Fort Smith

Crain to build new dealership in Fort Smith

Crain Investments is making a sizable investment in Fort Smith with a new dealership for Crain Hyundai to be built near Interstate 540 and U.S. Highway 71 South near other…

Harps to open 10Box Cost-Plus store in Van Buren

Springdale-based Harps plans to soon open one of its 10Box Cost-Plus Food Stores in the Cloverleaf Plaza in Van Buren. It will be the 14th 10Box location for the grocery…

Mountain bike parks in Bella Vista, Mena to feature ‘lift-access’

OZ Trails will open a mountain bike park with more than 20 miles of trails in Bella Vista, the organization announced Tuesday (Feb. 4) following remarks from Gov. Sarah Sanders….

U.S. Marshals Museum boosts visitor count in 2024

The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith hosted an estimated 85,000 visitors in 2024 from all 50 states. They also counted visitors from every U.S. territory and from at least…

Fort Smith School Board discusses superintendent search, sets job criteria

The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed during a special called meeting Monday (Feb. 3) to expedite the search for a new superintendent of schools, setting a Feb….

Mercy, Baptist Health work to address rise in flu cases

It’s flu season and the Fort Smith region is experiencing high numbers of the winter illness. Local hospitals and clinics and are doing what they can to treat the increased…

Van Buren sales tax revenue up in November

November 2024 sales and use tax revenue for Van Buren totaled $734,865, up 2.1% over $719,808 in November 2023. However, year-to-date tax revenue for the Crawford County city is down…

Crawford, Sebastian counties have big gains in electric and hybrid vehicle use

Electric and hybrid vehicles registered in Crawford and Sebastian counties are growing in number, with electric vehicles up more than 300% in Sebastian County since 2019, according to figures from…

Greenwood sales tax revenue up more than 7% through November

Greenwood sales tax revenue through November 2024 totaled $4.018 million, up 7.07% compared with the same period in 2023, and up 38.6% compared with the same period in 2020, according…

ArcBest 2024 net income down 11%, revenue dips 5.6%

Higher input costs and a “prolonged” weakness in the manufacturing sector pushed fourth quarter net income down more than 40% at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. However, quarterly earnings per share of…

Alma, Fort Smith school districts happy with existing cell phone policies

Local school districts are confident they will be able to implement any changes to policies needed in order to stay compliant with state laws governing cell phone usage in Arkansas…

UAFS appropriations bill filed, sets spending limits

An appropriations bill recently filed for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith places a limit of $118.28 million for spending in the next fiscal year, but it’s rare that…

Proposed budget allocation changes not kosher with all Fort Smith directors

The Fort Smith Board of Directors have asked city administration to take another look at budget allocations in hopes of taking less money from city departments – especially the utilities…

Fort Smith CVB director discusses hotel trends, availability

Hotels can be seen as a measure of a city’s prosperity. Along east Phoenix Avenue, for example, the construction of numerous hotels suggests business and tourism travel growth – in…

Fort Smith School Board has 30 days to fill vacant post

The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education has 30 days to fill the position left vacant when board member Talicia Richardson resigned Monday (Jan. 27) or the position could…

UAFS chancellor says federal funds safe for now

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students receiving federal student loans or federal student grant aid will not be impacted by President Donald Trump’s executive order to put a…

Downtown business group preps for second annual food truck festival

The Bar and Restaurant Committee of the Downtown Fort Smith Business Association has announced they will host the second annual Fort Smith Food Truck Festival on June 21 from 10:30…

Fort Smith School Board member resigns after football coach not reinstated

The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (Jan. 27) opted to support FSPS administration and not reinstate Felix Curry as head football coach at Northside High School….

Executive order not expected to impact I-49 river bridge work

The almost $300 million project to build part of a section of Interstate 49 between Alma and Barling is not expected to be delayed or halted by a recent presidential…