by - March 27, 2023 5:55 pm
Fort Smith sales tax reports continue to show a positive picture of the regional economy – and also the ongoing impact of inflation – with sales tax revenues about 8%…
by - March 23, 2023 4:07 pm
A debate over books has cost Crawford County in recent months more than $65,000 in severance pay and attorney fees. The county is being asked to pay a $26,000 legal…
by - March 22, 2023 4:53 pm
Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (March 21) to give an incentive allowing roughly $5 million in sales tax abatement to bring a retail company to Fort Smith, even…
by - March 22, 2023 4:44 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 21) revised the city’s animal regulation ordinance that will require dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered. The city first…
by - March 20, 2023 7:13 pm
City Administrator Carl Geffken announced Monday (March 20) Boyd Waters as the next Fire Chief of the Fort Smith Fire Department. Waters has served as the interim chief since Fire…
by - March 20, 2023 6:55 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department on Monday (March 20) launched a new campaign to promote responsible gun ownership. The Gun-Smart Campaign aims to educate gun owners on the importance of…
by - March 19, 2023 6:51 pm
When news hit Monday (March 13) that Tyson Foods would close its chicken processing plant in Van Buren, folks in Fort Smith and Van Buren got busy working on how…
by - March 16, 2023 7:32 pm
With Wednesday’s (March 15) news that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) will place its foreign pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, the University of…
by - March 16, 2023 1:17 pm
Now that Fort Smith will be home to the U.S. Air Force’s foreign pilot training center, hundreds of apartments and homes will be needed to house those coming to the…
by - March 14, 2023 9:52 pm
After a lengthy discussion on whether a library can reconsider or ban a book, the Crawford County Library Board voted to take action on one of four books in the…
by - March 13, 2023 5:56 pm
Though it will be a few more months before signage is in place, the process has begun to rename Fire Station No. 1 the Philip P. Christensen Fire Station 1…
by - March 10, 2023 3:15 pm
Arkansas College of Health Education (ACHE) officially opened its Research Institute Health and Wellness Center Friday (March 10), giving several hundred people who gathered for the official opening a peek…
by - March 9, 2023 4:33 pm
This year’s Steel Horse Rally, now in its eighth year, will feature a new attraction adding to the weekend agenda – the Steel Horse Rally Strongman Showdown. Last year, more…
by - March 8, 2023 5:16 pm
A popular Fort Smith coffee shop may have new ownership, but the menu and name will remain the same. However, one of the three store locations will close, according to…
by - March 7, 2023 2:04 pm
The Park at West End in downtown Fort Smith has a soft opening planned for April 22 that could include a renovated carousel, Wild Waffles and a possible tavern in…
by - March 6, 2023 12:56 pm
With architectural designs complete, the dream for a new Sebastian County Library in Greenwood is one step closer to reality, but Sebastian County Judge Steve Hotz says a “big rock…
by - March 2, 2023 5:01 pm
The former dilapidated apartment eyesore on Kinkead Avenue in Fort Smith that has sat vacant for years has new ownership and is expected to open again as a new and…
by - March 1, 2023 5:54 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaled $43.352 million in February, down 15% from the $51.09 million reported in January and down 52% from the $121.362…
by - February 28, 2023 5:35 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education tabled any action until mid-October on whether students living in the Barling Elementary High School Attendance Zone should switch from attending high…
by - February 28, 2023 5:07 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue began 2023 strong, as has been the trend for the past few years. The January sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1%…
