by - June 21, 2022 3:09 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Commission agreed Tuesday (June 21) to send its petition to levy a supplemental annual assessment for operations to the Fort Smith City…
by - June 20, 2022 7:16 pm
Terms were set for all members of the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education, and Dee Blackwell was selected as the board president. The new board members were sworn…
by - June 16, 2022 9:25 pm
In what started as a largely attended and contentious meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees, board members accepted offers for purchase of two parking lots, the…
by - June 15, 2022 3:47 pm
While members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors agree that an indoor sports facility would be a beneficial amenity for the city that could help the economy, how to…
by - June 14, 2022 9:10 pm
Stakeholders raised concerns Tuesday night (June 14) about the prospect of a temporary moratorium on new residential housing building permits around the Fort Smith Regional Airport, saying the moratorium could…
by - June 13, 2022 7:19 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 14) will take a look at a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new residential housing permits to avoid potential noise…
by - June 13, 2022 10:03 am
A feasibility study for a potential new Indoor Sports Facility in Fort Smith, which will be presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at its study session Tuesday (June…
by - June 8, 2022 3:12 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 7) approved resolutions) to install outdoor fitness courts near the Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith and in east Fort Smith,…
by - June 8, 2022 1:02 pm
Fort Smith Director George Catsavis asked during Tuesday’s (June 7) board meeting that the city consider raising the car allowance for directors by $400 a month. He said the increase…
by - June 6, 2022 5:28 pm
Not even the owner of Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Hot Springs, one of the most iconic structures in Arkansas, could convince an order of Benedictine Sisters to halt…
by - June 6, 2022 5:04 pm
Fort Smith building activity declined again in May, but construction in the metro remains higher than in 2021. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren had a combined $17.609 million in…
by - May 31, 2022 10:29 am
While Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue remained higher than budgeted in April, the amount was much lower than in the past year. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales…
by - May 26, 2022 4:54 pm
Chris Carter, a Fort Smith native and Northside High School graduate, has been named as the next Northside High School principal, Fort Smith Public Schools announced Thursday (May 26). Carter…
by - May 26, 2022 1:22 pm
Making certain students are prepared for the future, being good stewards of taxpayer dollars and promoting transparency in the district are the main goals for the three new board members…
by - May 25, 2022 12:07 am
With 97% of the totals reported in Tuesday’s (May 24) primary election in Crawford County, Kevin Holmes won the nonpartisan prosecuting attorney race, but none of the candidates for the…
by - May 24, 2022 11:56 pm
There will be three new faces on the seven-person Fort Smith Public School Board. The unofficial election Tuesday (May 24) results from the Sebastian County Clerk showed all but one…
by - May 22, 2022 8:11 pm
Fort Smith Public School District officials were less than open – especially to the public – about causes of delays in opening the district’s Peak Innovation Center. The delays, often…
by - May 19, 2022 10:14 am
If Fort Smith voters do not approve a proposed continuation of a 1% sales tax in the city, residents may see a 58% increase to their sewer bills to fund…
by - May 17, 2022 7:23 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance at its regular meeting Tuesday (May 17) that will better aid lower income households who qualify for the city’s Project Concern…
by - May 17, 2022 1:44 pm
With the COVID-19 pandemic still in full swing, 2021 was another challenging year for the Fort Smith Fire Department, including 2021 being the busiest year for service calls to the…
