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Air show to return to Fort Smith in May 2027
It’s going to be loud in early May of 2027. There will be thousands of motorcycles rolling in and around Fort Smith for the Steel Horse Rally, and modern fighter…
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Fort Smith Board again rejects placing form-of-government question on the November ballot
The Fort Smith Board of Directors for the second time rejected a resolution that would place a change-of-government question on the November general election ballot. The vote fell along similar…
by - July 7, 2026 2:38 pm
Almost 1,000 Fort Smith water leaks repaired through June
Progress continues in reducing city of Fort Smith water leaks, with almost 1,000 leaks repaired in the first six months of 2026. The number of active leaks at the end…
by - July 6, 2026 3:59 pm
29 candidate packets picked up for Fort Smith municipal elections
With less than a month remaining for candidate packets with signatures to be submitted to the Fort Smith city clerk’s office, 29 candidate packets have been picked up from the…
by - July 6, 2026 2:51 pm
Fort Smith Board to again vote on change-of-government resolution
The first agenda item on the Tuesday (July 7) Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting will be a vote to place a change-of-government question on the November general election ballot….
by - July 5, 2026 10:29 am
Arvest campaign raises $214,000 for NWA, Fort Smith food pantries
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank said its 16th annual Million Meals campaign raised more than $214,000 to help over 30 food partners in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro area to…
by - July 2, 2026 3:43 pm
Franklin, Logan County courthouses receive state preservation funds
More than $370,000 in money from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) will support restoration and rehabilitation projects at the Franklin and Logan County courthouses. The awards were part of…
by - July 1, 2026 6:20 pm
Choctaw Nation to invest $140 million to expand, upgrade Pocola casino
Durant, Okla.-based Choctaw Nation plans to invest $140 million to expand and renovate its gaming, hotel and dining facility in Pocola. Work is expected to begin later this year on…
by - July 1, 2026 3:29 pm
UAFS vice chancellor selected for national leadership program
Kendall Ross, associate vice chancellor for economic and workforce development at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS), is one of 45 “rising academic and administrative professionals” selected for…
by - July 1, 2026 11:39 am
Application cycle open again for downtown Fort Smith mini-grant program
Main Street Fort Smith is again accepting applications for a matching mini-grant program designed to improve the look of buildings in downtown Fort Smith. The fiscal year 2027 grant cycle…
by - June 30, 2026 5:43 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue beats budget estimates in May report
City of Fort Smith tax revenue posted healthy gains in the May report, with the city’s portion of the Sebastian County 1% tax up more than 7% and more than…
by - June 30, 2026 3:32 pm
Baptist Health plans to sell Fort Smith area clinics
Little Rock-based Baptist Health on Tuesday (June 30) announced that they have signed a letter of intent with Springdale-based Community Clinic to operate Baptist clinics in Alma, Fort Smith, Greenwood…
by - June 29, 2026 2:05 pm
Fort Smith church to host Freedom Truck after history museum cancellation
A Freedom Truck, one of six created by the Freedom 250 group, has found a new site for a Fort Smith stop after being booked and then cancelled by the…
by - June 28, 2026 12:33 pm
Executive Summary: Slowing down, listening a part of Gehrig’s leadership
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - June 27, 2026 7:01 pm
Water system needs, budget priorities part of Fort Smith Board strategy session
Taking advantage of the foreign pilot training center, funding water infrastructure needs, and addressing public perceptions were some of the top topics discussed Friday (June 26) during a Fort Smith…
by - June 27, 2026 5:15 pm
Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Van Buren High School Hall of Honor, and a MASH program at Mercy
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Van Buren Honors The Van Buren School District is inducting four alumni into the Van Buren High School (VBHS)…
by - June 25, 2026 1:56 pm
Downtown Fort Smith arts events planned for early November
Several groups are working together on an early November inaugural arts events in downtown Fort Smith that organizers hope will be the beginning of an annual tradition and will better…
by - June 25, 2026 10:39 am
Lockheed Martin to boost job numbers in Fort Smith
Lockheed Martin, the Bethesda, Md.-based defense industry company that manufactures the F-35 fighter jet, said Thursday (June 25) it will boost employment in Fort Smith from an initial plan of…
by - June 24, 2026 12:12 pm
Rep. Richardson says he will push legislation requiring notice of hospital care cuts
Rep. Jay Richardson, D-Fort Smith, told the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 23) that he will work to help craft legislation that would require hospitals to provide…
by - June 24, 2026 10:51 am
Fort Smith Museum of History cancels Freedom Truck visit
The Fort Smith Museum of History has reversed course on a plan to welcome a Freedom 250 truck to Fort Smith. The truck, a mobile museum, was to be in…