by - September 26, 2013 5:15 pm
The public got its first glimpse at the results from the city's Future Fort Smith Community Forum series and "Meetings-in-a-Box" on Thursday (Sept. 26) at the River Park events building….
by - September 26, 2013 4:56 pm
A thousand motorcycles rumbling down Fort Smith’s Garrison Avenue and delivering millions of dollars in economic impact is not unreasonable, says one motorcycle enthusiast – and city officials say they…
by - September 26, 2013 1:41 pm
State business, education and policy leaders are meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock to discuss strategies for deploying more broadband throughout Arkansas. The Connecting Arkansas Internet Conference, spearheaded…
by - September 25, 2013 8:09 pm
A consensus exists to solve the teacher insurance crisis, but a consensus solution has far from materialized. Lawmakers and public school stakeholders have been holding non-stop meetings and conversations all…
by - September 24, 2013 4:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors hit on three different items at the body's noon study session – the city's capital improvement program, the work already in-progress on the 2014…
by - September 24, 2013 3:45 pm
Sales tax revenue for Fort Smith in the city’s August report was up more than 2% and the city’s portion of the countywide tax was up more than 17% –…
by - September 24, 2013 2:07 pm
The University of Arkansas will receive $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to create a Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC). The center will expand the U…
by - September 24, 2013 12:42 pm
In order to fund the construction of a new county jail, Crawford County residents are nearly certain to be voting on a sales tax proposal that could push the amount…
by - September 24, 2013 12:11 pm
It was May 31 when Sharon Blentlinger first learned that Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Fort Smith would be named 2013 National Blue Ribbon School. That knowledge also came with…
by - September 24, 2013 11:43 am
Central Park at Morning Star Elementary in Bentonville has been recognized as a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The school was one of four…
by - September 23, 2013 5:11 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (Sept. 23) gave public school employees at least a one-month reprieve from insurance premiums that are set to rise at or above 50% for many…
by - September 23, 2013 1:27 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department released the costs of rate plans to be offered in the forthcoming state insurance exchange. Four companies are offering bronze, silver and gold plans for health…
by - September 22, 2013 12:06 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford and State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, discussed expectations and concerns of the forthcoming insurance exchange that could provide coverage to as many as a half-million…
by - September 20, 2013 4:22 pm
On the same day the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality submitted final responses to Whirlpool's challenges to the agency's annual groundwater monitoring report, the city of Fort Smith has confirmed…
by - September 20, 2013 1:56 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday (Sept. 20) passed House Joint Resolution 59, which will continue funding the government for another three months but with one provision – it…
by - September 20, 2013 7:00 am
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) gave approval for a measure to begin collecting signatures for its effort to repeal a ban on same-sex marriage. Arkansans for Equality submitted a…
by - September 19, 2013 4:24 pm
What started May 23 as a simple ordinance to come before the Crawford County Quorum Court that would have allowed employees to donate accumulated vacation time to co-workers in need…
by - September 18, 2013 9:39 pm
Although Arkansas has a ban on gay marriage, many Arkansas employers must now manage certain retirement plans, health insurance plans and other workplace benefits to include same-sex couples legally married…
by - September 18, 2013 4:39 pm
Denise Garner of Fayetteville and Sam Sicard of Fort Smith have been appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to the Vision 2025 Legislative Commission on the Future of Higher Education. The…
by - September 18, 2013 4:23 pm
It may seem odd to hear of a shortage in manufacturing workers following a decade which saw a nearly 25% decline in the number of manufacturing jobs available in Arkansas,…
