by - May 22, 2025 6:21 pm
For the second consecutive time in less than 18 months, the Fort Smith Public School District has suddenly found itself without a public relations-communications leader. Allan Marshall, who was announced…
by - May 22, 2025 10:42 am
It’s been almost a year since Amanda Hager was named executive director of Main Street Fort Smith, formerly 64.6 Downtown. As the new director, she ushered in new branding and…
by - May 21, 2025 1:27 pm
A University of Arkansas team has received $10 million from the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to create and implement a central Crisis Hub and Crisis Continuum that will…
by - May 20, 2025 7:51 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (May 20) to restrict tobacco and vape shops from opening within 500 feet of a school or daycare. The new ordinance does…
by - May 20, 2025 4:24 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, who has risen through the ranks of Congress to chair key committees since first being elected in 2010, announced Tuesday (May 20) his intent to…
by - May 20, 2025 11:06 am
Dr. Tiffany Bone has been named deputy superintendent of Fort Smith Public Schools, and Chuck Davis has been hired as the Southside High School head boys basketball coach, the district…
by - May 19, 2025 5:42 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Dianna Hewitt Ladd has scheduled a hearing Thursday (May 22) that could provide some clarity about who knew what prior to the botched attempt by…
by - May 19, 2025 2:45 pm
The Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club (FSBGC) is set to officially flip the switch Tuesday (May 20) on a solar facility near its Evans unit that is expected to…
by - May 19, 2025 2:00 pm
Fort Smith is getting a new Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store. A building permit for construction of a new store for the Oklahoma City-based company was issued by the…
by - May 18, 2025 3:35 pm
Arkoma Mayor Joshua Johnson is pushing back against claims by City of Fort Smith officials that the town is unable to pay for water and sewer services. He alleges that…
by - May 16, 2025 2:00 pm
Sasha Rayevskiy, better known in the art world as TigerSasha, is making bubbles in downtown Fort Smith. Rayevskiy, a Russian-born American artist from the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk…
by - May 16, 2025 1:16 pm
Four of the six largest job categories in the Fort Smith metro had year-over-year job gains in March, with the Education and Health Services category posting the most new jobs…
by - May 15, 2025 5:06 pm
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen is seeking an expedited hearing in his Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the City of Fort Smith and Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff…
by - May 15, 2025 12:46 pm
Fort Smith’s population in 2024 rose 0.7% compared with 2023, and is up 1.5% compared with 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of Fort Smith metro cities in Arkansas…
by - May 14, 2025 5:16 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (May 14) announced progress on its Vaux Vision system designed to automate freight handling, and named Brian Nachtigall as general manager of the Vaux effort….
by - May 14, 2025 12:11 pm
Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman has decided on a “progressive discipline” action against Chief Human Resources Officer Rick Lolley, but fallout related to the attempt to hire an…
by - May 13, 2025 10:25 pm
Maria Martinez won the Zone 4 election for the Fort Smith Public School District Board of Education, with Brad Harding winning the board’s At Large Zone 6 race, according to…
by - May 13, 2025 10:04 pm
Fort Smith voters on Tuesday (May 13) approved by a wide margin a sales tax reallocation plan to provide $360 million over 30 years to fund federally-mandated sewer system work….
by - May 12, 2025 3:04 pm
Work to complete new facilities at the foreign pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith is set to receive $141 million following Congressional approval of…
by - May 12, 2025 12:25 pm
Tariffs implemented and proposed by the Trump Administration are a big part of why Arkansas River tonnage is down more than 15% in the first four months of 2025, according…
