by - October 25, 2023 12:27 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday (Oct. 24) that will expand a new residential construction moratorium near the Fort Smith Regional Airport for two more…
by - October 24, 2023 5:39 pm
Shortly after kicking off its capital campaign, the Fort Kids Museum has already raised close to $1.5 million for a new children’s museum in Fort Smith. A recent luncheon pushed…
by - October 24, 2023 4:26 pm
With a new employee tasked full-time with finding available grants, the City of Fort Smith is hoping to make every city – and taxpayer – dollar stretch as far as…
by - October 22, 2023 4:23 pm
Fort Smith Mayor George McGill touted the many merits of Fort Smith during a “Focus on the Future: A Heart-to-Heart Conversation” with high school and college students at the University…
by - October 19, 2023 7:28 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees dealt two blows to the City of Fort Smith in the span of 90 minutes at its board meeting Thursday (Oct. 19)….
by - October 18, 2023 5:21 pm
An expansion and extension of a temporary moratorium on new residential construction near the Fort Smith Regional Airport is on the agenda for the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting…
by - October 18, 2023 11:29 am
The Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department wants to delay work on a dog park and more trails at Chaffee Crossing in 2024 to fund upgrades at Creekmore Park swimming…
by - October 17, 2023 10:43 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has received a five-year grant worth $650,000 to establish and operate an Economic Development Administration (EDA) designated University Center. The announcement came as…
by - October 16, 2023 6:22 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved the $1.6 million purchase of property on Wheeler Avenue for a maintenance center for the Fort Smith Fire Department. Prior to the…
by - October 12, 2023 6:58 pm
In celebration of ArcBest’s 100th anniversary this year, the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics company is partnering with Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) and Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE)…
by - October 11, 2023 5:05 pm
The Good Samaritan Clinic in Fort Smith is working to raise $500,000 to fund a move to a bigger clinic and service more patients. The move out of downtown Fort…
by - October 11, 2023 11:09 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved an ordinance appropriating funds that will allow the city to purchase property owned by ACME Brick Co. for a city park. It’s…
by - October 9, 2023 6:22 pm
Three establishments are joining forces to present a new bar and restaurant to downtown Fort Smith. Taliano’s, Bike Rack Brewing Co. and Vinnie’s Pies have agreed to collaborate to offer…
by - October 6, 2023 4:25 pm
With the average monthly merit pay combined with his salary, Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) CEO Daniel Mann is making significantly more per employee managed than other top government leaders…
by - October 5, 2023 2:33 pm
Fort Smith may soon be the new owner of the ACME Brick property. The city and the ACME owners have come to an agreement on the sale of the old…
by - October 4, 2023 5:53 pm
While it is still in the design stage, Fort Smith Public School officials hope to have plans for the stage two of Peak Innovation Center to the construction company for…
by - October 3, 2023 6:19 pm
The Fort Smith metro area dropped a bit in new construction in September, but year-to-date construction is up more than 20% thanks in large part to an almost 49% increase…
by - October 2, 2023 5:10 pm
After analyzing the city’s strength and weakness ,the Fort Smith Board of Directors set goals that included dealing with neighborhood blight, focusing on homelessness, supporting the Foreign Military Sales (FMS)…
by - September 29, 2023 1:21 pm
With two applicants never contacted or interviewed waiting on the sidelines, the Crawford County Library System Board of Directors chose Monday to rewrite the job description for the system director,…
by - September 28, 2023 4:15 pm
Accountability reports released by the Arkansas Department of Education Wednesday (Sept. 28) showed a majority of the schools in the Fort Smith metro area, like the rest of the state,…
