by - August 7, 2025 7:09 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and the city’s Audit Advisory Committee took a step closer on Thursday (Aug. 7) in what has been a long and bumpy process to…
by - August 7, 2025 2:32 pm
There has been a more than 37% decline in electric vehicles (EV) registered in Sebastian County in the first half of 2025 compared with the end of 2024, and a…
by - August 6, 2025 2:47 pm
Mercy Fort Smith is moving forward to build a cancer center on its main campus at 7001 Rogers Ave., with a ceremonial groundbreaking set for Friday (Aug. 8). Officials with…
by - August 6, 2025 12:16 pm
During a Tuesday (Aug. 5) meeting in Fort Smith with volunteer leaders of the Fort Kids Children’s Museum, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, committed to helping make the museum a…
by - August 5, 2025 8:17 pm
Say goodbye to the more than 300 parking meters in downtown Fort Smith, and the annual loss to the City of Fort Smith of around $35,000 for meter maintenance and…
by - August 5, 2025 10:08 am
Take a drive around major Fort Smith thoroughfares and there’s a good chance Jimmie Deer had a hand in most of the newer structures along the drive. In just the…
by - August 4, 2025 5:29 pm
Fort Smith metro building activity dropped in July from June, but continues to top 2024 comparisons. Building permits issued in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled $26.643 million, up…
by - August 4, 2025 1:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors have made no known public effort to begin a search for a city administrator almost 8 months after the December 2024 firing of former…
by - August 3, 2025 1:10 pm
The City of Fort Smith around noon Sunday (Aug. 3) issued a citywide emergency water conservation order because of a water main break on Leigh Avenue between the Interstate 540…
by - August 3, 2025 12:36 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Aug. 5) is set to remove parking meters in downtown Fort Smith. The board also is set to vote on a resolution…
by - August 2, 2025 5:53 pm
Growing up, Leland Barclay harbored dreams of becoming a big-league baseball player. Although that dream didn’t materialize, he eventually found success in another sports-related outlet, writing about the games. And…
by - August 2, 2025 5:38 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Bank Boss Grove, Okla.-based Grand Savings Bank has hired Mark Buergler as the Fort Smith market president. He has 33…
by - August 1, 2025 1:11 pm
Six static aircraft once on display at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith are now parked in a holding area during construction of the foreign military pilot training…
by - July 31, 2025 5:29 pm
Tempe, Ariz.-based Academies of Math & Science (AMS) is again seeking to open a K-8-grade public enrollment school in Fort Smith that could open in 2026 or 2027 and have…
by - July 31, 2025 1:36 pm
Hospitality tax revenues are down somewhat in the Fort Smith metro area from last year, but the region is seeing a steady, if slow, upward trend and a bit of…
by - July 30, 2025 9:58 am
Michael Beaumont, director of athletics and activities for the Fort Smith Public School District, announced on Tuesday (July 29) he is resigning effective Aug. 29. Beaumont was hired by the…
by - July 30, 2025 7:59 am
Manufacturing sector weakness and a persistent nationwide freight recession pushed second quarter net income and revenue lower at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. However, revenue was up in the company’s less-than-truckload segment….
by - July 29, 2025 5:55 pm
The city of Fort Smith reported a rebound in sales tax revenue in June, marking only the second time this year collections surpassed the same month in 2024. The increase…
by - July 29, 2025 4:00 pm
A meeting between state and City of Fort Smith officials about supplying water to a planned state prison in Franklin County that was set for Tuesday (July 29) was canceled…
by - July 28, 2025 5:16 pm
The immediate financial threat facing the Hope Campus in downtown Fort Smith has relented thanks in part to the agency having to lay off six employees, or about 27% of…
