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Waters have receded following the historic flooding of the Arkansas River at the end of May, and cleanup is in high gear. While home and business owners work to clean…
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Members of the Central Business Improvement District Commission agreed Tuesday (June 18) to gather information on a possible “Ambassador” program to address a growing concern about the safety of those…
by - June 17, 2019 7:03 pm
When Van Buren Original formed a few years ago to help make Van Buren’s downtown a viable center of Van Buren, one of its goals was to have a thriving…
by - June 17, 2019 5:09 pm
Several Franklin County officials came to Little Rock to speak with the Trump administration’s top labor official, but returned home on Monday (June 17) with disappointing news about the future…
by - June 17, 2019 12:24 pm
Fort Smith Public School students are getting right to the nuts and bolts of things during a recent weeklong camp taking a look at advanced manufacturing. Thanks to a grant…
by - June 13, 2019 3:39 pm
After 66 years, Fort Smith-based television station KFSM-TV, Channel 5, is ready to embark on a new era. Longtime station president and general manager Van Comer confirmed to the Northwest…
by - June 12, 2019 7:35 pm
Wally Bailey, who has worked under six Fort Smith city administrators, is retiring as the city’s director of planning to pursue an opportunity that will not be as “all consuming.”…
by - June 12, 2019 3:03 pm
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate fell to a record low of 2.9% in April, with all four counties in the region below 4%. The April 2018 rate was 3.7%….
by - June 11, 2019 6:13 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors discussed Tuesday (June 11) the purchase of property near the river to be used for a ropes course and climbing obstacles park. If the…
by - June 11, 2019 12:02 pm
Fort Smith attorney Phil Milligan announced Tuesday (June 11) he will seek election to the Division VI, Sebastian County Circuit Court bench now held by Judge James Cox who is…
by - June 10, 2019 9:39 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education on Monday (June 10) approved to execute $64 million in contracts with three companies for significant new construction at Northside and Southside…
by - June 10, 2019 4:30 pm
A new exhibit at the Arkansas Capitol Building in Little Rock highlights the history of Fort Smith, the state’s second largest city, and a settlement established two years before Arkansas…
by - June 9, 2019 6:46 pm
The epidemic of medical misdiagnoses is a very real problem in the United States and comes with much too high a price for individuals and companies. Tom Emerick, president and…
by - June 6, 2019 7:49 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren have combined for a total of $65.077 million for the first five months of 2019, down more than 37% from…
by - June 5, 2019 4:42 pm
Linda Seubold, a longtime reporter and columnist with the Southwest Times Record, and co-founder of Entertainment Fort Smith magazine, has died after a long bout with cancer. She was 76….
by - June 5, 2019 11:21 am
Friends of Kitties & Kanines, a nonprofit board that oversees the Kitties and Kanines Veterinarian Clinic approached the Fort Smith Board of Directors at the Tuesday (June 5) regular meeting…
by - June 4, 2019 12:58 pm
The Urban Institute is in Fort Smith this week to share data, gather comments and generate ideas to fight food insecurity. Sebastian County is one of six counties selected from…
by - June 3, 2019 6:21 pm
Dr. Gary Udouj, Jr., has been named first director of the Career Education Center and District Innovation established by the Fort Smith Public School District following a successful May 2018…
by - June 3, 2019 3:50 pm
Now that floodwaters are retreating in the Fort Smith and Van Buren areas affected by the swollen Arkansas River, there are two important things homeowners should remember — stay safe…
by - June 1, 2019 10:54 am
Butterball’s turkey slaughter and processing facility in Ozark has been closed for the past week, and remains closed as flooded roads surround the plant, Butterball Public Relations Manager Christa Leupen…
