by - April 29, 2018 6:38 pm
Methodist Village Senior Living (MVSL) has raised $2.8 million of the $4 million target for phase one of its life plan community expansion in Fort Smith at its Euper Lane…
by - April 27, 2018 5:21 am
Just 17 days after their first debate, Arkansas District 8 Senate candidates Denny Altes, Frank Glidewell, and Rep. Mat Pitsch reconvened to answer questions on a several statewide issues in…
by - April 26, 2018 11:11 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration have cooperated on an environmental re-evaluation as well as refining the conceptual alignment for a new section of Interstate…
by - April 26, 2018 5:12 pm
Thanks largely to a jump in operating income from its logistics division, Van Buren-based USA Truck reported first quarter income of $1.107 million, much better than the $4.073 million loss…
by - April 26, 2018 3:54 pm
Future School of Fort Smith has received a “B” letter grade from the Arkansas Board of Education. The grade is based on a variety of factors including test performance, teacher…
by - April 25, 2018 3:25 pm
Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA), the optional insurance coverage for exterior water and sewer service lines from meter to home, has increased enrollment to 1,099 signups in Fort Smith…
by - April 25, 2018 6:22 am
Sebastian County Collector/Treasurer candidate Steve Hotz took aim at incumbent Judith Miller’s management of excess commission funds at a Tuesday (April 24) debate hosted by the Sebastian County Republican Women….
by - April 24, 2018 9:33 pm
Mercy Hospitals in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas each received a safety grade of “A” from the Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital watchdog group. Mercy also recently ranked as one…
by - April 24, 2018 8:21 pm
Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters on Tuesday (April 24) updated the Board on several projects his department has going, including how the city could be losing between $2 million…
by - April 23, 2018 8:37 pm
On Monday (April 23), Dr. Terry Morawski, chief operations officer for Fort Smith Public Schools, unveiled an implementation plan for the upcoming $120.822 million, 5.558-mill millage increase in the event…
by - April 23, 2018 4:06 pm
For the sixth time in the past seven years, family owned First Security Bank of Searcy has the best return on assets (ROA) of the privately owned banks doing business…
by - April 23, 2018 3:51 pm
The truckload industry looks to have experienced one of the strongest first quarters in a period that is typically weak while a driver shortage continues to show no signs of…
by - April 20, 2018 3:14 pm
The more things change, the more they stay the same. For The First National Bank of Fort Smith, those are reliable words to live by. The Fort Smith market leader’s…
by - April 19, 2018 8:18 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) lended its support to the upcoming school millage vote on May 22. The FCRA board approved a resolution on Thursday (April 19) endorsing the…
by - April 19, 2018 7:44 pm
After several date and time changes, the sentencing of former Sen. Jake Files is set for 10 a.m., June 18, in Fort Smith with U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III…
by - April 19, 2018 3:11 pm
Highlands Oncology Group is bursting at the seams in its Fayetteville cancer treatment center as the region’s population continues to grow beyond 500,000. Need for additional space has prompted the…
by - April 18, 2018 9:04 pm
Sebastian County election officials will launch the area’s first “voting centers” during the May 22 preferential primary. The centers will replace traditional precinct-based voting in which voters had to vote…
by - April 17, 2018 10:07 pm
On Tuesday (April 17), the Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved a $300,000 contract with consulting firm Burns and McDonnell to pursue modification of the federal consent decree imposed…
by - April 16, 2018 8:35 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education released statewide school report cards for the 2016-2017 school year, and the Fort Smith School District finished with a C rating on the traditional A-F…
by - April 16, 2018 7:20 pm
The first independent analysis of the proposed five-year labor contract between Fort Smith-based ABF Freight and the Teamsters suggests the union negotiators won the day. An April 13 investor note…
