by - November 4, 2019 5:54 pm
Transportation industry analysts with Stephens Inc. remain positive about Fort Smith-based ArcBest even as the company reported lower than expected third quarter earnings, and even with reports of a tough…
by - November 1, 2019 5:02 pm
The value of higher education is invaluable, not only to individuals, but to a community as a whole. This was the message Dr. Terisa Riley, University of Arkansas at Fort…
by - October 31, 2019 7:05 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck posted a loss of $1.373 million in the third quarter thanks to what the company said is a “challenging freight environment” with capacity in the national…
by - October 31, 2019 6:28 pm
Reduced customer demand thanks to a “more moderate” national economy pushed revenue and income down for Fort Smith-based ArcBest. Net income in the third quarter was down 60% and quarterly…
by - October 31, 2019 5:52 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority has agreed to take steps to get the Port of Fort Smith back in condition to open for business. The authority signed a contract with…
by - October 31, 2019 4:45 pm
Discussion ranged Thursday (Oct. 31) at a study session of the Central Business Improvement District Board of Directors on how many mills would be needed and what exactly they would…
by - October 30, 2019 6:51 pm
A free, live music series could come to downtown Fort Smith if votes make their voices heard. 64.6 Downtown is in the running to bring a 10 -12-week live music…
by - October 30, 2019 5:06 pm
Arkansas’ natural beauty will be showcased in a traveling exhibit produced by Arkansas Tourism. The Ritz Theater in Blytheville will be the first location to host “Arkansas’s Scenic Tourism Landscapes.”…
by - October 29, 2019 5:07 pm
Fort Smith city officials are working on a plan that will put forth an alternative to the consent decree that they can present to federal officials in hopes of seeing…
by - October 29, 2019 4:32 pm
Glatfelter on Tuesday (Oct. 29) reported third quarter revenue was up more than 10%. The company, which operates a manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, also reported earnings per share of…
by - October 28, 2019 8:40 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education along with district administrators and local dignitaries gathered Monday (Oct. 28) afternoon on the front lawn of Southside High school…
by - October 28, 2019 3:28 pm
Almost 37% of the more than $684.821 million 10-year capital improvement plans for Fort Smith’s water and sewer system is related to federal consent decree requirements, with those requirements estimated…
by - October 26, 2019 4:55 pm
Fort Smith Prosecuting Attorney John Settle died Saturday morning (Oct. 26) after suffering a heart attack at a gym. Settle, an attorney in Fort Smith for more than 40 years,…
by - October 24, 2019 5:01 pm
Landscaping and grounds management has earned top honors for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. UAFS received the Grand Award in the Professional Grounds Management Society’s 2019 Green Star…
by - October 23, 2019 7:39 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education on Wednesday (Oct. 23) approved to hire Fort Smith-based Beshears Construction for a construction project at Ramsey Junior High. The project, which…
by - October 23, 2019 5:22 pm
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin recently attended a dinner with the education minister of Singapore during which the minister said that without industry and the private sector leading workforce development,…
by - October 22, 2019 4:46 pm
The city of Fort Smith seeks to sell three parcels of land at Chaffee Crossing where the controversial and unfinished River Valley Sports Complex is located. The land up for…
by - October 17, 2019 4:07 pm
Fort Smith residents gathered Thursday (Oct. 17) to celebrate something new while remembering its past as 64.6 dedicated the new Gateway Park. The park, located in the triangle of land…
by - October 16, 2019 6:01 pm
First National Bank of Fort Smith on Wednesday (Oct. 16) announced a donation of $100,000 to help expand neurological services in the area. Bank CEO Sam Sicard presented the donation…
by - October 15, 2019 7:26 pm
One business expanding and another bringing part of their operation to town will lead to 96 new jobs in Fort Smith. Twin Rivers Foods, heavily damaged in the record flooding…
