Author: Tina Alvey Dale

Tina Alvey Dale

Gentry hired as Fort Smith IT chief, joins other new department heads

The city of Fort Smith’s new director of information technology is set to start his new job in July, when he will join two other new faces in the city…

Fort Smith Board approves temporary residential building moratorium

The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance at its regular board meeting Tuesday (June 21) to enact a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new residential housing permits…

CBID votes to send downtown Fort Smith assessment plan to Fort Smith city clerk

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…

Terms set for members, officers elected on Fort Smith Public School Board

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…

FCRA meeting deals with parking lot conflict; votes against sale of golf course

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…

Steering committee possible to pursue feasibility of Fort Smith indoor sports facility

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…

Developers raise concerns about proposed building moratorium

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…

Residential construction moratorium may be part of military jets coming to Fort Smith

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…

Data on possible $31 million indoor sports facility to be heard by Fort Smith Board

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…

Outdoor fitness courts, floodplain resolutions approved by Fort Smith board

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,…

Pay increase requested for Fort Smith Board; board elections set

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…

Arlington Hotel owner fails to convince Sisters to save St. Scholastica

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…

Building permits down in May from April, up 21% through the year

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…

Fort Smith’s countywide tax revenue growth slows in April, up 11.4% year-to-date

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…

Carter returns to Fort Smith as Northside High School principal

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…

Student prep, transparency goals of newly elected Fort Smith Public School board members

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…

Crawford County sheriff, county clerk races set for runoffs; Holmes elected prosecuting attorney

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…

Fort Smith school board to have three new members, 3 of 4 incumbents re-elected

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…

Fort Smith School District actions result in added costs, delays with Peak Innovation Center

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…

Fort Smith Director: Failed sales tax extension vote will result in higher sewer rates

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…

Early childhood conference slated at A-State

Economics Arkansas appoints two

Fort Smith officials to review data center development rules

‘Sturdy’ consignment store opens in Bentonville