by - July 16, 2025 9:42 am
The Hope Campus in Fort Smith, which provides temporary housing and support services to homeless people, is in “rough” financial shape, is implementing staff cuts and possibly a “serious reduction…
by - July 12, 2025 1:20 pm
Education and Health Services sector jobs in the Fort Smith metro rose more than 5% between May 2024 and May 2025, the largest percentage growth among major metro job categories,…
by - July 7, 2025 11:22 am
Arkansas’ 37 licensed medical marijuana dispensaries sold $144.217 million in the first six months of 2025, up 6.4% compared with sales with the same period of 2024, according to the…
by - July 6, 2025 10:27 am
Consideration of a new master land use plan amendment tied to redevelopment of the almost 32 acres around the former Fianna Hills Country Club is on the Fort Smith Board…
by - July 2, 2025 3:23 pm
Include more than 9,400 Arkansas teens among the more than 1.4 million nationwide who may lose access to after-school programs as a result of a surprise hold on federal funds…
by - July 2, 2025 10:49 am
The Department of Biological Sciences at Arkansas State University has announced the second-year launch of the “Citizen Science Mosquito Project” in partnership with the city of Jonesboro. “This innovative public…
by - July 1, 2025 11:31 am
Arkansas Health & Wellness, administrator of Ambetter health insurance, is partnering with Sober Sidekick, a Bentonville-based digital platform and social network for maintaining sobriety, to expand access to addiction recovery…
by - June 30, 2025 10:41 am
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) announced Monday (June 30) Scott Kuttenkuler as the inaugural President of the Arkansas Rural Health Academy (ARHA). Founded in January 2025, the academy has…
by - June 30, 2025 10:04 am
Officials with the Fort Smith Boys Home are set to open a new facility that represents a more than $2 million investment in the agency’s goal of “changing lives” and…
by - June 30, 2025 10:02 am
University of Arkansas System President Jay Silveria said Monday (June 30) that Dr. C. Lowry Barnes, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas…
by - June 29, 2025 10:53 am
The four Arkansas metro areas measured by The Compass Report continue to show economic growth, with moderation seen in employment and consumer spending during the first quarter of 2025. In…
by - June 26, 2025 10:55 am
Arkansas Children’s announced the creation of the Bale Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Interventional Radiology honoring Drs. Joanna and Robert Seibert, made possible by a $1 million gift by the…
by - June 26, 2025 8:13 am
For the first time ever, an Arkansas school has a class of students on their path to become dentists. The Lyon College School of Dental Medicine has officially announced its…
by - June 25, 2025 6:22 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday (June 25) Arkansas’ portion of the recent $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for their role in the proliferation…
by - June 23, 2025 4:21 pm
Crawford and Sebastian counties could lose almost $600 million in Medicaid funding over a decade if proposed federal legislation is approved, according to “rough” estimates from the Arkansas Advocates for…
by - June 22, 2025 7:56 am
The Arkansas Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and long-term care facilities, had a good week for news. They cut the ribbon on the first of three new nursing…
by - June 21, 2025 1:29 pm
The hiring of Wes Milam as director of public safety communications for the City of Fort Smith is a key step in the consolidation of 911 operations in the city…
by - June 19, 2025 6:08 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Peak Innovation Center is taking advantage of good ole summertime as a chance to introduce children and teenagers to a wide-variety of career paths. Hundreds…
by - June 18, 2025 6:56 pm
The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) cut the ribbon in Little Rock Wednesday (June 18) on one of its three new schools designated to develop a deeper workforce pool for…
by - June 18, 2025 6:25 pm
U.S. and Arkansas economic growth continues to slow with fewer jobs added this year and the cost of living rising with inflation on essentials like food and shelter, according to…
