by - January 9, 2019 5:56 pm
Board members of the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority renewed the WAIA’s commitment to fighting for the transportation improvement needs of the Sebastian-Crawford counties area at its regular board meeting Wednesday…
by - January 8, 2019 9:40 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved two rezoning requests at the regular board meeting Tuesday (Jan. 8). The first rezoning ordinance changes zoning at the 8210 Massard Road,…
by - January 8, 2019 3:32 pm
Gulfside Casino Partnership announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) it will establish the Pope County Education Foundation if granted a license in the state. The Arkansas-based nonprofit would be funded by tax-deductible…
by - January 4, 2019 5:26 pm
Hundreds crowded into the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building to witness former State Rep. George McGill, D-Fort Smith, be sworn in as the first African-American mayor in Fort Smith’s…
by - January 4, 2019 4:32 pm
It’s not enough to bring medical students to Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, according to ACHE President Kyle Parker, who spoke at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of…
by - January 2, 2019 12:13 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Jan. 2) named businessman and political activist Keith Gibson to the Arkansas Highway Commission. He replaces Dick Trammel of Rogers whose 10-year term expires Jan….
by - December 21, 2018 12:42 pm
Arkansas Tourism recently announced the finalists in for the 2019 Henry Awards. The Henry Awards honor Henri de Tonti, the man historians consider being among the first “Arkansas Travelers.” Each…
by - December 21, 2018 10:54 am
Vanessa German is the 2018 recipient of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s Don Tyson Prize, a $200,000 biennial award for outstanding achievement in American art. Tyson Foods chairman,…
by - December 20, 2018 5:27 pm
New leadership has been announced for the UAFS Foundation at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Blake Rickman will be the new UAFS vice chancellor for university advancement and…
by - December 20, 2018 4:32 pm
Have an idea for a business that would spur tourism in Arkansas? Now is the chance to pitch that idea. Arkansas Tourism, in partnership with Innovate Arkansas, is accepting applications…
by - December 19, 2018 6:07 pm
The Fianna Hills Country Club in Fort Smith has announced it will close at the end of the month. In an email to club members, sent Tuesday (Dec. 18), management…
by - December 18, 2018 10:13 pm
Fort Smith voters will decide on March 12 whether or not there will be a nine-month, non-renewable, one-cent city sales tax to benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum. The Fort Smith…
by - December 18, 2018 5:21 pm
Kansas City artist Spencer Schubert unveiled a one-third maquette of the bronze sculpture of Judge Isaac Parker that will serve as the centerpiece of Gateway Park in downtown Fort Smith…
by - December 18, 2018 2:59 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District voted to allow a conditional use for a specialty manufacturing business that will allow the owners of Keep it Gypsy to remain in…
by - December 17, 2018 8:17 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools is making progress to meet the objectives set forth in the Vision 2023 initiative approved by the district last year. In a presentation to the board…
by - December 13, 2018 8:45 pm
The Arkansas State Board of Education (SBE) voted 8-0 Thursday (Dec. 13) to approve Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) request for a two-year waiver that would allow for the formation…
by - December 12, 2018 1:57 pm
In the six months since Talicia Richardson was named executive director of 64.6 Downtown, things have been moving very fast in Fort Smith. “Though it could be moving a little…
by - December 11, 2018 5:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will consider a special election for a one-time, non-renewable, nine-month, one-cent sales tax to benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum at its regular board meeting…
by - December 10, 2018 6:05 pm
A workforce development initiative in Fort Smith will get added leverage through the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce with the addition of a vice president and an additional $500,000 dedicated…
by - December 7, 2018 6:56 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum will go before the Fort Smith board of directors Tuesday (Dec. 11) to ask for a special election to ask the voters for a one-time, non-renewable,…
