by - March 18, 2021 12:53 pm
Home sales pace slows in Fort Smith metro home to begin 2021
The number of homes sold in the Fort Smith metro rose by less than 6% in the first two months of 2021, but the value of the sales was up…
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by - March 17, 2021 5:20 pm
Work to begin on Community School of the Arts; first phase to cost $10 million
The Community School of the Arts broke ground Wednesday (March 17) on a new facility near the U.S. Marshals Museum on Riverfront Drive in Fort Smith. The new school, located…
by - March 16, 2021 7:53 pm
Fort Smith Board approves more money for Parrot Island water slide
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to fund a new slide at Parrot Island Waterpark. The city and Sebastian County Quorum Court each previously voted to contribute $250,000 toward…
by - March 16, 2021 6:09 pm
Fort Smith officials consider Blue Lion in downtown Fort Smith for meeting space
The City of Fort Smith is considering using the Blue Lion facility in downtown Fort Smith as a meeting space for the Fort Smith Board of Directors and other city…
by - March 11, 2021 5:59 pm
First Bank Corp. acquires Central National Bank of Poteau
Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp. has acquired Poteau, Okla.-based Central National Bank in a deal that will grow First Bank Corp deposits by 20% and further expand the bank holding…
by - March 11, 2021 5:48 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education seeks to buy more land from Chaffee Trust
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority’s real estate review committee approved a request by Arkansas Colleges of Health Education to purchase 77 acres located on the corner of Roberts and Chad…
by - March 10, 2021 6:23 pm
Antioch sees 143% increase in food demand in 2020
Fort Smith area sales tax revenue during 2020 points to a resilient consumer during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic downturn, but food distribution numbers from Antioch for Youth and Family shows…
by - March 10, 2021 5:16 pm
FCRA boss says the public trust had a ‘good year’ despite the pandemic
Despite a national pandemic, the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority ended 2020 in a solid financial situation with a new year off to a good start, according to Daniel Mann, FCRA…
by - March 9, 2021 8:21 pm
Fort Smith officials discuss riverfront development, suggest renovation at Kelley Park
Replacing the Riverfront Amphitheater at Harry E. Kelley Park with a bigger venue could help draw more people to Fort Smith and to the city’s river, Fort Smith City Director…
by - March 8, 2021 7:35 pm
Fort Smith schools to seek continuation of virtual learning academy
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education agreed to allow the district to apply for a charter school license that will allow Fort Smith Virtual Academy to continue a…
by - March 4, 2021 4:43 pm
Penkar named as new board member at USA Truck
Rajan Penkar has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Van Buren-based USA Truck. His term expires in 2023, and he replaces Thomas Glaser who did not seek re-election…
by - March 4, 2021 11:57 am
Building permit values down 25% in Fort Smith metro
The Fort Smith metro area’s building activity continues to lag behind last year with year-to-date activity down 25% from 2020, though February numbers were higher than February 2020 by 11.1%…
by - March 3, 2021 1:20 pm
City Directors respond to high rate of vaccine rejection among Fort Smith firefighters
There is not much the City of Fort Smith can do about the relatively small number of first responders choosing to get the COVID-19 vaccine other than provide them with…
by - March 2, 2021 7:01 pm
Fort Smith Board approves water bill adjustments, tables Fianna Hills property changes
At its regular board meeting Tuesday (March 2), the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance declaring an emergency situation and allowing water and sewer bill adjustments due to…
by - March 1, 2021 7:01 pm
56% of Fort Smith firefighters reject first access to vaccine
Less than half of Fort Smith police officers and firefighters have notified their departments they have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The Fort Smith Police Department has hosted two clinics, said…
by - February 25, 2021 2:45 pm
Fort Smith tourism chief optimistic that vaccinations, convention center changes will help the industry
Less than 60 days into his job as the new executive director of the Fort Smith A&P, Tim Jacobsen is optimistic about the future of the tourism industry in the…
by - February 24, 2021 5:29 pm
Positive Fort Smith sales tax revenue trend continues into 2021
Sales tax revenue for the city of Fort Smith started 2021 on the same trajectory it showed through most of 2020, up from the year before. The January sales tax…
by - February 23, 2021 8:20 pm
Fort Smith Boards seeks ideas on citizen relief from large water leaks
During the study session before the regular board meeting Tuesday night (Feb. 23), the Fort Smith Board of Directors has asked city officials to look at ways to help residents…
by - February 23, 2021 1:23 pm
Decision delayed on foreign pilot training center; 188th officials clarify MOA uses
A decision on where in the United States to locate a pilot training center for the military’s Foreign Military Sales program has been indefinitely delayed because of the U.S. presidential…
by - February 23, 2021 11:05 am
Griffin Co. real estate firm expands through Fort Smith acquisition
Springdale-based real estate agency Weichert, Realtors-The Griffin Co. has acquired Ramona Roberts Realtors, a family-owned real estate business in Fort Smith that began in 1980. The business sale’s financial terms…