by - June 13, 2017 5:13 pm
A change in “design and construction modifications” has cut $17 million from the cost to build the U.S. Marshals Museum planned to be built near the Arkansas River in downtown…
by - June 13, 2017 5:02 pm
Once again another number has changed with respect to Fort Smith’s recycling progam – or lack thereof. This time it is the amount of recycling picked up by recycling trucks….
by - June 13, 2017 11:51 am
The Fort Smith metro region saw a slight decline in home sales for May, but remained ahead of 2016’s year-to-date tallies with $140.694 million in sales volume on 886 units…
by - June 12, 2017 5:43 pm
In 1867, the Sisters of Mercy posted an advertisement in a St. Louis newspaper. “Wanted,” the ad stated. “Young women willing to work hard for little pay on the frontier…
by - June 12, 2017 4:51 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is the most affordable four-year university in the state, according to UAFS officials. Out of the more than 20 brick-and-mortar universities offering baccalaureate…
by - June 9, 2017 6:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors broached the contentious topic of alternative funding sources to help the city’s cash-strapped budget at a special study session on Friday (June 9) from…
by - June 9, 2017 10:47 am
The Local Police and Fire pension fund (LOPFI) has a new insolvency date. According to accounting firm BKD, the city’s older pension plans – representing retirees prior to 1983 –…
by - June 8, 2017 6:10 pm
City sales tax revenues went through a “timing issue” that caused a broad swing across March and April, according to Fort Smith Finance Director Jennifer Walker. In a Thursday (June…
by - June 8, 2017 4:33 pm
Fort Smith, Van Buren, and Greenwood added $88.44 million in permits against 2016’s $69.94 million valuation through May, a gain of 26.45%, but the news wasn’t all good for the…
by - June 7, 2017 5:20 pm
Brick City Emporium in Fort Smith has taken top honors at the annual Ozarks regional Small Business Administration InnovateHER competition, according to an emailed newsletter from Startup Junkie Consulting in…
by - June 7, 2017 4:47 pm
The legislative political domino is underway in the Fort Smith metro, with attorney Kelly Procter-Pierce announcing she will run as a Republican for the House District 76 seat. Rep. Mat…
by - June 7, 2017 2:43 pm
The estate of the late Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack has gifted $750,000 to the University of Arkansas (UA) and University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS). Gosack provided…
by - June 6, 2017 8:10 pm
Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman explained the breakdown in communication that occurred during the city’s almost three-year lapse in recycling on Tuesday night (June 6) after the Board…
by - June 5, 2017 10:51 am
Patti Kimbrough is the new executive director of the Good Samaritan Clinic in Fort Smith. Kimbrough, originally from Fort Smith, has more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit…
by - June 2, 2017 6:55 am
First-year Fort Smith Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker received a one-year extension to his contract through the 2020 school year at a special meeting Thursday (June 1) from the…
by - June 1, 2017 4:58 pm
It remains unclear how much, if anything, the city of Fort Smith will have to reimburse a state agency for miscalculating recycling credits. Fort Smith officials on Thursday (June 1)…
by - May 31, 2017 12:52 pm
Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman has nothing new to report on the review of Fort Smith’s recycling program, but that will change with the Arkansas Department of Environmental…
by - May 31, 2017 8:33 am
USA Truck has hired Rick Hainlen as vice president of revenue operations. The Van Buren-based carrier announced Hainlen’s appointment Wednesday (May 31). Hainlen’s hiring is the latest in a series…
by - May 30, 2017 6:36 pm
Civil Service Commissioner Marty Shell is hopeful for a compromise with Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark following a contentious non-vote at last week’s meeting. The five-member group met again…
by - May 25, 2017 11:54 am
Early this week, the Fort Smith Civil Service Commission (CSC) shot down Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark’s request to have the option of hiring sergeant rank or higher positions…
