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The Fort Smith Board of Directors, bond underwriters and federal officials agree that a sales tax reallocation plan to pay for required consent decree work is a “reasonable” and responsible…
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Most Fort Smith Public School teachers will be getting a salary increase in the 2025-26 contract year, though the starting annual salary for new teachers will remain at $50,200. The…
by - April 16, 2025 4:01 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools new superintendent will begin earlier than expected. The FSPS Board of Education voted during a special called meeting Tuesday (April 15) to name Martin Mahan as…
by - April 16, 2025 11:18 am
All three measures on the May 13 special sales tax election for the City of Fort Smith must pass in order for the city to fulfill consent decree requirements with…
by - April 15, 2025 3:02 pm
While it has had a decline in employment from the days when it was Baldor’s corporate headquarters, the ABB operation in Fort Smith remains the global base of the company’s…
by - April 14, 2025 4:26 pm
Sebastian County Sheriff Hobe Runion is not running for reelection, and is instead endorsing Chief Deputy John Miller in the March 2026 election. Assistant Jail Administrator Wyatt McIntyre recently announced…
by - April 14, 2025 1:15 pm
A Fort Smith institution is looking to change hands. The owner of Irish Maid Donuts posted April 7 on social media that she is ready to sell the business that…
by - April 14, 2025 11:46 am
Craig Rivaldo, regional executive for Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, will retire later this year after 37 years with the bank, the bank announced Monday (April 14). His retirement results in executive…
by - April 11, 2025 10:20 am
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro rebounded in March and through the first quarter of 2025. Monthly building permit values were up more than 50% in the three regional…
by - April 10, 2025 9:58 am
A flurry of apartment complex sales in Fort Smith during November and December were most of the top Sebastian County property deals in the final two months of 2024. Apartment…
by - April 9, 2025 6:28 pm
Jonesboro-based Hytrol on Wednesday (April 9) held a grand opening for a two-person medical clinic in its Fort Smith manufacturing operation. The clinic opened in November 2024 and is open…
by - April 9, 2025 5:21 pm
A new 180-unit apartment complex is the newest development at Chaffee Crossing. Billed as “upscale” by the property managers, the Prairie at Chaffee Crossing located at 1800 Frontier Road in Barling…
by - April 8, 2025 8:41 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education voted during a special called meeting Tuesday (April 8) to negotiate a contract with Marty Mahan to be the next FSPS superintendent…
by - April 8, 2025 4:10 pm
Mercy Fort Smith on Tuesday (April 8) opened its first clinic in Roland, Okla., just across the border from Fort Smith. The facility at 106 W. Ray Fine Blvd., will…
by - April 8, 2025 10:43 am
Two eastern Oklahoma municipal airports — located in the Fort Smith area — have or will receive more than $12.5 million to rehab and extend runways, build hangars, and build…
by - April 7, 2025 3:52 pm
Taliano’s General Manager Tara Way was busier than normal Monday (April 7) taking reservations. Her boss, Joe Caldarera, surprised many area residents Sunday with a social media post announcing that…
by - April 7, 2025 11:00 am
Joseph Rupe had been operating his family business, Jody’s Auto Service Centers, for about 20 years. He wanted to get into the roofing, solar panel and exteriors business, however. The…
by - April 6, 2025 4:24 pm
As the Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) settles into its newly renovated and fully functional office space at 524 Garrison Avenue, work continues on the portions that will…
by - April 6, 2025 9:00 am
As we enter the second quarter of 2025, it’s time to recognize some outstanding businesses in our community through our annual Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards, presented by Arvest Bank….
by - April 4, 2025 10:19 am
The Fort Smith metro home sales market is off to a slow start, with total sales down 1.5% in the first two months of 2025 compared with the same period…
