by - August 20, 2024 8:34 pm
Crawford County has paid approximately $385,300 in legal fees for two lawsuits against the county and its library over attempts to censor certain books. The legal tally does not include…
by - August 20, 2024 8:19 pm
The Sebastian County Quorum Court on Tuesday (Aug. 20) voted to approve a $3 million settlement in the death of Larry Price Jr., who died in August 2021 after more…
by - August 20, 2024 12:54 pm
The excitement is growing, along with square footage, at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith as they steadily move toward opening a new emergency room and intensive care unit in the first…
by - August 19, 2024 3:10 pm
The majority of municipal races in the Fort Smith metro area are uncontested in this year’s Nov. 5 general election and a decline in civility – especially with social media…
by - August 19, 2024 2:36 pm
Far from being a foreign-owned threat to U.S. national security, Ecotech is planning to renovate the former Trane facility in Fort Smith into a manufacturing operation for its consumer products…
by - August 17, 2024 3:18 pm
Sebastian County Quorum Court members are expected on Tuesday (Aug. 20) to hear about a proposed settlement in the August 2021 death of Larry Price Jr. resulting from “cruel and…
by - August 17, 2024 11:32 am
Mercy Fort Smith has invested more than $7.8 million to expand clinical access in Alma and Greenwood. The hospital system could add as many as four providers and physicians and…
by - August 15, 2024 3:13 pm
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) are interested in helping Fort Smith city offices remaining downtown. The focus of that interest could cost around $4 million….
by - August 15, 2024 1:03 pm
A Safe Fort Smith Action Plan presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at a study session Tuesday (Aug. 13) focuses on 10 key projects that help the city…
by - August 14, 2024 8:58 am
A mobility plan for the city of Fort Smith, presented at a Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 13), suggests a number of ways to help move people…
by - August 13, 2024 4:33 pm
Only two of the city council races in Alma, Greenwood and Van Buren appear to be contested in the 2024 election cycle. Because candidates are not certified by the county…
by - August 13, 2024 4:28 pm
The Fort Smith industrial property that Gov. Sarah Sanders brought attention to with a pre-investigation concern of being connected to Chinese communists, has been found to not have any connections…
by - August 13, 2024 8:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal proudly introduces the 28th class of Forty Under 40 honorees. Our annual list recognizes emerging leaders for achievements in their professional lives and their community…
by - August 12, 2024 6:09 pm
Sebastian County once again has an election coordinator. Sebastian County Judge Steve Hotz announced Monday (Aug. 12) that Amanda Cravey will take on the duties of election coordinator for the…
by - August 12, 2024 12:45 pm
Charity Gregory will become the purchasing manager for the City of Fort Smith upon the retirement of Alie Bahsoon on Aug. 16. She comes from the City of Barling, where…
by - August 9, 2024 10:23 am
Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements between January and July totaled 35,636, up 3.4% compared with traffic in the same period of 2023. However, July traffic was down more than 8%…
by - August 8, 2024 4:33 pm
Less than 95 days before early voting begins in Arkansas for the general election, Sebastian County does not yet have a contract secured with an election support company, and is…
by - August 8, 2024 2:32 pm
Diana Sims on Wednesday (Aug. 7) was the top bidder with $149,000 in a public auction to buy the former KFSM-5 facility in downtown Fort Smith. She is not yet…
by - August 7, 2024 4:55 pm
Of the four Fort Smith city ward – city director – positions up for election this year, three have been declared the winners because they have no opposition. Ward 3…
by - August 7, 2024 11:06 am
The Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA), Arkansas’ first performing and visual arts high school, is moving into its completed space along the Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith in…
