by - June 25, 2019 9:27 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed Tuesday (June 25) for Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken to continue talks with the Oak View Group about the possibility of outside…
by - June 25, 2019 8:40 pm
Wally Bailey, who recently resigned as Fort Smith’s director of planning after 41 years with the city, former Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, and Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Marketing Director…
by - June 24, 2019 12:01 pm
Building activity in Fort Smith got off to a horrible start in 2019. But for good reasons – new school construction – and not so good reasons – tornado and…
by - June 23, 2019 1:42 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors decided to keep most of the city-wide budget goals set in 2019 as priorities for the 2020 budget at a special budget study session…
by - June 22, 2019 12:47 pm
Max Avery, CEO of Bolding Construction Co. and Professional Flooring Installation (PFI) in Fort Smith, said this is the time to invest into the Fort Smith area, and one of…
by - June 21, 2019 5:43 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees agreed to allow the board’s attorney to enter into mediation with Ivy Owen’s attorney regarding a wrongful termination claim following an executive…
by - June 20, 2019 3:37 pm
Talk Business & Politics is launching a Business of the Year award program this fall designed to not only highlight efforts of businesses, non-profits and startup operations, but to consider…
by - June 20, 2019 3:14 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled Fort Smith city directors did not violate the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when they used emails to discuss an issue. Thursday’s (June…
by - June 19, 2019 2:47 pm
Waters have receded following the historic flooding of the Arkansas River at the end of May, and cleanup is in high gear. While home and business owners work to clean…
by - June 18, 2019 4:27 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District Commission agreed Tuesday (June 18) to gather information on a possible “Ambassador” program to address a growing concern about the safety of those…
by - June 17, 2019 7:03 pm
When Van Buren Original formed a few years ago to help make Van Buren’s downtown a viable center of Van Buren, one of its goals was to have a thriving…
by - June 17, 2019 5:09 pm
Several Franklin County officials came to Little Rock to speak with the Trump administration’s top labor official, but returned home on Monday (June 17) with disappointing news about the future…
by - June 17, 2019 12:24 pm
Fort Smith Public School students are getting right to the nuts and bolts of things during a recent weeklong camp taking a look at advanced manufacturing. Thanks to a grant…
by - June 13, 2019 3:39 pm
After 66 years, Fort Smith-based television station KFSM-TV, Channel 5, is ready to embark on a new era. Longtime station president and general manager Van Comer confirmed to the Northwest…
by - June 12, 2019 7:35 pm
Wally Bailey, who has worked under six Fort Smith city administrators, is retiring as the city’s director of planning to pursue an opportunity that will not be as “all consuming.”…
by - June 12, 2019 3:03 pm
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate fell to a record low of 2.9% in April, with all four counties in the region below 4%. The April 2018 rate was 3.7%….
by - June 11, 2019 6:13 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors discussed Tuesday (June 11) the purchase of property near the river to be used for a ropes course and climbing obstacles park. If the…
by - June 11, 2019 12:02 pm
Fort Smith attorney Phil Milligan announced Tuesday (June 11) he will seek election to the Division VI, Sebastian County Circuit Court bench now held by Judge James Cox who is…
by - June 10, 2019 9:39 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education on Monday (June 10) approved to execute $64 million in contracts with three companies for significant new construction at Northside and Southside…
by - June 10, 2019 4:30 pm
A new exhibit at the Arkansas Capitol Building in Little Rock highlights the history of Fort Smith, the state’s second largest city, and a settlement established two years before Arkansas…
