by - December 7, 2020 12:06 pm
Halff Associates of Little Rock has developed an alternate downtown Fort Smith truck route with an estimated cost of $4.5 million. The plan will be presented the Fort Smith Board…
by - December 5, 2020 3:38 pm
Jonelle Fulmer of Fort Smith was elected as the new chairwoman of the Republican Party of Arkansas (RPA) on Saturday (Dec. 5) in Benton. She will succeed Doyle Webb of…
by - December 5, 2020 9:54 am
Stuart Rowland, owner of Van Buren-based Stu’s Clean Cookin’, was a full-time mechanic when his CrossFit coach encouraged him to sell the food Rowland would often share. The barbecue pitmaster…
by - December 4, 2020 11:31 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named Fort Smith businessman Bennie Westphal to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) to fill out the remaining term of Joe Morgan, who died in…
by - December 3, 2020 6:11 pm
A planned large Fort Smith Public Schools professional development event scheduled for Dec. 7 will have a virtual option for those wanting to attend after all. School officials originally told…
by - December 3, 2020 6:01 pm
Summit Utilities Inc., the parent company of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp., announced Thursday that Kim Linam is retiring from the company, but they won’t say goodbye to her…
by - December 3, 2020 12:33 pm
Eric Chung, a bariatric surgeon, has joined Baptist Health-Fort Smith. Chung recently completed a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and weight loss surgery at Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical Associates MIS in…
by - December 2, 2020 3:59 pm
COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations in Arkansas continue to rise. To address the anticipated capacity shortage, Mercy Health is expanding its virtual health program to offer patient care at home…
by - December 1, 2020 7:18 pm
A virtual option for a planned large Fort Smith Public Schools professional development event scheduled for Dec. 7 will only be available for participants needing to quarantine during the event….
by - December 1, 2020 4:41 pm
A busy month of building activity in Fort Smith kept the region on pace for annual growth though November’s regional building activity was down from last November. For the first…
by - November 30, 2020 7:17 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education approved a $215,292 annual superintendent salary for Dr. Terry Morawski. The board voted unanimously during a called meeting held Monday (Nov. 30)…
by - November 30, 2020 5:01 pm
Storm Nolan believes approval of three remaining medical marijuana dispensary licenses should be granted by state regulators to provide greater access to licensed patients and to avoid another costly and…
by - November 25, 2020 3:43 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue continues to be strong in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fort Smith’s portion of the Sebastian County 1% tax has generated $15.1 million during…
by - November 24, 2020 3:33 pm
Despite making school virtual for the entire district Friday (Nov. 20) because there were too many people out, Fort Smith Public Schools administration is hopeful it will be able to…
by - November 22, 2020 2:38 pm
Steve Clark and Isaac Davis believe a romantic spirit and an incessant need to make things better moves a business owner to become an entrepreneur. The two spoke during the…
by - November 22, 2020 2:21 pm
A group of Fort Smith small business owners told participants in the Third Annual Invest Fort Smith economic summit that social media presence, online platforms and community support is the…
by - November 19, 2020 7:11 pm
District Judge Sam Terry has been hired as the new city prosecutor for Fort Smith. Terry will begin as the city prosecutor Jan. 4 and report directly to City Administrator Carl…
by - November 19, 2020 5:26 pm
With 122 new cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday, Sebastian County’s total active cases of the virus rose to 828. Because of the number of people needing to quarantine because of…
by - November 18, 2020 11:54 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) is working with Stanford University’s “Our Voice” initiative to improve “health-impacting features” of the region and will begin with local citizen scientists helping…
by - November 17, 2020 7:15 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 17) approved an appropriation of $119,771 from the city’s general fund to subsidize Parrot Island Waterpark following a difficult summer season….
