by - March 6, 2024 11:16 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed resolutions at its regular meeting Tuesday night (March 5) approving a five-year lease of the building used as City Hall and requesting a…
by - March 4, 2024 6:41 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) finally answered 10 questions from the trust’s beneficiaries about the FCRA’s dissolution. The response was made after almost seven months, and a day before…
by - March 4, 2024 4:56 pm
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaled $11.769 million in February, down 8.1% from the $12.804 million value of permits issued in January, and down 73% from…
by - February 29, 2024 9:53 am
Over the past five years, the 100 Families in Sebastian County has done more than change the lives of just 100 families. To date, the initiative has helped 1,390 families…
by - February 28, 2024 11:42 am
After 42 years in law enforcement Bill Hollenbeck is hanging up his holster, maybe. Hollenbeck has announced he is retiring as the chief of police for the Fort Smith Public…
by - February 27, 2024 2:51 pm
It may feel like spring has sprung, but winter viruses are still active in the Fort Smith area and Arkansas. Mercy Fort Smith is averaging four to seven patients daily…
by - February 27, 2024 2:34 pm
With declines in state and federal funding and additions to district expenses, Fort Smith Public School District officials are suggesting that teacher pay salary schedule stay the same for the…
by - February 26, 2024 5:33 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue began 2024 on better footing after seeing a drop to end 2023. The January sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian…
by - February 23, 2024 2:27 pm
An error on the sample ballots on the Sebastian County Clerk’s website shows a Democrat candidate running for Justice of the Peace for District 6 though he is a candidate…
by - February 21, 2024 5:03 pm
The workforce at the Trane Technologies commercial HVAC manufacturing facility in Fort Smith has grown by more than 50% in the past year thanks to unique products made at the…
by - February 19, 2024 2:48 pm
Attendance at the U.S. Marshals Museum is averaging a little over 5,000 per month for its first seven months of operation, and museum officials are expanding the outreach, which includes…
by - February 18, 2024 6:01 pm
Mayor George McGill called Fort Smith vibrant and exciting in his state of the city address Thursday (Feb. 15) at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. “I stand before…
by - February 16, 2024 8:30 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) may soon eliminate some non-viable academic programs. Poor graduation rates and declining enrollment in the programs are behind the planned move. UAFS…
by - February 15, 2024 5:09 pm
As they prepare to open the Annual Home Show in Fort Smith Friday (Feb. 16), area builders discussed the challenges faced in home building and home renovation – including rising…
by - February 15, 2024 4:54 pm
A study presented Thursday (Feb. 15) to the Fort Smith Central Improvement District (CBID) shows a collection of projects costing between $2.5 million and $3 million could help transform and…
by - February 14, 2024 7:06 pm
Fort Smith is reaching its maximum daily water flow capabilities, and the only fix is a 48-inch water transmission line that will cost the city approximately $221 million, according to…
by - February 13, 2024 6:56 pm
Along with tips on audition tapes and tales of his journey from Fort Smith to Los Angeles, Southside High School graduate Hunter Doohan shared advice with aspiring actors attending his…
by - February 12, 2024 6:12 pm
Of the $26.343 million total water charges billed in 2023 by the City of Fort Smith, 32% or $8.534 million was billed to residential customers. The residential customers were responsible…
by - February 12, 2024 2:51 pm
Tulsa-based Imperial Vending is building a new $7.4 million facility in south Fort Smith that will almost double its office and warehouse footprint in the city. The expansion is not…
by - February 9, 2024 4:01 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
