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Tamara “Tami” Hamby, former board member of the Crawford County Library System, was released on bond from the Crawford County Jail following her arrest Dec. 3 on charges of criminal…
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Fort Smith-based Kopa LLC has received city of Fort Smith approval to invest at least $2 million to build a recreational vehicle (RV) site at 3706 Towson Ave., with the…
by - December 3, 2025 7:45 pm
Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman will not face criminal charges from the Arkansas Attorney General’s office related to a finding of his guilt in a civil Freedom of…
by - December 3, 2025 3:03 pm
Fort Smith metro building activity in November was down almost 30% compared with the same period in 2024, but regional permit numbers continue to surpass those of last year, according…
by - December 2, 2025 9:30 pm
Of the seven Fort Smith city administrator candidates on a list provided to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, only two have experience managing a city the size of Fort…
by - December 2, 2025 3:53 pm
A new entrance to the Windgate Art & Design Building on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) campus has opened and is part of an ongoing almost 19,000-square-foot…
by - December 1, 2025 6:38 pm
Billing and shipments at Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted small gains in November, but the shipping and logistics company said Monday (Dec. 1) that its operating ratio could decline by 4%…
by - December 1, 2025 6:10 pm
Singapore’s F-35 fighter jets are expected to arrive at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith in late 2026, with the country’s F-16 fighters set to arrive in the…
by - December 1, 2025 12:48 pm
Continuation of two legal services contracts are part of the Fort Smith Board of Directors regular meeting Tuesday (Dec. 2), with one contract to continue working with a law firm…
by - November 30, 2025 11:57 am
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - November 30, 2025 11:23 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ArcBest Money Fort Smith-based ArcBest recently announced it has amended a credit agreement with U.S. National Bank, Truist Bank, Regions…
by - November 25, 2025 4:25 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue in the October report showed higher revenue than the same time in 2024 for the second month in a row, and the monthly revenue also…
by - November 25, 2025 4:14 pm
Changes in who administers the grants and a drop in community donations left Hope Campus feeling the pinch earlier this year. But conditions are improving for the Fort Smith facility…
by - November 24, 2025 5:34 pm
Construction to rebuild what was once the Bricktown Brewery restaurant on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith is set to begin in January, according to Rick Griffin, manager of Fort…
by - November 24, 2025 5:27 pm
While it has been a planned part of the process since 2021, the U.S. Department of State has approved an estimated spend of $353 million to build facilities at Ebbing…
by - November 22, 2025 9:51 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Student Registration The Fort Smith Public School District is opening new student registration Dec. 1, a month before the state’s…
by - November 21, 2025 6:42 pm
Local governments along the Interstate 49 route through western Arkansas have been provided a draft resolution calling for more federal funding to complete the long-awaited interstate. It’s part of a…
by - November 21, 2025 2:37 pm
The Wyndham hotel in downtown Fort Smith is for sale. The landmark 242-room hotel was first opened in 1986 as an Embassy Suites by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels….
by - November 20, 2025 5:18 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) expressed frustration with a final report from the Arkansas Department and Transportation (ARDOT) about options to remove heavy truck traffic…
by - November 20, 2025 2:33 pm
It is unlikely military pilots from Saudi Arabia will soon be in Fort Smith to train with the F-35 fighter jet. An announced deal to sell the advanced jet to…
