by - May 31, 2018 10:45 am
Editor’s note: The following story is completely updated from the first report. ––––––––––––––– Until roughly two hours before the filing deadline, the race for Fort Smith Mayor was a two-way…
by - May 30, 2018 6:52 pm
The Van Buren Chamber of Commerce’s new leader is a familiar face to the western Arkansas business community. Terry Carson accepted the job as Chamber president on March 15 after…
by - May 29, 2018 4:27 pm
Ask any member of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) staff and board to choose their favorite groundbreaking ceremony since first sticking shovel in the dirt over three years…
by - May 29, 2018 3:27 pm
It’s “been in the back of my head for awhile,” Jeff Gosey said of bringing another live music venue to downtown Fort Smith. That’s part of the reason he’s opening…
by - May 28, 2018 5:51 pm
Former Sen. Denny Altes, R-Fort Smith, who finished last in the recent three-person GOP primary for the Senate District 8 seat, is throwing his support behind Frank Glidewell. A June…
by - May 24, 2018 6:20 pm
Plans on the Kelley Highway extension to Riverfront Drive are “about 80% complete,” according to Stan Snodgrass, engineering director for the city of Fort Smith. The project would create an…
by - May 24, 2018 2:22 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who handily won the Republican primary for his second term, is endorsing Rep. Mat Pitsch, R-Fort Smith, in the June 19 GOP primary runoff election against former…
by - May 23, 2018 5:17 pm
The Fort Smith Fire Department experienced its best year since 2014 for the number of fires and total fire dollar loss in relation to property values, according to its 2017…
by - May 22, 2018 11:05 pm
Hobe Runion, the Sebastian County Deputy Sheriff in retiring Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck’s administration — won around 60% of the vote against his two opponents, also Republicans. The win means Runion…
by - May 22, 2018 10:51 pm
Fort Smith voters said yes to a school millage increase, the first in 31 years, on Tuesday (May 22) with approximately 62% of voters — around 78% of whom were…
by - May 22, 2018 10:35 pm
Frank Glidewell won the special election for the state Senate seat representing Fort Smith, and also will face Rep. Mat Pitsch, R-Fort Smith, in the June 19 runoff in the…
by - May 22, 2018 6:27 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) annual report for 2017 revealed a drop in reported crimes and a rise in diversity among sworn officers. FSPD Chief Nathaniel Clark presented the…
by - May 21, 2018 3:20 pm
The HUB at Providence broke ground Friday (May 18) from 9101 R.A. Young Jr. Drive in the Chaffee Crossing district of Fort Smith. The $11 million development at the Wells…
by - May 17, 2018 9:38 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority’s decision to deny a second offer from Memco, Inc. “has nothing to do with Memco,” according to FCRA Secretary/Treasurer Don Keesee. On Thursday (May 17),…
by - May 17, 2018 8:44 pm
Six University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students spent part of their recent semester working with researchers at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) on projects that could also…
by - May 16, 2018 6:04 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) real estate review committee on Wednesday (May 16) voted to reject a second offer from Memco on approximately five acres of Roberts Boulevard property…
by - May 16, 2018 10:21 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 15) voted 6-0 with one recusal (Director Don Hutchings) to extend a waiver of building permit and inspection fees to the…
by - May 15, 2018 6:20 pm
The city of Fort Smith announced the hiring of two new department heads on Monday (May 14), filling the sanitation and streets/traffic control department slots. The city also filled the long…
by - May 15, 2018 5:08 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) on Tuesday (May 15) discussed a planned $160,000 truck and traffic study for downtown Fort Smith. This time, the emphasis was on…
by - May 15, 2018 3:53 pm
Fort Smith-based Beall Barclay & Company and the Little Rock office of Thomas & Thomas are merging in a deal expected to close later this year, creating of the state’s…
