by - September 15, 2025 3:38 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Monday (Sept. 15) declared a vacancy in the Senate District 26 seat and asked Democrat and Republican party chairs to determine within 10 days how they…
by - September 15, 2025 1:04 pm
Average weekly wages during the first quarter of 2025 in Crawford and Sebastian counties, the two largest in the region, declined compared with the same quarter in 2024. Job numbers…
by - September 15, 2025 10:25 am
Fayetteville nonprofit Cobblestone Farms will host its largest annual fundraiser, Cultivating Community Dinner, from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 18 at Barn at the Springs in Springdale, according to a…
by - September 15, 2025 10:18 am
University of Arkansas alumni recently contributed $225,000 to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign. As of July 31, the campaign had raised 66% of its goal in 25% of the…
by - September 13, 2025 2:12 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will on Tuesday (Sept. 16) be asked to approve final payment for major Creekmore Pool renovations. The work is more than $100,000 under budget,…
by - September 13, 2025 1:06 pm
The University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions will collaborate with the Academic Language Therapy Association and Fayetteville-based Nelms Dyslexia Center to build a “stronger, better-prepared workforce” of…
by - September 13, 2025 12:58 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Fort Smith, Choctaw Nation Agreement The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma have signed a…
by - September 12, 2025 2:42 pm
Kansas City, Mo.-based Academy Bank opened its first Arkansas location in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 10) news release. The privately held bank is…
by - September 12, 2025 8:02 am
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas announced Thursday (Sept. 11) the hiring of Amanda Brogdon as vice president of education and training. Brogdon brings nearly two decades of experience in education and…
by - September 11, 2025 2:12 pm
For the third consecutive year, all graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy program passed the national licensing exam on the first try, according…
by - September 11, 2025 1:41 pm
Sam Dean, CEO of the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, has been elected to a two-year term as chair-elect on the board of directors for the Association of Science and…
by - September 11, 2025 12:41 pm
Fall enrollment at Harding University surged this year. The school has 1,111 new undergraduate students this fall, an 11.2% increase from last year, alongside a rise in full-time graduate student…
by - September 10, 2025 7:30 pm
CHI St. Vincent announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) it has received a $5 million gift from Isabel and John Ed Anthony for the creation of the Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac…
by - September 10, 2025 7:20 pm
A $25,000 gift from the Rorick family will support students in the Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) through the newly established Rorick Family Veterinary Medicine Scholarship. The…
by - September 10, 2025 4:13 pm
Arkansans have spent $193.126 million on medical marijuana at the state’s 37 approved dispensaries in the first seven months of 2025, up 5.8% compared with sales in the same period…
by - September 10, 2025 1:00 pm
The Walton Family Foundation has renewed and expanded its support for the Northwest Arkansas Kiva Hub with a three-year commitment and a $1 million contribution to the loan match fund…
by - September 9, 2025 3:46 pm
Experience Fayetteville CEO Ryan Hauck has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation, said Elvis Moya, chairperson of the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission. The commission is the…
by - September 9, 2025 3:37 pm
Devin Cole, 55, was named chief operating officer at Tyson Foods on Sept. 2. His employment contract was amended per a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on…
by - September 9, 2025 12:58 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Tuesday (Sept. 9) announced she is authorizing up to 40 Arkansas National Guard members to support federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Fayetteville, Fort Smith…
by - September 9, 2025 11:51 am
As they did in June, the Professional and Business Services and the Leisure and Hospitality sectors were among the job growth sectors in the Fort Smith metro during July. The…
