by - September 15, 2020 7:47 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved two resolutions at Tuesday (Sept. 15) night’s regular meeting to give residents more convenient options to pay their water and sewer bills. One…
by - September 15, 2020 7:42 pm
Fort Smith’s Charolette Tidwell’s smile will be lighting up supermarket shelves through a Lay’s potato chip campaign. Her community efforts also resulted in her receiving from Fort Smith Mayor George…
by - September 15, 2020 6:23 pm
Fort Smith businessman and community leader Larry Clark died Sunday (Sept. 13). He was 77. He’s credited with leaving a legacy of professionalism in the business community and expanding the…
by - September 14, 2020 5:26 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) in Fort Smith has hired Dr. Monica Rojas as medical director of international medicine and cultural education for the Arkansas College of Osteopathic…
by - September 14, 2020 4:56 pm
After multiple social media posts were made over the weekend, Fort Smith Parks Department crews were out in force Monday (Sep. 14), mowing Oak Cemetery. Fort Smith Attorney Joe McCutchen…
by - September 11, 2020 3:39 pm
Travel out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to be well below 2019 numbers thanks to COVID-19, but Michael Griffin said business travel is “returning slowly” and American Airlines…
by - September 10, 2020 12:08 pm
Low interest rates and the desire to find a better home within which to ride out the COVID-19 storm are some of the reasons behind a more than 11% rise…
by - September 9, 2020 12:07 pm
Baptist Health has opened a Gastroenterology Center in Van Buren with Dr. Thusha Nathan now accepting patients. Nathan provides comprehensive gastroenterology services, including treatment for Hepatitis B and C, management…
by - September 8, 2020 7:18 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 8) reviewed a new naming policy for buildings, streets and other infrastructure, but not before City Director George Catsavis took time…
by - September 8, 2020 4:26 pm
Not unlike other parts of the state, the Fort Smith metro tourism sector has been beat up by COVID-19 during the first half of 2020. Maryl Purvis, director of the…
by - September 7, 2020 2:02 pm
The local investor group – Fianna Golf LLC – formed to buy the shuttered Fianna Hills Country Club and golf course in Fort Smith believes the effort is “very feasible”…
by - September 4, 2020 7:02 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken said flags at the Riverfront Park were initially removed because they were faded and tattered, but Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen says it has…
by - September 1, 2020 7:59 pm
Permanent entertainment districts are now a reality in downtown Fort Smith and Chaffee Crossing. The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 1) approved the districts, and added emergency…
by - September 1, 2020 3:47 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) that Danny Loe will add the role of president of the company’s asset-light segment while also retaining the title of chief yield officer…
by - August 31, 2020 4:20 pm
An effort by a local investor group to buy Fianna Hills Country Club and golf course in Fort Smith is contractually “dead as a doornail,” but a planned Thursday meeting…
by - August 28, 2020 11:59 am
Revenue from Fort Smith’s portion of the Sebastian County 1% tax for the year is $10.395 million, up a surprising 4.3%, according to the city’s July report. Year-to-date collections from…
by - August 26, 2020 1:19 pm
Following a unanimous vote by the Fort Smith School Board to change the name of Albert Pike Elementary School, the Fort Smith Board of Directors will on Sept. 8 begin…
by - August 26, 2020 11:45 am
With commercial tenants bringing in customers and design underway on space for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, The Bakery District in Fort Smith is preserving history while providing…
by - August 25, 2020 11:59 am
Fort Smith-based supply chain logistics firm ArcBest has been recognized as one of Forbes’ best employers on its annual list of America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2020. The award is presented…
by - August 24, 2020 7:06 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (Aug. 24) unanimously voted to rename Albert Pike Elementary School, with a new name to be selected and approved for…
