by - January 10, 2022 5:42 pm
Sebastian County Election Commission Chairman David Damron, who refused in late 2021 to discuss who drew a map outlining new zones for the Sebastian County Quorum Court, resigned his position…
by - January 6, 2022 6:53 pm
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading quickly through Sebastian County, the Future School of Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Thursday (Jan. 6) at a special called meeting to…
by - January 6, 2022 5:00 pm
Because of numerous construction challenges, Fort Smith Public School’s Peak Innovation Center will not open until late March. The FSPS school board was told in November the facility would be…
by - January 5, 2022 1:08 pm
The more transmissable Omicron variant of COVID-19 has not led to a major uptick in COVID-positive patients in Fort Smith hospitals. There were a record 6,562 new Arkansas cases of…
by - January 4, 2022 4:11 pm
A cyber attack on Crawford County government computers left county offices in a jam over the holidays. County computers were attacked Dec. 26 by malicious software that can prevent access…
by - January 3, 2022 2:42 pm
The Fort Smith metro area has seen continuous growth over the past several years, but no year has performed as well in building activity as 2021 with permit values topping…
by - December 28, 2021 4:46 pm
The U.S. Marshals Service continues to support the completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum following the arrest of U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Patrick Weeks on Dec. 21 on…
by - December 28, 2021 4:30 pm
Dr. D. Antonio “Dean” Cantu will start Feb. 1 as the new dean of the College of Health, Education and Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith….
by - December 27, 2021 3:44 pm
As the final months of 2021 are tabulated, Fort Smith’s sales tax revenues continue to be significantly higher than expected. Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax was…
by - December 20, 2021 7:08 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed Monday (Dec. 20) to call a special board meeting at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday (Dec. 21) to discuss the repeal of the Feb. 8…
by - December 19, 2021 4:10 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors agreed to a sale that will bring a Los Angeles-based film and television studio to Chaffee Crossing to support the movie industry…
by - December 17, 2021 2:05 pm
A special called study session for the Fort Smith Board of Directors at 6 p.m. Monday (Dec. 20) will allow directors to discuss the Feb. 8 special election for the…
by - December 16, 2021 6:03 pm
Circuit Court Judge Greg Magness on Thursday (Dec. 16) ruled in favor of the city of Fort Smith in a lawsuit alleging Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) violations on the…
by - December 15, 2021 6:05 pm
Though Arkansas Municipal Code allows procedures for removing items from an agenda, Little Rock Attorney and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) expert Robert Steinbuch argued that the way “part” of…
by - December 14, 2021 4:09 pm
At a press conference by Citizens Against Unfair Taxes Tuesday (Dec. 14), Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen urged the Fort Smith Board of Directors to push back the Feb. 8…
by - December 13, 2021 7:23 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education reviewed a draft for a policy for naming district facilities and mascots that would restrict the ability to name facilities for a…
by - December 9, 2021 3:44 pm
Many internships for students at the Future School of Fort Smith were put on hold for a year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internships for all students in 10th through 12th…
by - December 8, 2021 5:56 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s new provost of student success and retention outlined the things most likely to affect student retention at the university during the Board of…
by - December 7, 2021 3:06 pm
Another lawsuit alleging violation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was filed against the city of Fort Smith Tuesday (Dec. 7) in Sebastian County Circuit Court. Fort Smith attorney…
by - December 6, 2021 6:01 pm
Officials with the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) dedicated the 66,000-square foot College of Health Sciences facility Monday (Dec. 6) both ahead of and behind schedule. Kyle Parker, president…
