September 25, 2024 4:49 pm
Higher freight rates and low water levels on the Mississippi River could be behind a 4% decline in commercial shipping tonnage on the Arkansas River between January and August. Another…
by - September 20, 2024 12:02 pm
With sounds of construction and activity in the background, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) on Friday (Sept. 20) held a “proof of concept” ceremony at Ebbing Air National Guard Base…
by - September 18, 2024 9:52 am
Diana Sims officially owns the former Carnegie Library building that most recently housed a television company, and her early plans are to work toward restoring the building to its days…
by - September 17, 2024 9:11 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday (Sept. 17) to allow city administration to negotiate for better terms under what has been a costly federal consent decree mandating…
by - September 17, 2024 3:50 pm
Mark Power, who has been part of fundraising efforts at the University of Arkansas since 2001, is proud of his 23 years of work that has helped raise billions of…
by - September 12, 2024 1:59 pm
A $6 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit related to the 2021 death of Larry Price Jr., in the Sebastian County Jail. As expected, the settlement will cost…
by - September 11, 2024 5:09 pm
It was the early 2000s, and it seemed like every other person in Northwest Arkansas with a hammer and a tape measure was a home builder. “Teachers, lawyers, doctors, everybody…
by - September 11, 2024 4:30 pm
Royal Ridge Construction has received Fort Smith Planning Commission approval for a new 74-lot residential subdivision on 23.5 acres near the Old 71 South Road and Spring Mountain Road in…
by - September 10, 2024 10:25 pm
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met Tuesday (Sept. 10) for the first – and likely only – debate just 56 days before the general election, and…
by - September 9, 2024 8:52 pm
Fort Smith officials engaged with around 65 people, gathered Monday (Sept. 9) for a public hearing, on what the city is up against to continue meeting a federal mandate to…
by - September 9, 2024 3:42 pm
A “combined operations” between the Little Rock-based accounting firms of Landmark CPAs and Garland & Greenwood CPAs will create a company with more than 200 employees in Arkansas and 16…
by - September 5, 2024 1:05 pm
A more than 3% gain in Fort Smith metro home sales during the first half of 2024 appears to be reversing a trend that resulted in double-digit declines in 2023….
by - September 3, 2024 8:49 pm
With the goal of getting more financial details and allowing more time for public hearings, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 3) tabled a resolution allowing city…
by - September 2, 2024 12:46 pm
Arkansas’ manufacturing sector accounts for 12% of the state’s total payroll jobs and could add more than 1,000 jobs if recent growth rates continue, according to economist Greg Kaza. Job…
