by - May 16, 2024 6:08 pm
Fort Smith, the third most populous city in Arkansas, had an estimated 0.034% population decline in 2023 with population trends likely to see the city fall to the fourth largest…
by - May 16, 2024 5:33 pm
So much for getting off to a good start. The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Board of Trustees passed a resolution Thursday (May 16) that rejects calls for the trust…
by - May 16, 2024 7:26 am
According to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Centerton is the sixth-fastest growing city in the United States among cities with at least 20,000 residents. Meanwhile, Fayetteville was one…
by - May 15, 2024 5:21 pm
Arkansas River shipping continues to build upon 2023 gains, with 4.569 million tons carried on the river in the first four months of 2024, up 8% compared with the same…
by - May 15, 2024 5:13 pm
The Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Commission discussed a $46 million wishlist of projects for the next five years during at Tuesday (May 14) study session with the Fort Smith…
by - May 14, 2024 8:29 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission voted four to three against unified development ordinance (UDO) amendments that would create a Military Compatibility Area Overlay District some city officials have said are…
by - May 14, 2024 9:50 am
The traffic trend continues to be positive at the Fort Smith Regional Airport in early 2024 after a disappointing 2023. Airport enplanements through April total 18,745, up 7.6% compared with…
by - May 13, 2024 5:02 pm
Fort Smith’s mobility master plan is looking to create nine miles of new greenways, rehabilitate alleyways and improve B Street mobility. The city also is pursuing a $25 million grant…
by - May 13, 2024 10:41 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has tapped longtime executive Rodney Shepard of Fort Smith as regional executive, effective immediately. According to a news release Monday (May 13), he will oversee the company’s…
by - May 12, 2024 11:12 am
The U.S. Marshals Museum is the third location for a touring exhibit created by the Cherokee Nation that focuses on the tribe’s “painful moments” with slavery, especially with the Cherokee…
by - May 10, 2024 8:46 am
Duplexes near the Arkansas River Valley Nature Center at Chaffee Crossing sold for $7.195 million, making the deal the largest Sebastian County property sale in February, according to the office…
by - May 9, 2024 5:01 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority and its board of trustees have received a list of conditions agreed upon by the trust’s four beneficiaries regarding dissolution of the FCRA trust but…
by - May 9, 2024 12:38 pm
Candidate packets for the City of Fort Smith Board of Directors election are now available in the City Clerk’s Office, 623 Garrison Ave. This year, the four ward positions –…
by - May 9, 2024 9:50 am
Jeannie Cole, former Fort Smith Public Schools school board member, will be the first chair of the board of directors for the Fort Smith-based Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA),…
by - May 8, 2024 9:31 am
Representatives from the four beneficiaries of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) met privately April 23 to discuss ideas about the dissolution of FCRA and agreed upon 15 conditions to…
by - May 8, 2024 9:10 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 7) approved raising a broad set of fees for everything from turning on service to insufficient funds charges. The board also…
by - May 7, 2024 5:41 pm
The Greenwood City Council passed a resolution during its board meeting Monday (May 6) calling for the dissolution of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, making it the third out of…
by - May 7, 2024 9:43 am
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro area continued to grow in April, but values are down significantly from 2023. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren reported combined building permit…
by - May 6, 2024 1:37 pm
Crawford County sales tax revenues restarted for the county and its municipalities in March, with collections down from last year. Van Buren Mayor Joe Hurst said March funds were down…
by - May 6, 2024 9:24 am
Northwest Arkansas is increasingly recognized for its economic prosperity and high quality of life, attracting talent nationwide. That talent is one of the region’s top resources. The Northwest Arkansas Business…
