by - May 19, 2021 5:50 pm
A rent relief program launched Monday (May 17) in Arkansas could help some of the more than 1,000 Fort Smith residents enrolled in a utility payment plan with the city…
by - May 18, 2021 9:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 18) approved resolutions allowing part of the Fianna Hills Country Club golf course to be replatted and included into residential lots….
by - May 17, 2021 4:12 pm
Kyle Foreman, director of solid waste services for the City of Fort Smith, has packed up for Billings, Mont., after serving almost five years with the city. Foreman’s last day…
by - May 13, 2021 4:35 pm
The 330 acres the city of Fort Smith purchased from Kansas City Railroad to develop into soft surface trails more than 2 years ago might go a little higher, more…
by - May 13, 2021 10:01 am
A Fort Smith Public School English teacher and drill team coach had her proposed termination reversed following a public hearing in front of the FSPS Board of Education Wednesday (May…
by - May 12, 2021 4:09 pm
The Sebastian County Health Unit has geared up to take the COVID-19 vaccine to area businesses in order to make the vaccine more easily accessible to those needing vaccination. The…
by - May 11, 2021 8:00 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved an appeal that reverses a Planning Commission denial of a conditional use for a technical or trade school at Central Mall, 5111…
by - May 10, 2021 7:29 pm
Students at Morrison Elementary School in Fort Smith soon may begin having classes at Grand Avenue Baptist Church. Morrison Elementary was heavily damaged when an F-1 tornado hit Fort Smith…
by - May 10, 2021 12:26 pm
Record high prices for lumber are leading to higher home building costs across the country, but Fort Smith area homebuilders continue to see a record number of new home builds…
by - May 7, 2021 1:32 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest, a shipping and logistics company, announced Friday (May 7) it will make a $1 million investment in the Peak Innovation Center, a regional career and technology center…
by - May 6, 2021 1:28 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith plans to have its hub of economic development up and running at The Bakery District in downtown Fort Smith by Nov. 1. The…
by - May 5, 2021 5:16 pm
The Fort Smith metro area’s three biggest cities had $68.728 million in April building permits, a 245.7% jump from the $19.879 million in March building activity. The April total was…
by - May 4, 2021 7:42 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students engaged in an upper level leadership class that works to develop community improvement didn’t just come up with ideas to benefit the region,…
by - May 3, 2021 3:09 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has received a nearly $8 million gift from the Windgate Foundation for student scholarships and internships, an artist in residence program and continued…
by - April 28, 2021 12:53 pm
When the Fort Smith Board of Directors met April 23 for a strategic workshop all had ideas of what needs to be at the top of the city’s list of…
by - April 26, 2021 7:01 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed at its regular board meeting Monday (April 26) to keep the district’s mask mandate in place until the end of the…
by - April 26, 2021 6:46 pm
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue rose again in March, coming in around 1% higher than the same period in 2020, but collections were one of the lowest monthly collections in…
by - April 21, 2021 3:17 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith unveiled its new look Wednesday (April 21) with a ceremonial flag-raising ceremony to launch its new brand. The new band comes after almost…
by - April 20, 2021 7:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance Tuesday night (April 20) that removes the city from the responsibility of setting taxicab rates, along with a resolution to build…
by - April 20, 2021 3:37 pm
Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District commissioners voted Tuesday (April 20) to set a cap of 10 mils on a possible property assessment in the CBID – primarily in downtown…
