by - February 27, 2019 7:39 pm
Fort Smith’s Bicentennial Celebration was among those honored at the annual Henry Awards ceremony held Tuesday (Feb. 26) at the 45th Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Gretchen Hall of Little…
by - February 27, 2019 10:09 am
Climate change is not a political issue. It’s a fact. That’s according to Bill Hanna, president, CEO and chairman of Fort Smith-based Hannah Oil & Gas. Hanna was one of…
by - February 26, 2019 6:47 pm
Downtown business and property owners and all others interested had the chance to learn a little more about a study looking at trucks and traffic in downtown Fort Smith on…
by - February 26, 2019 4:49 pm
Ivy Owen, the face and often evangelical voice of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) for more than 11 years, is no longer the authority’s executive director. The FRCA Board…
by - February 25, 2019 8:06 pm
The former Hutcheson shoe facility in east Fort Smith has been donated to the Fort Smith Public School District for use as the career and technology center planned under the…
by - February 25, 2019 2:46 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region ended 2018 slightly above 2017 totals. Fort Smith’s significant increase in numbers over 2017 helped bring up the yearend numbers that dropped dramatically…
by - February 22, 2019 5:18 pm
A new partnership between the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) and Searcy-based Unity Health will allow medical school graduates residency programs as well as offer training opportunities for the…
by - February 21, 2019 6:57 pm
With Fort Smith residents soon to vote on a one-cent sales tax increase for nine-months to support completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum, a frequent question is, “How much, on…
by - February 20, 2019 5:22 pm
A Military Recruiting Campaign would go toward the strategic plan component of recruiting new demographics in order to grow enrollment, Dr. Ed Serna, interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas…
by - February 20, 2019 4:51 pm
The Chancellor Search Committee made strides to narrow the field of applicants for the chancellor position at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith when the group met Wednesday (Feb….
by - February 19, 2019 6:47 pm
Citing a concern about “disruptive behavior,” the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation has declined an invitation to participate in a public discussion about a one-cent, nine-month sales tax to raise money…
by - February 19, 2019 5:25 pm
There are two chances for downtown business and property owners to engage in the future of downtown Fort Smith in the coming days. The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) will…
by - February 19, 2019 5:10 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Interim Chancellor Dr. Edward Serna is one of 16 so far to apply for the job at an institution with 5,840 students and 914…
by - February 18, 2019 8:13 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education were presented with a policy proposal that regulates naming school facilities, with one board member uneasy about the policy timing….
by - February 14, 2019 3:17 pm
Large donations of $21.131 million to the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith have come from 36 separate sources, with nine of those owing a combined pledge balance of $4.08…
by - February 13, 2019 8:43 pm
Fort Smith residents struggling to pay water and sewer bills have a relief option through Project Concern. The city’s utility assistance program was developed in 1983 to help Fort Smith…
by - February 13, 2019 8:34 pm
Dream Alliance, a Fort Smith-based philanthropic group, invested $150,000 in the Future School’s College for All program, the school announced Wednesday (Feb. 13). “We at Dream Alliance are thrilled to…
by - February 12, 2019 5:11 pm
For the fifth year in a row, the Fort Smith Convention Center had record revenue, the annual report presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at their Tuesday (Feb….
by - February 12, 2019 12:27 pm
Morrison-Shipley Engineers Inc. (MSE), a Fort Smith-based civil engineering firm, has announced an ownership change. Company co-founder, chairman and CEO Neal Morrison has sold his ownership position in the company…
by - February 7, 2019 6:38 pm
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen has asked for a public debate of the merits of a nine-month, one-cent sales tax that would benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith….
