by - June 28, 2023 6:12 pm
During the 2023 budget-writing process in fall 2022, the Fort Smith Board of Directors decided it would be beneficial for the city if they board members had the opportunity to…
by - June 28, 2023 5:52 pm
The land announced in December 2021 as the site for what was to be a $30 million movie studio at Chaffee Crossing is up for sale again, but plans for…
by - June 27, 2023 9:42 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed during a study session Tuesday night (June 27) to put a proposed fowl amendment that would make the maximum number of chickens or…
by - June 26, 2023 5:24 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education is looking for a company to investigate the causes of and remedies for flooding at the FSPS Peak Innovation Center. The search…
by - June 22, 2023 8:20 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues in May once again came in higher than this time last year and higher than expected, with the city’s share of the Sebastian County tax…
by - June 21, 2023 9:40 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted during a special called meeting Wednesday (June 21) to have an independent third-party investigation into drainage failures at the Peak Innovation…
by - June 20, 2023 8:28 pm
The Crawford County Quorum Court has approved a $60,000 appropriation for anticipated legal costs to defend against two lawsuits alleging unconstitutional library censorship. If the amount is spent, it would…
by - June 19, 2023 8:47 pm
A drainage assessment on what might have caused at least the last two flood incidents at Fort Smith Public Schools’ Peak Innovation Center recommends abandoning below slab drainage pipes along…
by - June 19, 2023 2:06 pm
The president of the Fort Smith Public School Boards unexpectedly resigned her board position Monday (June 19) , effective immediately. The school board will discuss options of filling the vacancy…
by - June 17, 2023 9:18 pm
A children’s museum may grace Fort Smith’s ever growing landscape by the Arkansas River in the next few years. Costs for a planned 20,000-square foot facility are unknown, as is…
by - June 15, 2023 6:10 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees tabled further discussion of Deer Trails Golf Course for another month in order to give all parties another chance to negotiate a…
by - June 15, 2023 12:43 pm
Friends of Recreational Trails (FORT) in partnership with Park Partners of Fort Smith announced a $250,000 commitment to the Maybranch Trail at the Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Commission meeting…
by - June 14, 2023 2:13 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 13) unanimously approved a resolution adopting the Fort Smith Energy Master Plan, including centralization of energy usage tracking and projects for efficiency…
by - June 14, 2023 10:29 am
The cardiac sonography program offered through Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus will move to the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Research Institute Health and Wellness Center beginning July 1. “We are…
by - June 12, 2023 6:48 pm
A lawsuit was filed in Crawford County Circuit Court June 5 against the deputy prosecuting attorney assigned to the Crawford County Quorum Court for allegedly taking financial advantage of two…
by - June 8, 2023 6:24 pm
The construction company responsible for the initial Peak Innovation Center project for Fort Smith Public Schools is striking back at insinuations that flooding incidents that have plagued the center since…
by - June 5, 2023 6:36 pm
With relatively moderate rainfall over the weekend, the Fort Smith Public Schools Peak Innovation Center has flooded once again. It’s the third time the unique school facility has had water…
by - June 5, 2023 6:24 pm
May building permit values in the Fort Smith metro were down from April but are well above where they were last year. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren combined for…
by - June 1, 2023 5:56 pm
Halff Associates is the second company to let Fort Smith Public School officials know the professional services firm will not be working with them in the future following negative experiences…
by - June 1, 2023 12:12 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues in April continued the trend, with the city’s share of the Sebastian County tax coming in up almost 8% more than April 2022. April numbers…
