by - February 13, 2025 5:11 pm
A Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) high school English teacher was placed on administrative leave Thursday (Feb. 13) after complaints of racism were made to administration regarding a test administered…
by - February 13, 2025 4:36 pm
The Cherokee Nation on Thursday (Feb. 13) announced an $8 million contribution to Mercy-Fort Smith for its planned cancer center. The hospital system has been relatively quiet about the planned…
by - February 13, 2025 10:28 am
Renovation to the pool, diving facility and bathhouse area at Creekmore Park is on budget and on schedule, with all indicators pointing to the facility opening with a regular schedule…
by - February 12, 2025 2:59 pm
There is some hope by Fort Smith officials that a new president in the White House or different agency oversight could give the city more flexibility with a federal consent…
by - February 11, 2025 10:14 pm
Fort Smith City Director Kevin Settle on Tuesday (Feb. 11) proposed increasing the city’s sales tax by 0.375% to pay for mandated consent decree work rather than use almost 40%…
by - February 11, 2025 5:54 pm
The City of Fort Smith may soon acknowledge through a negotiated court order that it engaged in inappropriate spending with area nonprofit groups, and promise that all future spending will…
by - February 10, 2025 6:35 pm
Millrose Properties Inc., a homesite purchase platform for residential homebuilders, acquired about 24,000 homesites from Fayetteville-based Rausch Coleman Homes on Monday (Feb. 10) for $900 million in cash. Miami-based Lennar…
by - February 10, 2025 5:30 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) is looking for community input to help guide the process to find the next superintendent of schools for the district. The survey is open to…
by - February 10, 2025 1:25 pm
Charter school Haas Hall Academy – Fort Smith, in its first year of operations, was ranked in the top 5% of public schools in Arkansas, along with 49 other schools…
by - February 10, 2025 11:31 am
Bass Pro Shops is bringing its Outpost retail store to Fort Smith, the Springfield, Mo.-based company announced Monday (Feb. 10). The store will be located off Rogers Avenue and along…
by - February 9, 2025 11:02 am
Discussion of three criteria needed to keep the City of Fort Smith in compliance with a federal consent decree is on the agenda for the Board of Directors study session…
by - February 9, 2025 10:12 am
Like nearly every other hospital CEO, funding challenges, policy changes at the state and federal level, and the never-ending struggle to contain rising costs and improve access are on Baptist…
by - February 8, 2025 10:04 am
Van Buren Mayor Joe Hurst said the city’s goal for 2025 is relatively simple: continue to improve what is already working. The most visible evidence of that will be when…
by - February 7, 2025 4:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors may have approved the formation of the utility advisory Committee in December, but the failure to pass an ordinance adopting the committee’s charter at…
by - February 6, 2025 3:42 pm
Following a significant decline in 2024, building activity gained momentum in the Fort Smith metro as 2025 started. January building permit values were up 160% in the three regional cities…
by - February 6, 2025 12:14 pm
For Greenwood Mayor Doug Kinslow, the word that might best describe his expectations for the year 2025 is “infrastructure.” The most visible example at present is the bypass that, when…
by - February 5, 2025 5:17 pm
Crain Investments is making a sizable investment in Fort Smith with a new dealership for Crain Hyundai to be built near Interstate 540 and U.S. Highway 71 South near other…
by - February 5, 2025 1:29 pm
Springdale-based Harps plans to soon open one of its 10Box Cost-Plus Food Stores in the Cloverleaf Plaza in Van Buren. It will be the 14th 10Box location for the grocery…
by - February 4, 2025 7:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 4) tabled an ordinance that would raise sewer rates by 3.5% beginning in June and raising rates every year for the…
by - February 4, 2025 6:31 pm
OZ Trails will open a mountain bike park with more than 20 miles of trails in Bella Vista, the organization announced Tuesday (Feb. 4) following remarks from Gov. Sarah Sanders….
