by - January 11, 2024 4:10 pm
Arkansas River tonnage was up more than 16% in December, which helped push total tonnage shipped in 2023 up almost 11% compared with 2022, according to numbers posted Thursday (Jan….
by - January 10, 2024 5:57 pm
Fort Smith city residents who pay a monthly sewer availability fee have the opportunity to have much of that fee reimbursed to them if they ever opt to change from…
by - January 10, 2024 11:24 am
The Crawford County Library System may soon have a new director, and the system’s controversial board chair has been replaced by a board member who wants to move the board…
by - January 9, 2024 4:29 pm
The Sebastian County Democratic candidates for the Arkansas House of Representatives recently expressed concern about the LEARNS Act, healthcare in Arkansas, voting access and political disinformation. Rep. Jay Richardson, D-Fort…
by - January 8, 2024 1:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved a zoning change for property on North Fourth Street allowing for the second development of tiny homes in Fort Smith by the…
by - January 7, 2024 9:38 am
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business community died in 2023. JANUARY Brant Barnes, 43, Jan. 6 — Barnes, an independent insurance agent, real estate investor…
by - January 6, 2024 5:15 pm
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Jamie J. Henry, vice president of finance,…
by - January 5, 2024 2:49 pm
The $5.335 million sale of a new collision repair business in Fort Smith was the top Sebastian County property deal in Sebastian County in November, according to information from the…
by - January 4, 2024 4:10 pm
The long-awaited opening of the U.S. Marshals Museum and the final decision to place a foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith were two of the top news stories in…
by - January 4, 2024 2:59 pm
The Fort Smith metro in 2023 set another record for building permit values. Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren building permits totaled $492.294 million in 2023, 2.5% more than the…
by - January 3, 2024 2:06 pm
The City of Fort Smith has a new mission statement, vision statement and value statements following the Board of Directors first regular meeting of 2024 held Tuesday night (Jan. 2)….
by - January 3, 2024 1:37 pm
November sales tax numbers reflect sales tax gains once again with Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County 1% sales tax up 3.3% compared to November 2022, according to the…
by - January 2, 2024 5:15 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders is citing the resignation of 188th Wing Commander Col. Dillon Patterson in a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that asks…
by - January 2, 2024 1:28 pm
An almost 24% pay raise for officers on the force has positively impacted the Fort Smith Police Department by enhancing officers’ job satisfaction and financial well-being with an increase, according…
by - December 21, 2023 8:47 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education State Board of Education gave final approval for the Institute for the Creative Arts at its meeting Dec. 15, officially starting the state’s first performing…
by - December 20, 2023 3:52 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education approved a plan at its Dec. 18 regular meeting to move students from Trusty Elementary School when the school closes at the…
by - December 20, 2023 8:55 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors wants to know more about needed water projects and details of a recent water rate study before calling a special election for a half-cent…
by - December 19, 2023 1:01 pm
Summit Utilities, the parent company of Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. (AOG), has officially opened a new office in Fort Smith that also provides customer service for its operations in six…
by - December 19, 2023 11:51 am
Former Sebastian County Sheriff Gary Grimes has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas. The nomination, announced Tuesday (Dec. 19),…
by - December 19, 2023 10:30 am
The investigation into frequent flooding at Fort Smith Public School’s Peak Innovation facility is continuing and a report is expected for the FSPS Board of Education by February. School Board…
