by - June 3, 2025 9:58 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Dianna Hewitt Ladd on Tuesday (June 3) ruled that the City of Fort Smith and Acting City Administrator Jeff Dingman violated the Arkansas Freedom of…
by - June 3, 2025 1:08 pm
Most of the Fort Smith city directors who responded to questions about the search for a city administrator are open to using an executive search firm, and most also hope…
by - June 2, 2025 5:45 pm
In response to a question about the process to hire a city administrator, Fort Smith Director and Vice Mayor Jarred Rego suggested the better question for city residents is about…
by - June 2, 2025 5:10 pm
In a 6-page order and opinion dated June 2, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Brooks dismissed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) District and Board…
by - June 2, 2025 1:56 pm
Former Crawford County Library Director Deidre Gryzmala is suing Crawford County and Quorum Court member Tammy Hamby alleging defamation of character and breach of contract. The filing seeks a jury…
by - June 2, 2025 10:11 am
Fort Smith metro home sales through April were down 3.8%, but the value of the homes sold was up 5.5%. Sebastian County, the largest in the metro, posted an almost…
by - June 1, 2025 1:59 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has a busy June 3 regular meeting, with an Arkoma sewer service agreement delay, $2.5 million in entrance work to Ebbing Air National Guard…
by - June 1, 2025 11:06 am
The Education and Health Services sector continues to drive job growth in the Fort Smith metro, accounting for roughly 60% of the region’s year-over-year job gains in April, according to…
by - May 30, 2025 3:59 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories about the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Link here for the first story. Link here for the first story. When the…
by - May 30, 2025 7:48 am
OG&E Community Affairs Manager Eddie Lee Herndon will receive the 2025 Jack White Community Leadership Award. Herndon is the first OG&E employee to receive the award since it was renamed…
by - May 29, 2025 3:00 pm
Commercial traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to move in the wrong direction, with April enplanements down more than 11% compared with April 2024. April enplanements totaled…
by - May 29, 2025 1:57 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. For the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (FSRAM), 2025 is proving to be one…
by - May 29, 2025 10:35 am
Mac Pinkerton has been hired to be chief operating officer of the logistics subsidiary at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. The transportation industry veteran is set to begin in the new role…
by - May 28, 2025 5:51 pm
Developer Sam Seeger is again hoping to develop the former Fianna Hills Country Club into a “retirement housing” facility and also seeks to build on adjacent property a residential subdivision…
by - May 27, 2025 6:58 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department recorded a 14.07% decline in “Part 1” crime – serious offenses tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation – in 2024, and more than 65%…
by - May 27, 2025 11:54 am
The sale of numerous properties on Preston Wood Drive in Fort Smith was the top Sebastian County property transaction in the first quarter of 2025. The sale of a storage…
by - May 27, 2025 9:34 am
Fort Smith sales tax revenue was a little stronger in April than it had been through the first quarter of 2025, but numbers are still under those budgeted for the…
by - May 23, 2025 4:06 pm
Two Federal Reserve District presidents discussed the importance of community banks and what the Fed and other federal agencies are doing to help them, such as through programs and events…
by - May 23, 2025 9:58 am
The Fort Smith Downtown Business Association and Bar & Restaurant Committee will “proudly present” the 2nd Annual Fort Smith Food Truck Festival on June 21, at 601 Garrison Ave. Organizers…
by - May 22, 2025 6:48 pm
One can’t replace lost history, but it’s possible to build something that will become history. So believes Rick Griffin, who is working with Oklahoma City-based Bricktown Brewery to rebuild a…
