by - October 9, 2017 8:45 pm
One week after bidding farewell to Dr. Deanie Mehl as Fort Smith school board president, fellow board members welcomed new member Greg Magness at Monday’s (Oct. 9) committee of the…
by - October 8, 2017 8:27 pm
Students today need to graduate high school with two things: a plan and a skill. That was the key takeaway from Jason Green, vice-president of human resources for Baldor, in…
by - October 8, 2017 4:28 pm
The 2017 Parade of Homes, presented by the Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders (GFSAHB), kicked off Thursday night (Oct. 5) with a VIP reception from this year’s Showcase…
by - October 6, 2017 5:56 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and Sebastian County Quorum Court will soon consider the possibility of expanding Parrot Island Waterpark facilities with a two-slide expansion at a cost of…
by - October 5, 2017 6:05 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark took office on Jan. 9 after being hired to replace former Chief Kevin Lindsey in late 2016. One of his first actions was to…
by - October 4, 2017 11:40 am
Filing deadlines for the Van Buren mayoral race are not until July 2018, but there is already one candidate and one endorsement. Van Buren City Planner Joe Hurst has announced…
by - October 3, 2017 11:45 pm
A planned Dollar General store that stirred controversy at a recent Fort Smith planning commission meeting has won approval to move forward from the city’s Board of Directors. The Board…
by - October 2, 2017 5:13 pm
August giveth, September taketh away. After a big upswing from Van Buren and Greenwood that placed the Fort Smith metro region’s building activity 3% ahead for the year, a poor…
by - October 1, 2017 11:59 am
One of the iconic ladies of Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith is getting some work done – inside and out. The eight-story headquarters of First National Bank of Fort…
by - September 28, 2017 4:10 pm
The Fort Smith capital improvement plan (CIP) advisory committee for streets, bridges, and associated drainage approved a $133 million 5-year CIP starting in 2018 with a $29.9 million spend. The…
by - September 27, 2017 7:54 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) has asked the city’s Board of Directors to consider approval of approximately $790,000 in unplanned expenditures that may help bridge the equipment gap in…
by - September 26, 2017 6:01 pm
The Riverview Hope Campus opens on Friday (Sept. 29) after approximately eight years of planning and development. The effort behind the $3.9 million campus — bringing together various agencies in…
by - September 26, 2017 5:50 pm
Fort Smith residential customers should not see any rate increases for at least another four years, if findings from third-party consulting firm Arcadis have any influence over the city’s Board…
by - September 26, 2017 5:39 am
Fort Smith School Board President Dr. Deanie Mehl stepped away from her post for the first time in 12 years on Monday night (Sept. 25) during the Board’s regular meeting….
by - September 22, 2017 12:16 am
Just two weeks after Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith and Cooper Clinic announced merger talks, five of the six orthopedic surgeons at Cooper Clinic are leaving to join Sparks Health System, the…
by - September 21, 2017 11:24 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and CEO Kyle Parker hinted the newly opened medical colleges were on the verge of announcing new developments on the Barling side of…
by - September 20, 2017 4:02 pm
Brenda Yelvington never told herself she wanted to make a movie. Yet on Saturday night (Sept. 16) she received a message on Facebook informing her she had won Best Documentary…
by - September 20, 2017 10:21 am
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (formerly known as the Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority, or RITA) has just turned eight years old and is facing increasing pressure to produce a result…
by - September 20, 2017 9:59 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 19) approved a request from the city’s utilities department to proceed with the acquisition of properties related to a federal consent…
by - September 19, 2017 11:27 am
The MovieLounge is closing its doors after about five years of operating in Fort Smith. Effective Oct. 1, the venue for food, drinks, film, and live entertainment will be available…
