by - August 20, 2024 12:54 pm
The excitement is growing, along with square footage, at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith as they steadily move toward opening a new emergency room and intensive care unit in the first…
by - August 19, 2024 3:10 pm
The majority of municipal races in the Fort Smith metro area are uncontested in this year’s Nov. 5 general election and a decline in civility – especially with social media…
by - August 15, 2024 3:13 pm
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) are interested in helping Fort Smith city offices remaining downtown. The focus of that interest could cost around $4 million….
by - August 15, 2024 1:03 pm
A Safe Fort Smith Action Plan presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at a study session Tuesday (Aug. 13) focuses on 10 key projects that help the city…
by - August 14, 2024 8:58 am
A mobility plan for the city of Fort Smith, presented at a Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 13), suggests a number of ways to help move people…
by - August 13, 2024 4:33 pm
Only two of the city council races in Alma, Greenwood and Van Buren appear to be contested in the 2024 election cycle. Because candidates are not certified by the county…
by - August 12, 2024 6:09 pm
Sebastian County once again has an election coordinator. Sebastian County Judge Steve Hotz announced Monday (Aug. 12) that Amanda Cravey will take on the duties of election coordinator for the…
by - August 12, 2024 12:45 pm
Charity Gregory will become the purchasing manager for the City of Fort Smith upon the retirement of Alie Bahsoon on Aug. 16. She comes from the City of Barling, where…
by - August 8, 2024 4:33 pm
Less than 95 days before early voting begins in Arkansas for the general election, Sebastian County does not yet have a contract secured with an election support company, and is…
by - August 7, 2024 4:55 pm
Of the four Fort Smith city ward – city director – positions up for election this year, three have been declared the winners because they have no opposition. Ward 3…
by - August 7, 2024 11:06 am
The Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA), Arkansas’ first performing and visual arts high school, is moving into its completed space along the Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith in…
by - August 6, 2024 4:07 pm
Captain Jonathan Wear of the Van Buren Police Department has been selected by Van Buren Mayor Joe Hurst to replace Chief Jamie Hammond as the new chief of police for…
by - August 5, 2024 5:15 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro continues to come in well under that of the record-breaking 2023. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren reported combined July building permit values…
by - August 5, 2024 3:47 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will not only once again take up the subject of new slides at Parrot Island Waterpark, but is expected to consider a lease proposal…
by - August 1, 2024 6:40 pm
The Arkansas Real Estate Commission has dismissed a complaint against the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) and its executive director related to a 2% payment to the executive director with…
by - August 1, 2024 5:30 pm
Though Fort Smith Public Schools Emerging Art & Design program has been active for a year, when students return to school in August they will enter the newly completed space…
by - July 31, 2024 5:29 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District is looking for an attorney. The district posted a job listing on its website in July for an attorney – with a salary of…
by - July 31, 2024 9:00 am
Fort Smith Animal Haven presented plans for a new $6.2 million animal shelter to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at a study session Tuesday (July 30). The project includes…
by - July 30, 2024 6:07 pm
Sebastian County has suggested they lease Parrot Island Waterpark to the City of Fort Smith for $1 a year. The facility is now jointly owned by the two governments, with…
by - July 30, 2024 10:45 am
Fort Smith city officials are planning by the end of the week to select a professional services firm that will develop a master plan for a future park on the…
