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Ivy Owen, who served as the face and often evangelical voice of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) for many years, died in the early morning hours Friday (June 5)…
by - June 4, 2020 3:02 pm
The Fort Smith Public School district received a $1 million grant from the Gene Haas Foundation for expansion of the computer integrated machine lab at the district’s Peak Innovation Center….
by - June 3, 2020 6:58 pm
A Confederate soldier statue on the Bentonville square is preparing for a move to a private park near the Bentonville Cemetery, but the Confederate monument on the grounds of the…
by - June 3, 2020 4:10 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region dropped in May, but as just as with April, monthly numbers stayed higher than the same time in 2019. The region issued permits…
by - June 2, 2020 5:20 pm
Folks have less than 30 days if they want a business appointment with Citizens Bank & Trust Co. President and CEO Keith Hefner. He’s leaving the bank June 30 after…
by - June 2, 2020 3:42 pm
The search for a new city prosecutor for the City of Fort Smith is preparing to start anew, with the city continuing to pay an outside attorney almost four times…
by - June 1, 2020 6:55 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education approved a resolution at a called board meeting Monday (June 1) that authorizes up to $30,000 for a feasibility study for an…
by - June 1, 2020 2:55 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed Fort Smith metro home sales. Five counties in the Arkansas part of the metro and adjacent areas in eastern Oklahoma had 1,050 home sales…
by - June 1, 2020 2:50 pm
Don’t look for yard signs or any other campaign material from candidates for the four Fort Smith Board of Director seats. All four who filed for the seats saw the…
by - May 28, 2020 9:22 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker took to Facebook Wednesday (May 27) in response to the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Baker denounced recent acts of…
by - May 28, 2020 6:32 pm
The Fort Smith National Historic Site will begin adding programs for the public on June 1. Weather permitting, park rangers will conduct roving interpretation on the grounds and trails and…
by - May 27, 2020 3:10 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center, including the ArcBest Performing Arts Center, will reopen for business Monday (June 1). The convention center closed March 17 in an effort to stop the…
by - May 27, 2020 1:46 pm
Beaty Capital Group of Fort Smith is partnering with New York City-based Dream Hotel Group to build the first of a “Dream Hotel” brand at the TempleLive music venue in…
by - May 27, 2020 12:16 pm
The Future School of Fort Smith will be receiving almost $1.25 million to help expand the school to include ninth grade. In April, the school received authorization for the state…
by - May 26, 2020 3:52 pm
Though April sales tax revenue for Fort Smith came in lower than what was budgeted for the year, the drop was not as great as expected. The city’s share of…
by - May 26, 2020 2:32 pm
Delta Airlines has asked for federal approval to temporarily suspend service to the Fort Smith Regional Airport, a move that will further reduce traffic out of Fort Smith that has…
by - May 25, 2020 7:24 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Patrick Weeks gave some insight into the future museum experience during a Facebook Live tour Friday (May 22). The museum began the livecast Friday…
by - May 21, 2020 5:48 pm
An Arkansas joint legislative committee on Thursday (May 21) took the unusual step to subpoena Alcoholic Beverage Control Director Doralee Chandler and Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston after the…
by - May 21, 2020 5:39 pm
The Nickel and Dime Diner at the Park at West End has a new sign and new life. Serving as an outreach for Harbor House, Spuds Nickel and Dime Diner…
by - May 21, 2020 12:18 pm
The Levitt AMP Fort Smith Music Series will be postponed until summer 2021. Organizers chose to postpone the series, originally scheduled July through September, because of the unpredictability of the…
