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…
by - July 8, 2025 3:26 pm
The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club (FSBGC) has suspended a planned after-school program following the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) decision to freeze funds approved by Congress. U.S. Rep….
by - July 7, 2025 4:30 pm
The City of Fort Smith, now considering a big investment in new water meters, spent more than $5 million between 2017 and 2019 to replace meters. That process was stalled…
by - July 6, 2025 10:27 am
Consideration of a new master land use plan amendment tied to redevelopment of the almost 32 acres around the former Fianna Hills Country Club is on the Fort Smith Board…
by - July 6, 2025 10:20 am
The 2024 annual report from the engineering firm hired by Whirlpool to monitor cancer-causing pollution at the former Whirlpool site in Fort Smith indicates the presence of harmful chemicals remains,…
by - July 2, 2025 8:59 pm
There will be no strike at the large Tyson Foods’ beef processing plant in Amarillo, Texas, with 93% of union members there voting Wednesday (July 2) to approve a new…
by - July 2, 2025 3:23 pm
Include more than 9,400 Arkansas teens among the more than 1.4 million nationwide who may lose access to after-school programs as a result of a surprise hold on federal funds…
by - July 2, 2025 12:20 pm
Northwest Arkansas had an almost 3% year-over-year job gain, and six of the seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted job gains in the May metro jobs report….
by - July 1, 2025 12:30 pm
Destiney Cameron, a co-owner and manager of AJ’s Oyster House in downtown Fort Smith, plans to soon open Digs, a new restaurant just a few blocks away in the Bakery…
by - June 30, 2025 2:05 pm
Pasadena, Calif-based Dog Haus plans to expand its national footprint with eight locations in Arkansas, including at least four in Northwest Arkansas and one in Fort Smith. The restaurant company…
by - June 30, 2025 10:04 am
Officials with the Fort Smith Boys Home are set to open a new facility that represents a more than $2 million investment in the agency’s goal of “changing lives” and…
