by - April 2, 2015 10:46 am
University of Arkansas System President Don Bobbitt has named Dan Ferritor as interim chancellor to take over the flagship university’s top position when UA Chancellor G. David Gearhart retires on…
by - April 2, 2015 8:26 am
The Video Wire anchor Dawson Meadows offers a less than factual take on Fort Smith area news and events including info on a “grown up prom” with “tons of roses.”…
by - March 31, 2015 10:33 pm
A standing room only audience of more than 100 residents crowded into the Elm Springs City Hall Tuesday (March 31) to hear more about a proposed $100 million wind farm…
by - March 31, 2015 3:46 pm
Four charities, a “Thunder Through The Valley” parade in downtown Fort Smith and potentially 5,000 motorcyclists are expected to be part of the inaugural Steel Horse Rally now just a…
by - March 30, 2015 6:00 pm
The man who stole more than $272,000 from Southside High School band students and their parents and caused the cancellation of a 2012 band trip to Hawaii was sentenced Monday…
by - March 30, 2015 5:07 pm
The discovery of a human bone and continued erosion at a mound in Fort Smith built by Native Americans has caused The Archaeological Conservancy to expedite its plans to stabilize…
by - March 26, 2015 1:33 pm
New estimates from the U.S. Census show that Northwest Arkansas’ population grew 8.3% between April 2010 and July 2014, while the Fort Smith metro census estimate declined 0.31% in the…
by - March 26, 2015 9:56 am
A not so accurate recap of a story about Walmart testing grocery pickup, uncertainty over money to fix roads, and dogs – and maybe people – on leashes are the…
by - March 25, 2015 11:40 am
The U.S. Marshals Museum has the 2015 spring lecture series titled The Gallery Lecture Series. Boston-based Brent Johnson Design is in the process of designing exhibits for the future museum….
by - March 24, 2015 6:40 pm
Plans are developing fast for the “Festival of Murals” planned for downtown Fort Smith, with organizers hoping to have the first round of artists named by June. The event is…
by - March 24, 2015 1:30 pm
The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus cardiovascular technology adult echocardiography (CVT) program has been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). CAAHEP is the…
by - March 23, 2015 8:00 pm
Good schools are crucial to a region’s economic growth because employers rely on strong school performance as one of the selling points for recruiting top talent to the region, according…
by - March 23, 2015 2:55 pm
It is a celebration that will be nearly three years in the making … well, more accurately 200 years in the making. The City of Fort Smith will turn 200…
by - March 20, 2015 3:59 pm
Former 188th Wing Commander Col. Mark Anderson has been awarded the Jack White Leadership Fort Smith Award. The award and other Community Leadership Awards will be presented at the Alumni…
by - March 20, 2015 8:40 am
The Montessori School of Fort Smith has received a $10,000 Challenge Grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation based in Siloam Springs, Ark. “This generous challenge grant gives us the footing…
by - March 19, 2015 9:55 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and city staffers engaged Thursday (March 19) in what at times was spirited discussion related to the city’s budgeting process used to manage and…
by - March 19, 2015 7:23 am
Tips on how to get a job at the soon-to-open Parrot Island Waterpark, a message from a guy who is trying to hold it in to keep his sewer rates…
by - March 18, 2015 8:47 pm
The theatre program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith took home two national and three regional awards from The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, accolades which solidify…
by - March 18, 2015 7:10 pm
John Cooley and Rocky Walker are glad the Fort Smith Board of Directors and city staff are moving to appoint a committee to provide oversight of implementation of a Comprehensive…
by - March 17, 2015 8:31 pm
It’s been a decade in the making but the region’s first interactive children’s museum has announced an opening date and a new name in honor of Lee and Linda Scott…
