by - June 15, 2021 8:10 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed items at the regular board meeting Tuesday (June 15) to support a planned new fighter pilot training center and the Arkansas Colleges of…
by - June 15, 2021 1:21 pm
Fort Smith’s Central Business Improvement District commissioners have begun work getting signatures on a petition for property assessment for operation, maintenance and repair and improvements within the CBID – primarily…
by - June 12, 2021 10:27 am
The mask mandate has been lifted along with other cautionary restrictions that were commonplace for more than 12 months beginning when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Arkansas in March 2020. Life…
by - June 11, 2021 2:42 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner DeLay ruled Friday (June 11) the City of Fort Smith is in violation of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by not providing Fort…
by - June 11, 2021 12:32 pm
State Rep. Justin Boyd (R-Fort Smith) announced Friday (June 11) he will seek the District 8 seat in the Arkansas Senate. The election is scheduled for November 2022. Boyd is…
by - June 9, 2021 6:10 pm
Arkansas is the right place for the aerospace and defense industry, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told attendees of the 2021 Mid America Aerospace and Defense Summit in Fort Smith on Wednesday…
by - June 8, 2021 9:49 pm
The Massard Water Reclamation Facility (formerly the Massard Wastewater Treatment Plant) is in dire need of updating, renovation and expansion, Fort Smith Director of Utilities Lance McAvoy told the Fort…
by - June 4, 2021 3:13 pm
A nearly 13-foot tall bronze monument by Sallisaw artist Daniel Horsechief arrived at the U.S. Marshals Museum Friday (June 4), checking off one more box for the future museum that…
by - June 4, 2021 10:41 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has appointed Carey Tucker as the new vice chancellor for finance and administration. He was hired following a national search, and is the…
by - June 3, 2021 6:00 pm
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen filed suit Thursday (June 3) in Sebastian County Circuit Court seeking a declaratory judgment that the City of Fort Smith violated the Arkansas State Capitol…
by - June 2, 2021 7:24 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce has hired Anita Brackin, a labor and education expert from Tennessee, as its new vice president of workforce development. The position, which focuses…
by - June 2, 2021 3:37 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro area dropped drastically in May with the area’s three biggest cities reporting a combined $12.95 million in building permit values for the month….
by - June 1, 2021 8:02 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance allowing rezoning to a planned zoning district (PZD) on property recently annexed into the city that will allow…
by - May 31, 2021 6:03 pm
There is no question the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on businesses. For more than a year, they had to take extra safety and cleaning precautions, contend with regulations limiting…
by - May 27, 2021 4:32 pm
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue rebounded in April, coming in around 37% higher than the same period in 2020. Sales tax revenues have in recent months consistently come in higher…
by - May 26, 2021 4:39 pm
The Fort Smith Fire Department, like most everyone else, was faced with a set of unique challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world in 2020. One of the most…
by - May 25, 2021 8:22 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department had to rethink its approaches to policing and implement changes quickly during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, but it was able to do so while upholding…
by - May 24, 2021 5:58 pm
Fort Smith’s ABB, NEMA Motors Division, announced Monday (May 24) it will make a $1 million investment in the Peak Innovation Center, a regional career and technology center in Fort…
by - May 24, 2021 3:50 pm
Is an indoor sports complex something Fort Smith needs? The Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission is poised to find out. The A&P commission approved $7,250 toward a feasibility study…
by - May 21, 2021 8:20 pm
Mercy Fort Smith broke ground on the 62,570-square-foot Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital-Fort Smith in Chaffee Crossing on a rainy Feb. 12, 2020. Friday (May 21), another rainy day, dignitaries cut the…
