by - October 25, 2017 3:25 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken confirmed on Tuesday (Oct. 24) that without changes to the city’s estimated $480 million consent decree, water and sewer rates will continue to go…
by - October 24, 2017 3:39 pm
Fort Smith-based artist Ryan Starkey and filmmaker Phillip Person recently won first place at the ARTifact Forum & Gallery’s Short Film Competition held on Oct. 6 and 7 in Hawthorne,…
by - October 23, 2017 9:12 pm
Fort Smith School Board member Susan McFerran was voted unanimously to the post of school board president on Monday (Oct. 23) four weeks after her predecessor, Dr. Deanie Mehl, bid…
by - October 23, 2017 5:57 pm
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the retail banks that serve the Northwest Arkansas market grew their deposits by a combined 8.8% by mid-2017. The FDIC released its annual…
by - October 22, 2017 9:38 pm
Sales tax revenue fell more than 3% in Fort Smith’s August report, with year-to-date revenue up 1% and 2.6% above the budget estimate. Franchise revenue could end the year 5%…
by - October 19, 2017 7:00 pm
The second annual speed networking event hosted by Future School of Fort Smith doubled in participation from local organizations and businesses for year two, and according to April Oden, the…
by - October 19, 2017 5:39 pm
Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters expects the city’s water meter replacement program to be phased in over a two-year period at a cost of $7 million. To date, Walters…
by - October 19, 2017 12:54 pm
Cooper Clinic, once one of the largest physician-owned clinics in Arkansas, has been acquired by Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith, which is owned by St. Louis-based Mercy. News of the potential deal…
by - October 18, 2017 12:18 pm
In an effort to raise support for domestic violence victims, more than 200 people came together at the Record in Bentonville on Saturday (Oct. 14) for Fresh StART, the signature…
by - October 18, 2017 12:00 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved a 78.61-acre annexation, extended liability payouts to $10,000, and approved a five-year extension to the operating agreement for Parrot Island Waterpark with…
by - October 17, 2017 6:22 pm
The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) has begun to move dirt on its new site at the intersection of H Street and Riverfront Parkway. In a ceremony on Tuesday (Oct….
by - October 17, 2017 5:38 pm
A downtown Fort Smith building once a repair place for brakes, tires and alignments may soon be a recreation place with beer, tequila and atmosphere. Or alignments. The former C&H…
by - October 17, 2017 4:03 pm
Plans for the coming Gateway Park were announced at Tuesday’s (Oct. 17) meeting of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID). The park will join 1300 Garrison Ave. and…
by - October 16, 2017 8:12 pm
Annexation and “lip dubs” were front-and-center at the Future Fort Smith committee meeting on Monday (Oct. 17) from the Creekmore Park Community Center. In news likely to have a significant…
by - October 13, 2017 10:27 pm
First National Bank of Fort Smith announced a $100,000 donation in support of a combination bike and skate park in downtown Fort Smith on Friday (Oct. 13). The park will…
by - October 12, 2017 9:58 pm
A Spirit squad isn’t the first thing one thinks of when hearing the word “Robotics,” but for Amy Markham, the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) teacher at Chaffin Junior High…
by - October 12, 2017 5:56 pm
Fort Smith Internal Auditor Tracey Shockley cited failure to follow appropriate chain of custody practices; failure to maintain adequate documentation for cash expenditures; comingling of funds intended for different purposes;…
by - October 12, 2017 1:31 pm
On the heels of a down month in building activity, the Fort Smith home sales market’s September performance dipped by more than 22% compared to September 2016 with sales volume…
by - October 11, 2017 9:12 pm
Fort Smith area government officials remain supportive of an effort to build an intermodal facility in the region, with Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken saying it is a project…
by - October 11, 2017 3:25 pm
Fort Smith native James “Jay” Richardson said his 24 years of living outside of Fort Smith and Arkansas will be an advantage if elected to the District 78 seat of…
