by - May 27, 2019 6:09 pm
Current flows on the Arkansas River will result in closure of the Interstate 540 bridge between Van Buren and Fort Smith and the U.S. 64 (Midland) bridge between Van Buren…
by - May 24, 2019 4:42 pm
The port of Fort Smith is underwater. Port operations in Van Buren are either underwater or will be by Sunday (May 26). The port of Little Rock is likely to…
by - May 24, 2019 3:07 pm
Robert Peiser, one of the architects of the financial turnaround of Van Buren-based USA Truck, has died, the company announced Friday (May 24). He was 70. Peiser joined the USA…
by - May 23, 2019 8:24 pm
The Future School of Fort Smith graduated its 79 students May 14, an inaugural graduating class that was offered about $1.9 million in scholarships. The graduating seniors all left the…
by - May 23, 2019 8:02 pm
James Arbuckle, vice president with Halff Associates, reported Thursday (May 23) on a public input survey, gave an update on goals and said recommendations on what Fort Smith officials could…
by - May 22, 2019 5:03 pm
Oklahoma Gas & Electric said Wednesday (May 22) it has received all state and federal regulatory approvals to move forward with the acquisition of two cleaner-burning power plants to reduce…
by - May 21, 2019 9:10 pm
Fort Smith School Board President Susan McFerran has kept her seat on the board, unofficial election results showed Tuesday (May 21) night. McFerran was challenged for the Zone 2, Position…
by - May 21, 2019 8:43 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution at its regular meeting Tuesday (May 21) that will bring pickleball courts to Fort Smith Public Parks. The resolution authorizes a…
by - May 21, 2019 8:12 pm
Several Chaffee Crossing property owners filed a lawsuit in Sebastian County Circuit Court Friday (May 17) against the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority and its board of directors because of a…
by - May 21, 2019 2:58 pm
The candidate list for judicial elections continues to grow. Deputy Public Defender Rita Howard Watkins announced Tuesday (May 21) her candidacy for Sebastian County Circuit Court, Division VI, a post…
by - May 21, 2019 2:15 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith interim chancellor Dr. Edward Serna has been named president of the University of Maine at Farmington. His last day at UAFS will be June…
by - May 20, 2019 9:14 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to pull an agenda item to renegotiate a contract with Hope Humane Society from Tuesday’s (May 21) regular board meeting — a move…
by - May 20, 2019 4:50 pm
A small gain in new jobs combined with a decline in the available workforce resulted in a Fort Smith metro jobless rate of 3.5% in March, down from 4.4% in…
by - May 16, 2019 8:06 pm
Pickleball may be coming to Chaffee Crossing, but the move might mean one of the area’s long-term churches leaves. The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors passed a motion…
by - May 15, 2019 5:43 pm
Brian Kim has been hired as president of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE), a move geared to allow CEO Kyle Parker time to focus on “big picture projects”…
by - May 14, 2019 6:51 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors discussed ways Tuesday (May 14) to stop what appears to some an abundance of people running red lights in Fort Smith. Interim Police Chief…
by - May 14, 2019 4:47 pm
Rebranding and repurposing of the Sound Room in downtown Fort Smith, a property once owned by the late Bill Neumeier, is underway. Investors in the project, which will become the…
by - May 14, 2019 11:07 am
Fort Smith’s building sector had a nice boost in April with total building activity for the month rising above the entire total for the first quarter of the year. Fort…
by - May 13, 2019 6:29 pm
Deputy Public Defender Wendy Sharum is the latest to enter the Sebastian County judicial election cycle. She announced Monday (May 13) her candidacy for Fort Smith District Court, Division Two,…
by - May 13, 2019 11:14 am
It should come as no surprise that the young professionals named to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 11th annual Fast 15 class, presented by United Bank, aspire to great things….
