by - October 26, 2025 11:49 am
Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle is not backing away from his support of a Parrot Island Waterpark expansion even with news of budget-busting water slide installation costs. But he may…
by - October 25, 2025 10:13 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. U.S. Attorney Nomination Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Holmes has been nominated to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District…
by - October 23, 2025 7:22 pm
Fayetteville restaurant Herman’s Ribhouse, which was inducted into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame last year, is looking for a buyer, the owners said. Nick and Carrie Wright posted Wednesday…
by - October 23, 2025 2:42 pm
The Arkansas section of the Mississippi Flyway that birds use to migrate across North America is vital for the birds and provides hundreds of millions of dollars in tourist dollars…
by - October 22, 2025 1:04 pm
Bentonville-based sportstech startup Hightag Inc. recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign after expanding into winter sports. Hightag installs automated cameras throughout sports facilities to automatically capture footage of Hightag users…
by - October 21, 2025 8:52 pm
The water slides planned for Parrot Island Waterpark in Fort Smith that initially were to cost the city $2.1 million for acquisition and installation could now cost more than $6.3…
by - October 21, 2025 10:35 am
More than 184,000 acres of land in Arkansas changed hands for $920.75 million in 2024, according to a first-of-its-kind report by the research team of Florida-based Saunders Real Estate. David…
by - October 20, 2025 5:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) is no longer in Highfill after detaching from the city. Also, the airport’s new 3-megawatt solar array began operating recently. The Sept. 26 detachment followed…
by - October 20, 2025 1:02 pm
Ashleigh Bachert and other supporters of a proposed indoor sports facility plan to soon renew the push for city of Fort Smith support of a facility they believe will be…
by - October 16, 2025 12:46 pm
Commissioners with the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) on Thursday (Oct. 16) approved a plan to support Main Street Fort Smith efforts that align with their goals of boosting business…
by - October 15, 2025 12:10 pm
The organization planning to build a $50 million pickleball academy and sports complex east of Interstate 49 in Springdale will collaborate with a University of Arkansas department on sports-related research and…
by - October 14, 2025 11:35 am
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville announced Tuesday (Oct. 14) that it has received $220,000 from Nancy (née Totemeier) and William D. Koch. The gift will fund construction…
by - October 13, 2025 12:24 pm
The Jones Center in Springdale recently released a new brand and renovated its ice arena in celebration of its 30th anniversary. The project cost $625,000. The rebranding effort was led…
by - October 12, 2025 1:56 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - October 11, 2025 11:31 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Food Insecurity Talk The Democratic Party of Sebastian County is presenting a food insecurity program 6 to 7:30 p.m., Oct….
by - October 10, 2025 12:57 pm
Jenny Marrs, designer, author and star of HGTV’s “Fixer to Fabulous,” will be the featured speaker at CREW Northwest Arkansas’ 2025 Signature Event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 10…
by - October 9, 2025 12:27 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) are collaborating on a $250,000 play space at the airport. The project will transform the site of a…
by - October 8, 2025 12:48 pm
The Collective, an upscale restaurant and bar, recently opened at 216 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. The establishment is a collaboration between brothers Don and William Ray and Little Rock…
by - October 8, 2025 12:24 pm
After a nationwide search, the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission hired airport employee Andrew Meyer as airport director. He succeeds Michael Griffin who resigned April 22, and Meyer’s first day…
by - October 8, 2025 12:06 pm
Hospitality tax revenues in the Fort Smith metro are down compared with 2024, but tourism officials believe the year will end not far off from last year, which was a…
