by - June 17, 2025 8:46 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 17) rejected two sewer rate options for the city of Arkoma, which by default sets the rate at $8.75 per ccf….
by - June 17, 2025 2:27 pm
A $20 million building permit has been issued by the City of Fort Smith for construction of the Bass Pro Shops in the city. There is no word from the…
by - June 16, 2025 6:09 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum recently laid off employees as part of “difficult choices” to respond to a downturn in visitors, according to Benjamin Johnson, museum president and CEO. Johnson said…
by - June 16, 2025 10:13 am
Lowering energy use in public facilities, enhancing curbside recycling, and tree planting are some areas city residents support in an energy and environment plan, according to Joshua Robertson, Fort Smith’s…
by - June 15, 2025 3:44 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - June 14, 2025 1:31 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors may soon change a more than 10-year policy on the hiring and firing of city department heads. The board also is set to vote…
by - June 13, 2025 1:43 pm
Sales tax revenue in four western Arkansas counties that are part of or adjacent to the Fort Smith metro is off to a slow start in 2025 with the exception…
by - June 12, 2025 6:28 pm
More than 160 films, with 45% from Arkansas, will be part of the 5th annual Fort Smith International Film Festival & MidAmerica Film Market. The event is set for Aug….
by - June 12, 2025 5:39 pm
The first phase of a multi-year major renovation project at the Fort Smith Museum of History in downtown Fort Smith began Monday (June 9) with work on the building’s exterior….
by - June 11, 2025 9:19 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission is putting experience in working with the military and building relationships at the top of their list of qualifications for a new airport director….
by - June 11, 2025 4:16 pm
Fort Smith Mayor George McGill is one of those in the region concerned about the future of the Fort Smith National Historic Site. Trump administration budget cuts would leave the…
by - June 10, 2025 10:21 pm
Arkoma Mayor Joshua Johnson on Tuesday (June 10) told the Fort Smith Board of Directors that if the two cities can’t negotiate a new sewer rate agreement, a “plan B”…
by - June 10, 2025 10:17 am
Fort Kids Children’s Museum organizers are working to raise $1 million by September as part of the plan to raise $7.4 million before breaking ground on the museum to be…
by - June 9, 2025 4:19 pm
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue has turned over a “criminal liability” investigation into the City of Fort Smith and Acting City Administrator Jeff Dingman to a special prosecutor assigned…
by - June 9, 2025 1:19 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro had an upward swing in May. Building permits issued in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled $29.03 million, up 76.4% from the…
by - June 8, 2025 10:29 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 10) will again discuss what has become a contentious sewer rate negotiation with the neighboring Oklahoma town of Arkoma. The board…
by - June 8, 2025 9:17 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, is watching the actions of his Senate counterparts to see if there are dramatic or untenable changes to President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,”…
by - June 7, 2025 6:30 pm
Rick Lolley, the City of Fort Smith human resources director involved in an ongoing controversy over a failed attempt to hire an internal auditor, has retired effective immediately, the city…
by - June 7, 2025 12:35 pm
Active Fort Smith water system leaks totaled 611 in the city’s April report, down from 625 at the end of March. One factor behind the lower number is fewer leaks…
by - June 6, 2025 12:50 pm
Average weekly wages in the fourth quarter of 2024 were up 5.36% in Crawford County and up 3% in Sebastian County compared with the same quarter in 2023. The number…
