by - August 12, 2021 7:02 pm
All public primary and secondary schools in Fort Smith will require masks from students, visitors and employees when students head back to school next week, including the Future School of…
by - August 12, 2021 4:40 pm
The Park at West End in downtown Fort Smith has new owners. Chris and Paige McCoy of Fort Smith bought the park, known for its historic Ferris Wheel and vintage,…
by - August 11, 2021 6:13 pm
A plan to replace part of the Massard Water Reclamation Facility (formerly the Massard Wastewater Treatment Plant) before it fails and severely impacts Fort Smith’s ability to treat water on the…
by - August 10, 2021 5:05 pm
Some of the larger school districts in the Fort Smith metro area are not following the Fort Smith Public School District’s lead when it comes to requiring face masks as…
by - August 9, 2021 9:02 pm
After hours of at times heated discussion during a called board meeting Monday (Aug. 9), the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education said face coverings will be mandatory for…
by - August 9, 2021 5:23 pm
A new emergency center is coming to Fort Smith. CBM Construction Co Inc. of Little Rock filed for a building permit Aug. 3. The building permit puts the value of…
by - August 9, 2021 11:10 am
A Fort Smith company has agreed to a plan with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove over five million pounds of hazardous waste stored at a site near…
by - August 5, 2021 12:20 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro, which had been on the decline for the past few months, rebounded with a vengeance in July with monthly totals coming in more…
by - August 4, 2021 1:53 pm
Busy corridors in Van Buren and Greenwood will receive some much needed relief thanks to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) projects in the coming years, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson told…
by - August 1, 2021 7:04 pm
A truck study, commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), will determine the feasibility of a new U.S. 64 river crossing into downtown Fort Smith, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson…
by - July 29, 2021 2:57 pm
Editor’s note: This story is the first of what will be a series on the details and potential impact of the recent $32.3 million donation to the Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - July 27, 2021 5:21 pm
American Airlines will not operate flights out of Fort Smith Regional from Aug. 21 through Sept. 5 due to a planned construction project of repaving the airport’s main runway, said…
by - July 27, 2021 12:28 pm
Whoops. The spam folder strikes again. Fort Smith Attorney Joey McCutchen has withdrawn the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit he brought against the City of Fort Smith on Monday (July…
by - July 26, 2021 7:03 pm
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Arkansas continue to surge upward, officials at Mercy Fort Smith and Baptist Health-Fort Smith are urging area residents to get the COVID vaccine….
by - July 26, 2021 6:57 pm
Fort Smith Attorney Joey McCutchen filed a lawsuit in Sebastian County Circuit Court against the City of Fort Smith for a Freedom of Information Act violation for the second time…
by - July 25, 2021 11:50 am
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue continues the strong trend it has seen for the past year as June’s sales tax revenues were higher than the same time last year and…
by - July 22, 2021 1:59 pm
A $5 million anonymous gift could be the incentive needed for the United States Marshals Museum to tell the complete story of the U.S. Marshals Service. The museum announced Thursday…
by - July 20, 2021 7:59 pm
In February of this year, the Fort Smith Fire Department was contacted by Sharon Kersh of Fort Smith about installing a Safe Haven Baby Box at one of the fire…
by - July 19, 2021 4:59 pm
The Unexpected will return to Fort Smith in July, helping kick off the Seventh Annual Peacemaker Festival. This year’s The Unexpected, an urban art project that began in 2015, will…
by - July 16, 2021 5:31 pm
With only just over a quarter of the population over 12 vaccinated in Sebastian County, the active number of COVID-19 cases in the area is rivaling what it was last…
