by - June 24, 2025 9:12 pm
Construction on the slackwater harbor in Van Buren along the Arkansas River is set to begin in April 2026, with completion of the long-awaited regional infrastructure asset estimated to be…
by - June 24, 2025 5:12 pm
Wes Milam has a lot to do. Between now and early 2027, he’s been tasked to lead an effort to consolidate 911 operations in Sebastian County that includes millions of…
by - June 24, 2025 9:50 am
Arkansas’ job trends in May were similar to April. An almost 10% rise in the number of jobless and a relative decline in the number of employed resulting in an…
by - June 23, 2025 4:21 pm
Crawford and Sebastian counties could lose almost $600 million in Medicaid funding over a decade if proposed federal legislation is approved, according to “rough” estimates from the Arkansas Advocates for…
by - June 21, 2025 1:45 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has asked city staff to better communicate sewer system work to address improvements mandated by a federal consent decree. Part of that communication will…
by - June 21, 2025 1:29 pm
The hiring of Wes Milam as director of public safety communications for the City of Fort Smith is a key step in the consolidation of 911 operations in the city…
by - June 18, 2025 5:21 pm
Fort Smith City Director Christina Catsavis will end her push to shift the hire-fire power with department heads from the city administrator to the board, but she is discouraged about…
by - June 18, 2025 5:03 pm
The Van Buren Chamber of Commerce is less than two weeks away from a long-awaited move into its newly renovated offices at 111 N. 12th St., according to chamber President…
by - June 17, 2025 9:14 pm
An effort by Fort Smith Director Christina Catsavis to shift the city’s hire-fire authority over department heads from the city administrator to the board was short-lived, with the board voting…
by - June 17, 2025 8:46 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 17) rejected two sewer rate options for the city of Arkoma, which by default sets the rate at $8.75 per ccf….
by - June 16, 2025 6:09 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum recently laid off employees as part of “difficult choices” to respond to a downturn in visitors, according to Benjamin Johnson, museum president and CEO. Johnson said…
by - June 14, 2025 1:45 pm
Editor’s note: This essay, with a few minor edits, was first published in 2005. There comes a time to sell stuff long ago tucked away in closets, kitchen cabinets, attic,…
by - June 14, 2025 1:31 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors may soon change a more than 10-year policy on the hiring and firing of city department heads. The board also is set to vote…
by - June 11, 2025 4:16 pm
Fort Smith Mayor George McGill is one of those in the region concerned about the future of the Fort Smith National Historic Site. Trump administration budget cuts would leave the…
by - June 10, 2025 10:21 pm
Arkoma Mayor Joshua Johnson on Tuesday (June 10) told the Fort Smith Board of Directors that if the two cities can’t negotiate a new sewer rate agreement, a “plan B”…
by - June 9, 2025 4:19 pm
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue has turned over a “criminal liability” investigation into the City of Fort Smith and Acting City Administrator Jeff Dingman to a special prosecutor assigned…
by - June 7, 2025 6:30 pm
Rick Lolley, the City of Fort Smith human resources director involved in an ongoing controversy over a failed attempt to hire an internal auditor, has retired effective immediately, the city…
by - June 6, 2025 12:50 pm
Average weekly wages in the fourth quarter of 2024 were up 5.36% in Crawford County and up 3% in Sebastian County compared with the same quarter in 2023. The number…
by - June 5, 2025 6:39 pm
Reuse plans for the former Fianna Hills Country Club and parts of the golf course are similar to what developer Sam Seeger outlined in early 2024, with “slight physical adjustments”…
by - June 4, 2025 2:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 3) voted to pursue three concurrent paths to fill the key role of internal auditor — a position vacant since April…
