by - November 14, 2017 6:01 pm
The Fort Smith Sanitation Department requested the Board consider a return to task-based work scheduling used from 1989 through August 2016. The request came at a Tuesday (Nov. 14) study…
by - November 14, 2017 1:25 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas is one of a growing number of Republican senators calling for Roy Moore to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Alabama. Arkansas’ other…
by - November 14, 2017 10:19 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has been elected chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA). The group announced its new leadership team Tuesday (Nov. 14) as it gears up…
by - November 13, 2017 9:15 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker stepped into the position on Jan. 18 and posted an 8-page outline to the district’s website for what he envisioned over…
by - November 13, 2017 3:33 pm
A long-awaited trial on the fate of the controversial $2 billion Plains and Eastern Clean Line wind energy project will begin Tuesday when oral arguments are held in U.S. District…
by - November 12, 2017 8:12 pm
When Gina Gomez first arrived in the United States from her native Columbia nearly 20 years ago, she was met with a slew of cultural and language barriers. She struggled…
by - November 12, 2017 10:15 am
As the deadline for filing for 2018 elections draws closer, Democratic candidates are announcing at a steady clip against Republican incumbents at the state and federal level. Two Congressional candidates…
by - November 12, 2017 9:49 am
Fresh off a trade mission to Asia, Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston said the pipeline remains open for foreign direct investment in Arkansas. In October, Chinese President…
by - November 10, 2017 2:52 pm
A federal fuel tax increase is the “only meaningful mechanism” to pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure improvements, according to the nonprofit research organization of the American Trucking Associations….
by - November 10, 2017 2:18 pm
Crime rates have fallen across most service calls for the first nine months of 2017, according to Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) data. While the number of murders from 2016…
by - November 8, 2017 3:33 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 7) approved a five-year capital improvement plan for the city’s wastewater program that will budget $153.8 million in consent decree spending…
by - November 7, 2017 5:00 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled late Tuesday (Nov. 7) to grant a stay for the planned execution of death row inmate Jack Greene. Attorneys for Greene, who was set to…
by - November 7, 2017 11:30 am
The latest Arkansas Poll unveiled Tuesday (Nov. 7) shows that Arkansans have mixed views on rights for the gay and lesbian community, overwhelmingly support the death penalty, and still see…
by - November 6, 2017 8:25 pm
Candidate announcements have picked up and a soon-to-be-vacating State Senator has seen the first candidate for his replacement emerge. Read the full, updated candidate list at this link. Since our…
by - November 6, 2017 7:16 pm
Turrell Mayor Dorothy Cooper never dreamed of serving in public office and through the first 46 years of her life she didn’t. She ran and won the mayor’s job in…
by - November 6, 2017 6:15 pm
The recently unveiled House tax cut plan may help the “average” Arkansan, but the state’s small business owners and those with capital gains from a recently sold business will likely…
by - November 6, 2017 6:06 pm
Lecturers at the Clinton School of Public Service on Monday (Nov. 6) encouraged local “anchor institutions” such as hospitals and universities to live, hire and buy locally to transform decaying…
by - November 6, 2017 4:23 pm
A coalition of 85 agriculture-related organizations have drafted a letter warning U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross about the negative impacts of withdrawing from North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)….
by - November 3, 2017 4:03 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (Nov. 3) that the planned execution of Arkansas death row inmate Jack Greene is on schedule for next week, despite concerns the prisoner is mentally…
by - November 3, 2017 3:12 pm
As Gov. Asa Hutchinson looks to wrap up the last leg of a fruitful eight-day Far East trade mission, the state’s chief job recruiter said Friday (Nov. 3) he is…
