by - March 17, 2020 6:14 pm
Van Buren-based USAT Capacity Solutions – previously known as USA Truck – has closed its Van Buren maintenance operation. The closure will impact under 20 employees, but the company said…
by - March 17, 2020 4:03 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center has joined the growing list to close in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The convention center, including the ArcBest Performing Arts Center,…
by - March 17, 2020 3:50 pm
Home buying activity in the Fort Smith metro was brisk in the first two months of 2020, with area homes sold totaling 486, up 17.4% over the 414 sold during…
by - March 17, 2020 10:30 am
The Fort Smith Public Schools board has two new members, a new slate of officers and an update on how the district’s Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) will work through…
by - March 16, 2020 11:14 am
Though Fort Smith and Van Buren schools will be closed, starting Monday (March 16), plans are in place to make certain children can still have nutritious meals and some childcare…
by - March 13, 2020 3:52 pm
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) will move its classes online, recall third-year medical students on clinical rotations and halt tours and meetings by outside groups on the campus….
by - March 13, 2020 2:43 pm
Greg Tabor, chief of police at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport and former Fayetteville chief of police, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Marshal for…
by - March 13, 2020 12:56 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced Friday that spring break will be two weeks and will begin Monday (March 16). The move is a response to the growing…
by - March 12, 2020 6:30 pm
Officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and area schools are taking steps to ensure the safety of students and staff, but there are no immediate plans to…
by - March 12, 2020 5:21 pm
As the coronavirus continues to spread in Arkansas, hospital officials are working to prepare for the highly contagious virus that has infected 127,800 people around the globe, more than 1,300…
by - March 11, 2020 4:58 pm
Fort Smith Communications Manager Karen Santos has resigned. In a resignation letter Tuesday (March 10), Santos thanked City Administrator Carl Geffken for the opportunity to serve the city and gave two…
by - March 11, 2020 1:30 pm
Commerce on the Arkansas River is up 1.5% during the first two months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The rise comes as the navigable system and…
by - March 10, 2020 4:15 pm
Fort Smith city directors will take a look at entertainment districts at the March 17 regular board of directors meeting. Directors pondered entertainment districts during a July 9 board study…
by - March 10, 2020 2:55 pm
Kim Miller, a former registered nurse, has been named incoming president of Baptist Health Western Region, which includes hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren and associated clinics in western…
by - March 9, 2020 6:21 pm
Economics is not an easy subject for most people to understand. The concepts of market formation, industrial organization and behavioral implications of market structure are difficult for the average adult…
by - March 5, 2020 6:12 pm
A 1.6-acre land purchase that would have helped the Sisters of St. Scholastica raise needed funds has been cancelled. Casey’s, which had planned a fifth store in Fort Smith at…
by - March 5, 2020 5:11 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region dropped in February after a particularly robust first month of the year. The region issued $20.499 million building permits in February’s 28 days,…
by - March 4, 2020 2:44 pm
Sales tax revenue for the city of Fort Smith was up in 2019, but began the 2020 reporting year with declines. The January report shows the city’s share of the…
by - March 4, 2020 2:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 3) voted down zoning change requests in a controversial section of Chaffee Crossing. The area in question is part of legal…
by - March 3, 2020 10:08 pm
Voters on Tuesday (March 3) narrowed down an unusually crowded field of candidates for five Sebastian County judicial races with four female candidates winning the bench in their respective races….
