Author: Tina Alvey Dale

Tina Alvey Dale

$30 million movie studio project at Chaffee Crossing on hold

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…

Fowl language focus of upcoming Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting

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…

Search begins for company to investigate flooding at Peak Innovation Center

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…

Fort Smith’s share of county tax up more than 8% through May

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…

Investigation approved for Peak Innovation Center construction, flooding issues

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…

Crawford County approves $60,000 for legal fees related to library lawsuits

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…

Fort Smith School Board reviews Peak Center flooding report; elects new officers

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…

Fort Smith School Board president resigns; cites health reasons

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…

Westphal family donates riverfront land for planned Fort Kids Children’s Museum

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…

Future of Deer Trails golf course, residential development remains uncertain

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…

Trail, parks groups commit $250,000 to connect trails in Fort Smith

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…

Energy usage, efficiency plan adopted by Fort Smith Board of Directors

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…

ATU-Ozark cardiac class moving to ACHE Research Institute

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…

Lawsuit filed against Crawford County deputy prosecuting attorney for deceptive practices

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…

Letter to Fort Smith School Board reviews water problems at Peak Innovation Center

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…

Fort Smith’s Peak Center floods … again

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…

Fort Smith metro building permit values up almost 45% through May

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…

Halff cites ‘loss of trust’ in declining future work with Fort Smith Public Schools

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…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue gains continue through April

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…

New strategic plan, ‘institutional commitments’ for UAFS

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has a new strategic plan that redefines its mission, vision and institutional commitments as it looks toward the next five years. The University…