by - February 4, 2026 4:43 pm
The purchase and planned installation of five Parrot Island Waterpark waterslides has taken more twists and turns than, well, a water park waterslide. The latest chapter comes via a lawsuit…
by - February 4, 2026 2:28 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) on Wednesday (Feb. 4) released more details of a $30 million plan to build and operate a Center for Health Innovation that…
by - February 4, 2026 11:50 am
December 2025 sales tax receipts lagged slightly behind years past, but Fort Smith city officials remain optimistic. Part of the optimism is founded in tax revenue showing gains in the…
by - February 3, 2026 10:14 pm
In a runoff election in which the two candidates spent at least $306,000 combined, Paris businessman Brad Simon defeated Wade Dunn of Greenwood in Tuesday’s (Feb. 3) Republican primary runoff…
by - February 3, 2026 7:28 pm
A discussion Tuesday (Feb. 3) during the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting about funding Main Street Fort Smith turned into somewhat of a brag fest about the nonprofit’s ongoing…
by - February 3, 2026 1:17 pm
Clay Fowlkes, who has since 2020 been the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the newest federal judge in…
by - February 3, 2026 10:06 am
The Fort Smith School Board of Education on Monday (Feb. 2) voted to close Carnall and Spradling elementary schools as part of a “rightsizing” effort. Also, the district announced the…
by - February 2, 2026 5:49 pm
A package of U.S. Senate appropriations bills would direct $43 million to the Fort Smith metro for projects that include a mother and infant healthcare program at the University of…
by - February 2, 2026 3:42 pm
Fort Smith Director Neal Martin announced Monday (Feb. 2) he will seek a third four-year term on the Fort Smith Board of Directors. The board has seven members, with three…
by - February 2, 2026 10:18 am
First Presbyterian Church of Fort Smith raised more than $63,500 in a partnership with Boston-based Undue Medical Debt to erase around $17 million in medical debt for more than 11,000…
by - February 1, 2026 10:44 am
In the effort to fund and build a water transmission line under the Arkansas River near the Interstate 49 river bridge now under construction, the city of Fort Smith is…
by - January 31, 2026 11:29 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Command Change Col. Jonathan E. “Brute” Esparza is the new commander of the 188th Wing at Ebbing Air National Guard…
by - January 30, 2026 8:10 am
First Bank Corp., a bank holding company that includes First National Bank of Fort Smith, is merging with Russellville-based First State Bank in a stock and cash deal. Financial terms…
by - January 30, 2026 8:03 am
The U.S. freight sector continues to be tough for ArcBest, with the shipping and logistics company posting a more than 50% decline in 2025 net income and a 4% decline…
by - January 29, 2026 5:53 pm
The Next Step in Fort Smith, a homeless support services nonprofit focused for more than 20 years on providing temporary housing, is making strides in getting their next step ready…
by - January 29, 2026 4:07 pm
After almost four months of delay, the Crawford County Levee Board on Wednesday (Jan. 28), signed a “Letter of No Objection” to a slackwater harbor that is to be built…
by - January 28, 2026 5:58 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (Jan. 28) announced changes to its board of directors, with the board size to drop from 11 to 10 directors. Eight of the 10 will…
by - January 28, 2026 4:22 pm
An effort to hire an experienced engineering firm to help the city of Fort Smith address more than $600 million in federally-mandated sewer system work is moving forward, with the…
by - January 27, 2026 7:00 pm
Fort Smith and the metro area have received federal support for infrastructure and military projects, but had no funding requests fulfilled in a recent round of appropriations legislation approved by…
by - January 27, 2026 12:23 pm
Around 1,300 people are expected in early March to attend the four-day 2026 Great American Conference (GAC) Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships in Fort Smith at the Northside High School…
