by - December 28, 2020 4:56 pm
Incoming Fort Smith Director brings a ‘B.I.G.’ agenda
Jarred Rego has visionary plans for the city of Fort Smith that he hopes to work toward when he takes up his seat representing Ward 1 on the Fort Smith…
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by - December 27, 2020 1:46 pm
UAFS officials working to expand business development, workforce training in 2021
With the Peak Innovation Center set to open in August and work moving along on the UAFS facilities at The Bakery District in downtown Fort Smith, University of Arkansas at…
by - December 23, 2020 3:05 pm
River Valley Relief owners act to block AMMC decision on medical marijuana license
Owners of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief have taken legal action to block a Dec. 8 Zone 4 dispensary license decision by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC). The action…
by - December 21, 2020 3:14 pm
Building & Earth opens 3rd Arkansas location
Birmingham, Ala.-based engineering firm Building & Earth has opened an office in Fort Smith. The company now has 17 offices in the U.S., with three in Arkansas. The company’s Fort…
by - December 18, 2020 5:22 pm
UAFS hires first director of diversity, equity and inclusion
John Blue has been named the first executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He will begin Jan. 19, and be a…
by - December 17, 2020 5:09 pm
Big Hope 1 is in the area to raise money for cancer research, remember Buck
There’s a giant pink barge in Van Buren. It’s the only one in the world, and it’s there to raise money for cancer research. Marty Shell helped bring it to…
by - December 17, 2020 1:28 pm
Tabor confirmed as U.S. Marshal for Arkansas’ Western District
Greg Tabor, the former police chief at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas. He…
by - December 17, 2020 11:34 am
Fort Smith Board raises alcohol tax, waste hauler fee to generate more city revenue
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 15) approved an alcohol tax increase and a higher fee on commercial solid waste haulers to generate an estimated $700,000 in…
by - December 16, 2020 3:19 pm
Work begins to repair Fort Smith pump stations damaged in 2019 flooding
A year and a half after the historic flooding of the Arkansas River in May 2019 damaged several Fort Smith pump stations, more than $4 million in much-needed repairs are…
by - December 15, 2020 6:52 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools implement plan to help failing students
With more than 1,600 high school students failing in one or more classes, Fort Smith Public Schools implemented a custom academic improvement plan to get students back on track so…
by - December 14, 2020 7:02 pm
Extended COVID-19 leave approved for Fort Smith Public School employees
With federal and state leave associated with the COVID-19 pandemic set to expire at the end of the month, the Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Board of Education on Monday…
by - December 14, 2020 4:33 pm
ACHE officers announce retirement
Two of the founding members of the senior leadership team for Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) have announced their retirements. Thomas Webb Jr., chief operating officer, and Dennis Bauer,…
by - December 10, 2020 1:55 pm
Fort Smith hospitals prepped to receive COVID-19 vaccines
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expected to approve the first of the COVID-19 vaccines perhaps as early as this weekend, Arkansas could receive its first shipment of…
by - December 9, 2020 5:39 pm
Western Arkansas Business Award honorees named, virtual event to be held in January
Banking, liquor and property development are the areas of business to be recognized in the second annual Talk Business & Politics Western Arkansas Business Awards program. Talk Business & Politics…
by - December 9, 2020 4:51 pm
UAFS will not seek a second vote to extend sales tax
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will not seek an extension of the current ¼-cent county-wide sales tax through a special election in the spring. Sebastian County voters said…
by - December 9, 2020 3:23 pm
Fort Smith staffing agency will close after 21 years
Go Ye Employment Services, a family-owned staffing agency in Fort Smith, will close its doors Dec. 31. Jerry Crawford started the business Jan. 1, 2000. CEO Miles Crawford, his son,…
by - December 8, 2020 8:04 pm
Downtown Fort Smith truck traffic relief ideas could include another bridge
Removing truck traffic from downtown Fort Smith has taken another turn. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDoT) will look into the feasibility of second bridge to bring traffic into Fort…
by - December 8, 2020 6:50 pm
COVID-19 mortality rate high among reported healthcare workers in Sebastian County
The Fort Smith area continues to rank high in the state in new cases of COVID-19, and the virus is hitting the area’s healthcare community especially hard. At least one…
by - December 8, 2020 6:42 pm
Commissioners approve one of three remaining dispensary licenses, legal challenge possible
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) on Tuesday (Dec. 8) approved just one of three remaining dispensary licenses, but a legal challenge may be filed by Fort Smith-based River Valley…
by - December 7, 2020 7:09 pm
Fort Smith school officials, partners break ground on Peak Innovation Center
With the official groundbreaking completed, Fort Smith Public Schools plans to open the Peak Innovation Center for the 2021-22 school year. FSPS in partnership with University of Arkansas at Fort…