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Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF) closed more than $279 million in new production in 2020, a record total for the division of Arvest Bank. The production numbers were announced Thursday (Jan. 21)….
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present unforeseen challenges to the Fort Smith area. One of those ways is finding enough substitute teachers to cover teacher absences in Fort Smith Public…
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The downtown assessment on Fort Smith properties within the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) will at the least be delayed another year, but the Fort Smith Police Department is already…
by - January 19, 2021 7:22 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Jan. 19) unanimously repealed an ordinance passed in December that would double the city’s supplemental alcohol tax on private clubs. The board…
by - January 19, 2021 2:17 pm
Fort Smith could have a new RV park located near the Arkansas River in 2022. Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commissioners approved a request Tuesday (Jan. 19) by…
by - January 18, 2021 4:25 pm
Area civic leaders commemorated the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday (Jan. 18) with a discussion of their action, compassion and passions when bringing unity…
by - January 18, 2021 4:12 pm
Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements were down 59.6% in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that largely shut down business and tourism travel around the world. The decline hit as…
by - January 17, 2021 2:11 pm
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business community died in 2020. JANUARY David Glass, 84, Jan. 9 — Glass was the former CEO of Walmart and…
by - January 17, 2021 12:32 pm
To be sure, 2020 was a year not soon forgotten. But despite the widespread impacts of a global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, life – and the news of…
by - January 15, 2021 5:06 pm
Fort Smith Attorney Joey McCutchen has filed suit against the city of Van Buren, Mayor Joe Hurst and the Old Town Merchants Association in Van Buren for violating the First…
by - January 15, 2021 10:23 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and officials with Mars Petcare were in Fort Smith on Friday (Jan. 15) to announce a $145 million expansion of the company’s plant at Chaffee Crossing that…
by - January 14, 2021 8:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is set Tuesday (Jan. 19) to consider the repeal of an ordinance passed in December that would double the city’s supplemental alcohol tax on…
by - January 14, 2021 6:19 pm
After the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the state and national economy in early 2020 and the Fort Smith metro lost 10.5% of its jobs in one month, it…
by - January 14, 2021 2:14 pm
A new film festival in Fort Smith will not only highlight talented film makers in the Arkansas River valley but, hopefully, from across the world. The River Valley Film Society…
by - January 13, 2021 6:29 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools will go to online learning Friday (Jan. 15) and Tuesday (Jan. 19) though schools will be open to students. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on…
by - January 13, 2021 5:13 pm
When the Hartford Public Schools consolidated with Hackett Public Schools in 2014, it would have been hard to foresee that the Hartford High School would be sold to the highest…
by - January 12, 2021 6:43 pm
Hospital capacity in Fort Smith is better than it was last week, but with 401 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sebastian County Tuesday (Jan. 12) the virus remains far from…
by - January 12, 2021 3:26 pm
Today’s Bank, the only bank in Arkansas that’s chartered in Huntsville (Madison County), announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) a new president and chief executive officer. David Scruggs was promoted to the…
by - January 11, 2021 5:06 pm
The city of Greenwood will soon power all of its municipal buildings with renewable energy. The city is partnering with Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar to build two solar power…
by - January 11, 2021 1:05 pm
Seth Runser was on Monday (Jan. 11) named to be the next president of ABF Freight, the largest subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest. He will succeed Tim Thorne, who is…
