by - March 3, 2026 11:08 pm
Paris businessman Brad Simon survived what has been an unusual election cycle, with voters giving him the nod to be the next District 26 senator. Former Rep. Charlene Fite was…
by - March 3, 2026 10:13 pm
Several key county primary races in Crawford and Sebastian counties were settled Tuesday, with voters supporting all incumbents. Tuesday also saw Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner DeLay win another six-year…
by - March 3, 2026 9:40 pm
Voters in Greenwood approved the 10-year extension of a 0.75% sales tax to fund more safety, infrastructure, and parks projects, and Van Buren voters approved a new 0.5% sales tax…
by - March 3, 2026 7:20 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 3) approved the modification of a federal consent decree that, according to Mayor George McGill, “puts us at a great place”…
by - March 2, 2026 4:31 pm
Two public meetings soon to be conducted by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) in Greenwood and Waldron are more small steps in the larger and expensive effort to complete…
by - March 2, 2026 4:10 pm
Sales tax revenue is off to a good start for Fort Smith, with the January report showing an almost 5% gain in the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian County…
by - March 1, 2026 12:07 pm
A resolution allowing the city of Fort Smith to apply for $10 million in federal funding to help replace water meters will be considered Tuesday (March 3) at Fort Smith…
by - February 28, 2026 7:27 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Leadership Crawford County Applications for the 2027 Class of Leadership Crawford County are now open, and the application deadline is…
by - February 27, 2026 1:48 pm
Discover Fort Smith, the city’s tourism agency, will soon have an almost 60-foot tall LED (light-emitting diode) sign on the downtown Fort Smith building that houses its offices. The sign…
by - February 26, 2026 2:04 pm
Main Street Fort Smith is about to embark on a downtown small business incubator program that Amanda Hager says has worked in other communities and hopes will create a market-proven…
by - February 25, 2026 2:57 pm
Colin Baenziger & Associates (CBA), the Daytona Beach Shores, Fla.-based search firm that recruited former Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken, could soon get the nod to help Fort Smith…
by - February 25, 2026 1:13 pm
The attorney helping the city of Fort Smith modify an onerous federal consent decree requiring significant sewer system spending had a clear message: The city “desperately needs” to sign the…
by - February 24, 2026 3:27 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest announced Tuesday (Feb. 24) it is donating $500,000 to the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith and $250,000 to the Fort Kids Children’s Museum that is planned…
by - February 24, 2026 11:09 am
Almost $14 million in ongoing and planned construction projects, including a new trophy case at Southside High School, were reviewed Monday (Feb. 23) by the Fort Smith Public School Board….
by - February 23, 2026 5:20 pm
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday (Feb. 23) the appointment of Martha Smith as medical center director of the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville,…
by - February 23, 2026 3:47 pm
The city of Fort Smith has received a long-awaited consent decree modification from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) which, if approved, provides the city more time and flexibility to…
by - February 23, 2026 9:15 am
Jim Spears, the retired Fort Smith municipal judge who helped lead the effort to place the large Bass Reeves statue in downtown Fort Smith has another idea for an historic…
by - February 22, 2026 12:12 pm
Water will be a part of the Fort Smith Board of Directors discussion during its Feb. 24 study session, with board members expected to review water conservation rules and an…
by - February 21, 2026 8:06 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Consent Decree Work The city of Fort Smith recently completed more than $8.1 million in sewer system improvements mandated by…
by - February 20, 2026 11:15 am
Van Buren voters are headed to the polls to decide on whether to fund major capital projects with proposed 0.5% sales tax. Election day is March 3, but early voting…
