by - March 1, 2025 4:10 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) still has high hopes that its newly restarted associate of applied science-nursing (AAS) degree will help to meet the nursing needs of…
by - February 27, 2025 9:09 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors want to expedite the process of hiring an internal auditor, a position open for almost a year. Tracey Shockley resigned as internal auditor after…
by - February 25, 2025 8:33 pm
A presentation to the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 25) indicates that an indoor sports facility could not only support itself with revenues within two years, but…
by - February 25, 2025 8:08 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) named a new head football coach at Northside High School on Monday (Feb. 24), and on the same day a second lawsuit was filed regarding…
by - February 24, 2025 7:10 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education at its board meeting Monday (Feb. 24) appointed Gregory Carthon to the school board, filling the seat left vacant when Talicia Richardson…
by - February 22, 2025 9:17 am
An indoor sports facility that could bring thousands of visitors a year and generate more than $1 million in sales tax revenue will be discussed at Tuesday night’s (Feb. 25)…
by - February 20, 2025 6:05 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Board voted Thursday (Feb. 20) to contribute $77,000 to the Garrison Courtyard project in hopes a project using assessment dollars will be…
by - February 18, 2025 3:34 pm
Felix Curry has filed a lawsuit against the Fort Smith Public School District for unlawfully being reassigned from his position as head football coach and athletic coordinator at Northside High…
by - February 17, 2025 5:37 pm
A Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Board of Education meeting scheduled for Tuesday (Feb. 18) to discuss filling an empty board seat has been canceled due to inclement weather. The…
by - February 17, 2025 5:09 pm
The sometimes contentious effort to dissolve the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has been quiet in recent months, but it has not been discarded, according to Barling City Administrator Steve…
by - February 16, 2025 10:23 am
Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education will have a special called board meeting Tuesday (Feb. 18) to decide how to fill the vacancy on the board, but the person…
by - February 13, 2025 5:11 pm
A Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) high school English teacher was placed on administrative leave Thursday (Feb. 13) after complaints of racism were made to administration regarding a test administered…
by - February 13, 2025 10:28 am
Renovation to the pool, diving facility and bathhouse area at Creekmore Park is on budget and on schedule, with all indicators pointing to the facility opening with a regular schedule…
by - February 10, 2025 5:30 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) is looking for community input to help guide the process to find the next superintendent of schools for the district. The survey is open to…
by - February 9, 2025 11:02 am
Discussion of three criteria needed to keep the City of Fort Smith in compliance with a federal consent decree is on the agenda for the Board of Directors study session…
by - February 7, 2025 4:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors may have approved the formation of the utility advisory Committee in December, but the failure to pass an ordinance adopting the committee’s charter at…
by - February 6, 2025 3:42 pm
Following a significant decline in 2024, building activity gained momentum in the Fort Smith metro as 2025 started. January building permit values were up 160% in the three regional cities…
by - February 5, 2025 5:17 pm
Crain Investments is making a sizable investment in Fort Smith with a new dealership for Crain Hyundai to be built near Interstate 540 and U.S. Highway 71 South near other…
by - February 4, 2025 7:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 4) tabled an ordinance that would raise sewer rates by 3.5% beginning in June and raising rates every year for the…
by - February 4, 2025 2:46 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed during a special called meeting Monday (Feb. 3) to expedite the search for a new superintendent of schools, setting a Feb….
