by - January 21, 2025 1:30 pm
Fort Smith metro home sales totaled 2,974 between January and October, up 6.8% compared with the same period in 2023. The combined value of the homes sold was $707.327 million,…
by - January 21, 2025 11:18 am
The City of Van Buren is making plans for the city parks and getting the community involved in doing so. MAHG Architecture of Fort Smith is leading the planning process…
by - January 20, 2025 9:57 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has launched a new Adopt a Scholar program, an innovative $100,000 recruiting scholarship initiative designed to attract top-tier talent to the Arkansas College of Osteopathic…
by - January 17, 2025 11:09 am
A resolution on the agenda for the Fort Smith Board of Directors regular meeting for Tuesday (Jan. 21) could mark as complete the construction of the at least $3.344 million…
by - January 16, 2025 2:58 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, will be the next chair of the House Intelligence Committee, he confirmed on Thursday (Jan. 16). He replaces outgoing Chair U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio,…
by - January 16, 2025 11:00 am
Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in 2024 totaled 12.446 million tons, up 1.95% compared with 2023 tonnage. The increase was driven by a 13% increase in sand, gravel, rock…
by - January 16, 2025 10:52 am
ArcBest on Thursday (Jan. 16) announced top management changes the company says will push strategic priorities and long-term growth. The changes include aligning “revenue-generating functions” under a chief commercial officer…
by - January 15, 2025 2:03 pm
The path is uncertain on how to develop the more than 100 acres that was once the ACME brick facility in Fort Smith, with city staff suggesting a holistic long-term…
by - January 15, 2025 10:42 am
The River Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has a slate of events scheduled Jan. 18-23 to celebrate the…
by - January 14, 2025 11:06 am
Since acquiring in September 2024 the historic Carnegie Library building, located at 318 N. 13th St., and the former studio and offices of KFSM, new owner Diana Sims has begun…
by - January 14, 2025 9:52 am
The largest Sebastian County property transaction between July and October was a $6.65 million deal to acquire property at 4700 Regions Park Drive in Fort Smith. The building on the…
by - January 14, 2025 9:43 am
The Fort Smith metro in 2024 posted a steep drop in building permit values compared with 2023. Fort Smith Greenwood and Van Buren building permit values totaled $271.097 million, a…
by - January 13, 2025 12:17 pm
Discussion of the former ACME brick yard and what the property – more than 110 acres – could bring to the City of Fort Smith is again on the agenda…
by - January 13, 2025 11:53 am
A second time is the charm. The City of Fort Smith in its second attempt has been awarded a $24.987 million federal grant to build almost 10 miles of new…
by - January 10, 2025 3:24 pm
The next Fort Smith city administrator must have strong moral character, be a good communicator, have government management experience, and be financially conservative, according to responses from members of the…
by - January 9, 2025 12:00 pm
One more attorney has applied to be the Fort Smith Public School’s in-house legal counsel. Six attorneys applied for the position as of Oct. 14, with one withdrawing their application,…
by - January 8, 2025 12:55 pm
The City of Fort Smith, in partnership with the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce and Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS), was selected as one of 13 communities eligible to…
by - January 8, 2025 9:26 am
Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed Tuesday (Jan. 7) on a search firm to help hire a superintendent. The board unanimously agreed to allow the district and Board…
by - January 7, 2025 7:56 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors in a narrow vote again approved Tuesday (Jan. 7) participation in a $14.5 million federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program to provide funds…
by - January 7, 2025 2:42 pm
Joey McCutchen, an attorney for the Franklin County & River Valley Coalition in its effort to block a planned state prison, was removed Tuesday (Jan. 7) from a “high-level project…
