by - January 26, 2026 1:02 pm
Significant declines in outbound and internal shipments, thanks in part to halted river operations for lock and dam repairs and low Mississippi River levels, pushed Arkansas River tonnage in 2025…
by - January 26, 2026 10:18 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is accepting nominations for its 18th annual Fast 15 class. The nomination deadline is March 13. Each year the Business Journal recognizes some of the region’s…
by - January 25, 2026 1:12 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - January 24, 2026 2:44 pm
Editor’s note: The board meeting set for Monday has been postponed because of inclement weather. The meeting is now set for Jan. 30. The Fort Smith Public School Board of…
by - January 24, 2026 2:39 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Senior Living Support Fort Smith-based Methodist Village Senior Living (MVSL) has received a $500,000 Challenge Grant from the J.E. and…
by - January 22, 2026 6:56 pm
Three Catholic schools in Fort Smith have received a $7.5 million gift to establish a permanent endowment for tuition assistance, science and technology classes, and to support the “general needs…
by - January 22, 2026 6:31 pm
Progress on building a slackwater harbor on the Van Buren side of the Arkansas River is stalled in part because the Crawford County Levee Board has so far declined to…
by - January 21, 2026 4:24 pm
Renewal of an agreement between the city of Fort Smith and Main Street Fort Smith is on pause, with the Fort Smith Board of Directors set to review a $150,000…
by - January 21, 2026 2:35 pm
Fort Smith building activity, as measured by permit values, rebounded in 2025 following a year that saw an almost 50% decline. Permit values in the city totaled $251.11 million in…
by - January 20, 2026 9:52 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors have again voted to proceed with funding of 5 new water slides at Parrot Island Waterpark. Tuesday’s (Jan. 20) vote followed almost 2 hours…
by - January 20, 2026 9:12 pm
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith has roughly 150 slots per class, but it’s designed for up to 250. Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and…
by - January 20, 2026 2:23 pm
An F-35A fighter jet belonging to Finland arrived late Tuesday (Jan. 20) morning in Fort Smith as part of a live-flight training cycle that will see 20 Finnish Air Force…
by - January 20, 2026 10:33 am
Terri Lynn Williams Womack, the wife of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, died Sunday (Jan. 19) at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville after a brief illness. She was 68….
by - January 19, 2026 4:07 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food announced several new promotions following the retirement of Randall Harp, who was vice president of warehouse operations and grocery procurement. “Randall has been an invaluable member of our…
by - January 19, 2026 3:58 pm
Applicants for the open Fort Smith Public Schools athletic director job include a former district athletic director, the district’s assistant athletic director, the Northside High School principal, and the Alma…
by - January 19, 2026 11:41 am
Van Buren posted a more than 13% decline in building permit values in 2025 compared with 2024, but the city had a big increase in duplex and apartment construction starts…
by - January 18, 2026 5:10 pm
The slippery controversy that began in July 2024 when the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved $2.1 million to buy five new slides for Parrot Island Waterpark will continue Tuesday…
by - January 17, 2026 11:08 am
Tourism jobs helped drive November job growth in the Fort Smith metro, with job declines reported in the manufacturing and government sectors, according to a recent report from the U.S….
by - January 17, 2026 10:34 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Police Feedback The Fort Smith Police Department is asking city residents to participate in the department’s effort to complete its…
by - January 16, 2026 2:14 pm
Methodist Village Senior Living (MVSL) in Fort Smith plans to invest more than $2 million to build what officials there say will be a “transformative community initiative” to address a…
