by - June 8, 2025 10:29 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 10) will again discuss what has become a contentious sewer rate negotiation with the neighboring Oklahoma town of Arkoma. The board…
by - June 8, 2025 9:17 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, is watching the actions of his Senate counterparts to see if there are dramatic or untenable changes to President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,”…
by - June 7, 2025 6:30 pm
Rick Lolley, the City of Fort Smith human resources director involved in an ongoing controversy over a failed attempt to hire an internal auditor, has retired effective immediately, the city…
by - June 7, 2025 12:35 pm
Active Fort Smith water system leaks totaled 611 in the city’s April report, down from 625 at the end of March. One factor behind the lower number is fewer leaks…
by - June 6, 2025 12:50 pm
Average weekly wages in the fourth quarter of 2024 were up 5.36% in Crawford County and up 3% in Sebastian County compared with the same quarter in 2023. The number…
by - June 5, 2025 6:39 pm
Reuse plans for the former Fianna Hills Country Club and parts of the golf course are similar to what developer Sam Seeger outlined in early 2024, with “slight physical adjustments”…
by - June 4, 2025 2:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 3) voted to pursue three concurrent paths to fill the key role of internal auditor — a position vacant since April…
by - June 4, 2025 2:17 pm
Hospitality tax revenues are down somewhat in the Fort Smith metro area from last year thanks in part to uncertainty about national economic conditions, but area tourism officials say they…
by - June 4, 2025 12:20 pm
John Miller, Sebastian County chief deputy sheriff, announced Wednesday (June 4) he will seek the open sheriff seat in the 2026 election cycle. Sebastian County Sheriff Hobe Runion, who is…
by - June 3, 2025 9:58 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Dianna Hewitt Ladd on Tuesday (June 3) ruled that the City of Fort Smith and Acting City Administrator Jeff Dingman violated the Arkansas Freedom of…
by - June 3, 2025 1:08 pm
Most of the Fort Smith city directors who responded to questions about the search for a city administrator are open to using an executive search firm, and most also hope…
by - June 2, 2025 5:45 pm
In response to a question about the process to hire a city administrator, Fort Smith Director and Vice Mayor Jarred Rego suggested the better question for city residents is about…
by - June 2, 2025 5:10 pm
In a 6-page order and opinion dated June 2, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Brooks dismissed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) District and Board…
by - June 2, 2025 1:56 pm
Former Crawford County Library Director Deidre Gryzmala is suing Crawford County and Quorum Court member Tammy Hamby alleging defamation of character and breach of contract. The filing seeks a jury…
by - June 2, 2025 10:11 am
Fort Smith metro home sales through April were down 3.8%, but the value of the homes sold was up 5.5%. Sebastian County, the largest in the metro, posted an almost…
by - June 1, 2025 1:59 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has a busy June 3 regular meeting, with an Arkoma sewer service agreement delay, $2.5 million in entrance work to Ebbing Air National Guard…
by - June 1, 2025 11:06 am
The Education and Health Services sector continues to drive job growth in the Fort Smith metro, accounting for roughly 60% of the region’s year-over-year job gains in April, according to…
by - May 30, 2025 3:59 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories about the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Link here for the first story. Link here for the first story. When the…
by - May 30, 2025 7:48 am
OG&E Community Affairs Manager Eddie Lee Herndon will receive the 2025 Jack White Community Leadership Award. Herndon is the first OG&E employee to receive the award since it was renamed…
by - May 29, 2025 3:00 pm
Commercial traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to move in the wrong direction, with April enplanements down more than 11% compared with April 2024. April enplanements totaled…
