by - January 24, 2026 2:39 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Senior Living Support Fort Smith-based Methodist Village Senior Living (MVSL) has received a $500,000 Challenge Grant from the J.E. and…
by - January 23, 2026 5:04 pm
Arkansas’ third-quarter 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) was up 5.8%, the third highest among the 50 states, trailing Kansas at 6.5% and South Dakota at 6.3%, according to Friday’s state…
by - January 23, 2026 12:01 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana sales totaled $291.1 million in 2025, up 5.5% compared with 2024 sales, and a new annual record, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced Friday…
by - January 22, 2026 8:04 pm
Measles hasn’t been a widespread disease in the United States in decades but that might be changing. Since 2000, the U.S. has had measles elimination status, but in the past…
by - January 22, 2026 1:47 pm
The U.S. economy grew slightly more than expected in the third quarter, with incomes rising less than overall growth, and inflation unchanged from estimates, according to the gross domestic product…
by - January 22, 2026 12:55 pm
St. Bernards Healthcare has opened its new Hand & Wrist Center, led by the arrival of hand and microsurgery specialist Dr. Safder Hasan. The new center is the first of…
by - January 21, 2026 9:35 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $3.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to lead a five-year statewide effort to improve…
by - January 20, 2026 9:32 pm
Wagner Medical Clinic has announced plans for a new clinic in Brookland that specializes in comprehensive and personalized primary care services. The clinic, Wagner Medical Clinic’s first location in Craighead…
by - January 20, 2026 9:12 pm
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith has roughly 150 slots per class, but it’s designed for up to 250. Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and…
by - January 20, 2026 4:03 pm
Huml Health, a Bentonville-based health care technology startup, will soon offer technology to help people recover from drug addiction and prevent relapse after being released from treatment centers. The startup’s…
by - January 19, 2026 11:01 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs has received a $750,000 gift from the Pat and Willard Walker Charitable Foundation to support the $8 million expansion of the university’s Health Education…
by - January 18, 2026 10:37 am
The Alice Walton School of Medicine has hired three assistant deans as it launches its first year of classes. The Bentonville-based medical school held its ceremonial opening in October. The…
by - January 17, 2026 10:34 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Police Feedback The Fort Smith Police Department is asking city residents to participate in the department’s effort to complete its…
by - January 16, 2026 2:14 pm
Methodist Village Senior Living (MVSL) in Fort Smith plans to invest more than $2 million to build what officials there say will be a “transformative community initiative” to address a…
by - January 14, 2026 5:50 pm
Methodist Family Health has expanded its services for children and families in Northeast Arkansas with the opening of Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital–Jonesboro (MCBH–Jonesboro). The facility will begin seeing patients on…
by - January 10, 2026 1:26 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Consent Decree Work Completion The city of Fort Smith recently announced completion of another project mandated by a federal consent…
by - January 5, 2026 10:28 am
Roller Weight Loss & Advanced Surgery, a Fayetteville-based bariatric surgery clinic, recently invested about $8 million to open a 10,000-square-foot standalone ambulatory surgery center that’s adjacent to the clinic. Roller…
by - January 4, 2026 12:33 pm
Approval of a $360 million tax plan to address mandated Fort Smith sewer system repairs, a record-setting University of Arkansas at Fort Smith fundraising campaign, and progress on Interstate 49…
by - January 4, 2026 12:02 pm
Walmart’s new multibillion-dollar Home Office and CEO, more than $500 million in new infrastructure projects and over $250 million in university fundraising were among the top business stories of 2025….
by - January 3, 2026 12:29 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. 911 Transfer Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker recently transferred control of the department’s communications unit to the River Valley…
