by - November 25, 2025 4:25 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue in the October report showed higher revenue than the same time in 2024 for the second month in a row, and the monthly revenue also…
by - November 25, 2025 4:14 pm
Changes in who administers the grants and a drop in community donations left Hope Campus feeling the pinch earlier this year. But conditions are improving for the Fort Smith facility…
by - November 24, 2025 5:34 pm
Construction to rebuild what was once the Bricktown Brewery restaurant on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith is set to begin in January, according to Rick Griffin, manager of Fort…
by - November 24, 2025 5:27 pm
While it has been a planned part of the process since 2021, the U.S. Department of State has approved an estimated spend of $353 million to build facilities at Ebbing…
by - November 22, 2025 9:51 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Student Registration The Fort Smith Public School District is opening new student registration Dec. 1, a month before the state’s…
by - November 21, 2025 6:42 pm
Local governments along the Interstate 49 route through western Arkansas have been provided a draft resolution calling for more federal funding to complete the long-awaited interstate. It’s part of a…
by - November 21, 2025 2:37 pm
The Wyndham hotel in downtown Fort Smith is for sale. The landmark 242-room hotel was first opened in 1986 as an Embassy Suites by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels….
by - November 20, 2025 5:18 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) expressed frustration with a final report from the Arkansas Department and Transportation (ARDOT) about options to remove heavy truck traffic…
by - November 20, 2025 2:33 pm
It is unlikely military pilots from Saudi Arabia will soon be in Fort Smith to train with the F-35 fighter jet. An announced deal to sell the advanced jet to…
by - November 19, 2025 2:50 pm
Fort Smith rates for some commercial use of the city’s landfill will rise in 2026, generating an estimated $3.753 million in new revenue for the city’s solid waste department. Board…
by - November 19, 2025 2:03 pm
Health system Mercy announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) that Rhett Stover has been named president of Mercy Northwest Arkansas Communities. Ryan Gehrig, who was president for all Mercy Arkansas Communities, will…
by - November 18, 2025 8:55 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 18) approved an ordinance that forces non-budgeted capital projects of $100,000 or more to first be considered in a study session…
by - November 18, 2025 6:21 pm
A $204,313 contract with Fort Smith-based Mickle Griffin was approved Monday (Nov. 17) by the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board to provide engineering analysis, bid preparation, and other work…
by - November 18, 2025 12:48 pm
There appears to be little interest by the Fort Smith Board of Directors in a plan to cut funding for Miss Laura’s Museum as part of an overall effort to…
by - November 17, 2025 5:02 pm
Working to address a “structurally imbalanced general fund budget” was the focus Monday (Nov. 17) of an around six-hour discussion by the Fort Smith Board of Directors and city staff…
by - November 17, 2025 8:35 am
There is growth in downtown Fort Smith, but more needs to be done to support small business investment, add quality residential space, and create “intentional collaboration” between public and private…
by - November 16, 2025 5:12 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Sunday (Nov. 16) begrudgingly relented to two court orders requiring her to set new special election dates for Arkansas Senate District 26 in western Arkansas and…
by - November 16, 2025 12:04 pm
More than 150 gathered Wednesday (Nov. 12) at the Fort Smith office of Mickle Griffin Engineers & Surveyors to mark the company’s 70th anniversary and recognize Pat Mickle and others…
by - November 16, 2025 8:47 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, hopes to not experience deja vu again. But there isn’t as much time as one might think for the recently reopened federal government to get…
by - November 15, 2025 12:03 pm
Proposed rate changes in some sanitation services and a proposed ordinance to create a process to review large capital projects are two items the Fort Smith Board of Directors will…
