by - September 4, 2024 1:00 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro continues to come in well under that of the record-breaking 2023 with all three of metro’s largest cities falling well below last year’s…
by - September 3, 2024 9:11 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 3) voted four to three to spend $4.2 million to purchase a five-slide complex for the Parrot Island Waterpark that will…
by - August 30, 2024 5:31 pm
The City of Fort Smith faces a possible $25 million penalty if state and federal officials do not approve a city plan to modify a federal consent decree mandating sewer…
by - August 29, 2024 4:31 pm
Developers included in a lawsuit filed in July by the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) have filed a counterclaim saying FCRA engages in deceptive practices and the original lawsuit was…
by - August 28, 2024 3:57 pm
Main Street Fort Smith is working to bring a unique art activation to connect historic areas in downtown Fort Smith, but it needs the right artist to make it happen….
by - August 28, 2024 12:58 pm
Glass recycling in Fort Smith is not getting off to the fast start city administration hoped. The city’s sanitation department has added only 10 customers since the onset of the…
by - August 27, 2024 3:42 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education during its regular board meeting Monday (Aug. 27) approved the district hiring a Texas law firm to pursue potential lawsuits related to…
by - August 26, 2024 7:25 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed Monday (Aug. 26) to work toward closing Orr Elementary School at the end of the school year. The space, according to…
by - August 26, 2024 11:26 am
Fort Smith Coffee Co. is expanding its footprint yet again, this time opening inside the U.S. Marshals Museum on the Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith. A grand opening is…
by - August 25, 2024 3:19 pm
Arkansas Tourism Director Dalaney Thomas said the state’s 2% tourism tax collections continue to rise with fiscal year 2024 (June 2023-July 2024) closing out at a record $26.363 million, up…
by - August 22, 2024 6:35 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue is relatively flat through 2024. The July report shows the city’s share of the countywide tax is 1.3% above the budgeted estimate for the month…
by - August 21, 2024 4:47 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is using a $500,000 contribution from First National Bank of Fort Smith to support strategic development that will result in better engagement…
by - August 21, 2024 4:30 pm
The Sebastian County Quorum Court voted Tuesday (Aug. 21) for an ordinance that gives the county judge authority to complete a Parrot Island Waterpark lease agreement with the City of…
by - August 20, 2024 8:34 pm
Crawford County has paid approximately $385,300 in legal fees for two lawsuits against the county and its library over attempts to censor certain books. The legal tally does not include…
by - August 20, 2024 12:54 pm
The excitement is growing, along with square footage, at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith as they steadily move toward opening a new emergency room and intensive care unit in the first…
by - August 19, 2024 3:10 pm
The majority of municipal races in the Fort Smith metro area are uncontested in this year’s Nov. 5 general election and a decline in civility – especially with social media…
by - August 15, 2024 3:13 pm
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) are interested in helping Fort Smith city offices remaining downtown. The focus of that interest could cost around $4 million….
by - August 15, 2024 1:03 pm
A Safe Fort Smith Action Plan presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at a study session Tuesday (Aug. 13) focuses on 10 key projects that help the city…
by - August 14, 2024 8:58 am
A mobility plan for the city of Fort Smith, presented at a Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 13), suggests a number of ways to help move people…
by - August 13, 2024 4:33 pm
Only two of the city council races in Alma, Greenwood and Van Buren appear to be contested in the 2024 election cycle. Because candidates are not certified by the county…
