by - June 16, 2015 6:50 pm
A committee will soon be formed to provide citizen input on more than $20 million collected each year by the city of Fort Smith through its 1% street tax program….
by - June 16, 2015 5:51 pm
Predictions that Tropical Storm Bill will bring another six to 10 inches of rain to watershed areas of the Arkansas River could mean that normal transportation on the river system…
by - June 16, 2015 8:38 am
Devon Ramsey, 19, has a great job. He’s just barely one year out of high school, making well over $75,000 a year, has a new truck, no student loan debt…
by - June 15, 2015 9:47 am
Whether a school board member has children in the local schools isn’t a prerequisite to run for a seat on a local school board and shouldn’t make a difference since…
by - June 11, 2015 9:19 am
Anchor Dawson Meadows gets the news slightly screwed up on stories about military training at Fort Chaffee and discussion of a new committee to help oversee Fort Smith’s street tax…
by - June 10, 2015 6:26 pm
A recent statewide prescription drug Take Back effort cleared more than 20,000 pounds of drugs from medicine cabinets with the help of volunteers across the Natural State., Department of Drug…
by - June 8, 2015 3:30 pm
Rental of more than 2,000 Fort Smith area hotel rooms and more than $250,000 spent locally by the U.S. Army are just two examples of the economic impact of a…
by - June 7, 2015 5:03 pm
Charlotte Dutoit believes downtown Fort Smith is the “perfect playground” to attract “big cats” in the international art world for the upcoming Festival of Murals event. She also is convinced…
by - June 4, 2015 7:47 am
Commentary on obesity in Arkansas, red eyes and good music at Wakarusa, activities at the Harry E. Kelley underwater park and some other things that don’t make sense are part…
by - June 3, 2015 8:02 pm
About 55 people gathered Wednesday morning (June 3) near the Interstate 540 and Rogers Avenue interchange in Fort Smith to recognize Beautify Fort Smith’s success in gathering fiscal and physical…
by - June 3, 2015 2:13 pm
Auburn football Head Coach and Fort Smith native Gus Malzahn will speak June 12 at an event hosted by Union Christian Academy. Malzahn is a 1984 graduate of Fort Smith…
by - May 29, 2015 1:39 pm
The first four reporting months of sales tax collections in Fort Smith have the city on a track that could top record collections posted in 2008. Collections of the 1%…
by - May 29, 2015 6:31 am
Amy Knight has been named convention & event sales director for the Convention and Visitors Bureau; a division of Fort Smith’s Advertising and Promotions Commission. A native of Broken Arrow,…
by - May 28, 2015 2:28 pm
An $11,000 check presentation and energy efficient demonstrations were part of the open house event held Wednesday (May 27) for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Sustainable Conservation House,…
by - May 28, 2015 6:45 am
Packed into The Video Wire this week is a note on “tattoo-worthy” quotes from a leader of Take Back the Fort, Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders swinging his big veto…
by - May 27, 2015 11:29 am
The Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Van Buren has received a $367,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council and will begin work on adding a second historic building…
by - May 21, 2015 3:06 pm
A somewhat “sexier” Dawson Meadow talks about Bass Reeves, Arkansas’ healthy tourism sector, what really makes a pig happy and an erroneous report that Fort Smith Directors will clean up…
by - May 19, 2015 9:07 pm
The pop song was almost right. Based on recent news, the next few months and years could be all about that Bass Reeves. Fox News and the Discovery Channel plan…
by - May 19, 2015 3:12 pm
Members of a newly formed non-profit group are confident they will reach their goal to revitalize the downtown and historic area of Van Buren with the help of community support,…
by - May 19, 2015 12:20 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduation ceremony held Saturday (May 16) marked a major milestone for the university – the largest graduating class in its history. UAFS…
