by - October 15, 2024 12:58 pm
Five attorneys have thrown their hat into the ring for the chance to be Fort Smith Public School’s in-house legal counsel. As of Oct. 14, six applied for the position,…
by - October 14, 2024 2:05 pm
Low cost of living and location make Western Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro area a good fit for manufacturing, but the big draw is the sense of community in…
by - October 10, 2024 8:19 pm
The Barling Board of Directors agreed Thursday (Oct. 10) during a special called meeting to contribute 20% of the cost of a water system master plan to support ongoing future…
by - October 10, 2024 4:56 pm
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, and his opponent Democrat Risie Howard of Pine Bluff agreed on some key issues but were diametrically opposed on others during their Fourth Congressional…
by - October 9, 2024 4:52 pm
The Sebastian County Opioid Task Force will receive a $625,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program….
by - October 9, 2024 8:51 am
Thanks to a $200,000 Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) grant, 3.5 more miles of trails could be paved in Greenwood by the end of the year, according to Casey Craig,…
by - October 8, 2024 8:49 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said the United States shouldn’t tell Israel how to defend itself following the attacks on it by Hamas last Oct. 7. His Democratic challenger, Caitlin…
by - October 8, 2024 6:58 pm
In the face of ongoing tough decisions about spending on and user rates for water and sewer systems, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Oct. 8) rejected a…
by - October 7, 2024 12:55 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro in September was above the same period in 2023, but the year still is coming in well under that of the record-breaking 2023…
by - October 4, 2024 7:25 pm
Mercy has opened a 65 Prime+ clinic in Fort Smith that is focused on providing care to Medicare patients age 65 and older. The hospital system says it’s the first…
by - October 4, 2024 4:09 pm
A panel discussion at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is expected to explore the role of students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and…
by - October 4, 2024 11:58 am
Officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) were in Fort Smith on Thursday (Oct. 3) to gather public input on options to re-route or otherwise minimize truck traffic in…
by - October 4, 2024 8:26 am
Little Rock-based generation and transmission cooperative Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) has started a $93 million project to add 100 megawatts of generation capacity to its natural gas-fired Thomas B….
by - October 3, 2024 7:12 pm
There is no update in the Peak Innovation Center flooding investigation a month after the Fort Smith Public School Board approved hiring a law firm to pursue potential lawsuits related…
by - October 3, 2024 7:00 pm
Bipartisan work in the U.S. Congress above divisive politics and a broader appreciation for the national importance of Interstate 49 through western Arkansas are needed to deliver more funding for…
by - October 2, 2024 5:32 pm
U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III ruled against Crawford County in a First Amendment lawsuit regarding the removal and relocation of books largely because of objections from citizens to LGBTQ…
by - October 1, 2024 10:46 am
Almost 30 years after the abduction of Morgan Nick in Alma, a suspect has been named. Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer said Tuesday (Oct. 1) that DNA testing shows Nick…
by - September 30, 2024 9:08 pm
The City of Fort Smith released a statement Monday (Sept. 30) to refute numerous unfounded social media reports suggesting the city is bringing illegal immigrants into the area. The statement…
by - September 30, 2024 4:18 pm
Land in south Fort Smith on 28th Street near the recently opened Dollar General store has been sold to Atwood Distribution, L.P., a company that owns Atwood Home & Ranch…
by - September 27, 2024 4:42 pm
The Sebastian County Election Commission has voted to change a polling site from Forefront Church to Mercy Clinic Primary Care-Fianna Hills in response to a formal request from Lee Kemp,…
