by - January 11, 2022 3:32 pm
When Big River Steel first started operations near Osceola in Mississippi County in 2014, it was one of the largest industrial projects ever in the state of Arkansas. BRS, now…
by - January 10, 2022 8:09 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools voted Monday (Jan. 10) at a called board meeting to reinstate a mask mandate for 30 days or unless the district falls to 49 or less…
by - January 10, 2022 5:42 pm
Sebastian County Election Commission Chairman David Damron, who refused in late 2021 to discuss who drew a map outlining new zones for the Sebastian County Quorum Court, resigned his position…
by - January 10, 2022 3:15 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is set to begin work on the Interstate 49 connection between Alma and Fort Smith that will span the Arkansas River, but significant construction…
by - January 10, 2022 1:40 pm
The 35-member Arkansas State Senate is about to get a full facelift. State Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, became the eighth sitting senator to announce he would not seek re-election…
by - January 10, 2022 11:28 am
Farm income and agricultural land values were on the rise in 2021 and are projected to continue upwards in 2022, according to the Fryar Risk Management Center of Excellence. The…
by - January 9, 2022 4:09 pm
Inflation continues to impact all sectors of the U.S. economy and some farmers could be impacted by a financial squeeze as planting season begins with global fertilizer prices predicted to…
by - January 9, 2022 10:03 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he plans to advocate for more funding for law enforcement, the developmentally disabled, and financial reserves when he reveals his balanced budget proposal to the Arkansas…
by - January 9, 2022 7:00 am
Just before the pandemic started in March 2020, I made one very poor decision ― getting rid of a large, infrequently used desk — and one excellent decision — purchasing…
by - January 7, 2022 7:09 pm
Arkansas Senate Minority Leader Keith Ingram, D-West Memphis, will not seek re-election following his current term. Ingram has been a member of the Arkansas Legislature since 2009 when he was…
by - January 6, 2022 4:25 pm
On a day when COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arkansas rose by 73 to 892, the Arkansas National Guard (ANG) said 40 of its members will work in healthcare operations in Fayetteville,…
by - January 6, 2022 11:59 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward…
by - January 5, 2022 5:47 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health is ending COVID-19 contact tracing at the end of the day Jan. 17, its communications director said Wednesday (Jan. 5). Meg Mirivel said the department’s…
by - January 5, 2022 1:14 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center opened a SBA Business Recovery Center in Trumann on Wednesday (Jan. 5) to provide a wide…
by - January 5, 2022 9:19 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday (Jan. 4) announced an almost $8 million dollar civil settlement with Empower Healthcare Solutions, LLC. The false claims settlement was based on a…
by - January 4, 2022 4:11 pm
A cyber attack on Crawford County government computers left county offices in a jam over the holidays. County computers were attacked Dec. 26 by malicious software that can prevent access…
by - January 4, 2022 3:14 pm
Outside of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its Omicron surge, the biggest 2021 news in the Fort Smith metro included stories about the military, medicine, manufacturing and municipal money. Following…
by - January 4, 2022 2:43 pm
With a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases and a record for active cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Jan. 4) he is activating an additional 50 National Guard members…
by - January 4, 2022 1:11 pm
State Rep. Monte Hodges, D-Blytheville, will seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress in the First District, the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro. Hodges, a five-term…
by - January 4, 2022 10:46 am
An almost 20% gain in December sales tax revenue and an almost 12% fiscal year-to-date (July-December) gain in sales tax revenue has pushed overall Arkansas tax revenue up 1.5% over…
