by - April 18, 2019 7:56 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors voted Thursday (April 18) to change land use in part of the “historic warehouse district” to industrial/office. The vote comes after weeks…
by - April 18, 2019 5:23 pm
The trend of slow population growth continues in the Fort Smith metro, with the population rising just 0.1% to 282,318, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Fort Smith…
by - April 17, 2019 6:20 pm
Veteran Americana bands Turnpike Troubadours and the North Mississippi Allstars are part of the lineup for the 2019 Peacemaker Festival set for July 26-27 at the Riverfront Amphitheater in downtown…
by - April 16, 2019 6:46 pm
Art is connecting Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro thanks to a partnership announced Tuesday (April 16) between the Bentonville Film Festival and The Unexpected in Fort Smith. According…
by - April 16, 2019 6:00 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Airport on Tuesday (April 16) unveiled its new $3.4 million fire station to the public. The new 3–bay, Air Rescue Firefighting Facility (ARFF), located at the…
by - April 16, 2019 5:43 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Real Estate Review Committee agreed Tuesday (April 16) to exchange property with property owner Carroll King, a move that could end disputes between property owners…
by - April 16, 2019 10:30 am
Dr. Terisa Riley has been recommended as the next University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor. If the recommendation is accepted by the University of Arkansas System Board, she will…
by - April 15, 2019 6:24 pm
Judy McReynolds, chairman, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, has been named winner of the Women in Trucking Association’s 2019 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award. McReynolds, also one of…
by - April 15, 2019 5:02 pm
The growing popularity of “signing days” that connect high school and higher ed students with business and industry has made its way to Fort Smith with an event set for…
by - April 11, 2019 3:46 pm
The first quarter of 2019 does not look good for the Fort Smith metro region’s building sector as permitting activity dropped by more than 36% in its three primary cities…
by - April 9, 2019 5:57 pm
Fort Smith major crime is down almost 20% from 2016, Interim Chief Danny Baker told the Fort Smith Board of Directors Tuesday (April 9). Baker delivered the police department’s annual…
by - April 8, 2019 9:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Education voted Monday (April 8) to approve the largest teachers’ raise in the past five years. The action will raise the base salary for starting…
by - April 8, 2019 6:12 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools held a contractor orientation Monday (April 8) to further explain upcoming construction projects in the district funded by a voter-approved millage increase. “Pretty much since the…
by - April 7, 2019 5:47 pm
Lavon Morton, the only Fort Smith City Director with an IMDB (Internet Movie Database) page, noted at the April 2 city board meeting that although he was appointed to the…
by - April 4, 2019 7:46 pm
As did at least two of the four University of Arkansas at Fort Smith chancellor candidates, Dr. Terisa Riley said the university should consider a marketing and branding campaign that…
by - April 4, 2019 5:54 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum received $1 million from Northwest Arkansas-based real estate investor Laurice Hachem, the museum’s foundation announced Thursday (April 4). Hachem is also a member of the foundation…
by - April 3, 2019 8:32 pm
Jeremy Bout believes the biggest challenge for students and parents when making career decisions is having good information. His company, Edge Factor, suggests a solution to the information gap, and…
by - April 2, 2019 11:02 pm
Talk about creating a Water and Sewer Utilities Advisory Committee morphed into a frank discussion Tuesday night (April 2) among the Fort Smith Board of Directors and Mayor George McGill…
by - April 2, 2019 1:19 pm
Representatives from nonprofits across Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro rallied together on Tuesday (April 2) at First Security Bank in Springdale in anticipation of NWA Gives, a region-wide…
by - April 1, 2019 9:10 pm
The third finalist in the search for a new chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Dr. Philip Way, told the faculty, staff, students and members of the…
