by - March 17, 2025 8:53 pm
Fort Smith Mayor George McGill said Monday (March 17) during his annual State of the City address that the city is seeing economic and cultural growth because of its workforce,…
by - March 17, 2025 8:15 pm
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has removed LeFlore County in Oklahoma from the Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which technically reduces the region’s workforce size by almost…
by - March 17, 2025 11:13 am
The Arkansas Department of Health recently recognized eight Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas hospitals for stroke care performance for the July 2023 to June 2024 program year. Awards are provided…
by - March 16, 2025 10:58 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 18) will consider changing a longstanding policy of allocating certain revenue to the city’s general fund which pays for administrative functions…
by - March 15, 2025 3:57 pm
The Steel Horse Rally will celebrate its 10th anniversary in downtown Fort Smith on May 2-3. And like each past rally, this year’s will offer something new for those participating,…
by - March 14, 2025 2:56 pm
The path that brought Allan Marshall to his job as chief communications and engagement officer for the Fort Smith Public Schools began, fittingly enough, in the public school system. He…
by - March 13, 2025 7:18 pm
Tempe, Ariz.-based Academies of Math & Science (AMS) has applied to open public enrollment charter schools in Fort Smith and Jonesboro. The Fort Smith campus for kindergarten through eighth grade…
by - March 13, 2025 9:30 am
When asked what the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce has planned for 2025, President and CEO Julie Murray had a simple answer: moving. The chamber is in the process of…
by - March 13, 2025 9:03 am
Fort Smith’s residential glass pilot program started in 2024 is not likely to continue. The Fort Smith Board of Directors in May 2024 approved a glass recycling program for Fort…
by - March 12, 2025 12:47 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is moving forward on plans for Towson Avenue even though the City of Fort Smith does not have all the funds needed to complete…
by - March 11, 2025 5:46 pm
The Arkansas National Guard will on Thursday (March 13) ceremonially mark the start of construction on a new headquarters at Fort Chaffee for the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade, which is…
by - March 11, 2025 1:10 pm
Work is set to begin on installing a new waterslide complex at Parrot Island Waterpark at Ben Geren Regional Park that is estimated to support overall park activity for 600…
by - March 10, 2025 6:55 pm
The manufacturing sector weakness and nationwide freight recession pricing that hampered ArcBest’s financials in 2024 are continuing into 2025, according to the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics company. ArcBest on…
by - March 10, 2025 8:57 am
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro continued to rise in February, though building slowed a bit from the start of the year. February building permit values were up 7.9%…
by - March 8, 2025 2:17 pm
Ty Barrett is director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) Regional Office at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, the university has announced. Barrett, 55,…
by - March 7, 2025 4:36 pm
Suggested changes to an ordinance attempting to address homelessness that failed to gain approval in 2024 and other discussion on the issue are on the agenda for the Fort Smith…
by - March 6, 2025 3:47 pm
Gregory Carthon, who was appointed to the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Feb. 24, filed for upcoming annual school elections for the board, but not for the…
by - March 5, 2025 4:03 pm
Two members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation are not concerned about the future of a foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith, even with U.S.-NATO relations in new and uncertain territory,…
by - March 5, 2025 3:15 pm
More than 50 people gathered Wednesday (March 5) in cold and windy conditions to ceremonially break ground on the 2025 showcase home that is part of a promotion effort of…
by - March 4, 2025 8:49 pm
Fort Smith Vice Mayor and City Director Jarred Rego is pushing plan to reduce and reprogram city spending, and he’s hoping the rest of the Fort Smith Board of Directors…
