by - October 4, 2025 9:10 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. One Pill Can Kill The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is set to host One Pill Can Kill Training…
by - October 3, 2025 2:06 pm
Almost a year after receiving applications to fill what would be a new position as in-house attorney, Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) officials have yet to make a hiring decision…
by - October 2, 2025 5:26 pm
Home sales between January and August in the Fort Smith metro are down more than 8% compared with the same period in 2024, with the average sales prices of homes…
by - October 1, 2025 6:17 pm
Fort Smith attorney Kevin Hickey has acquired the historic Sparks mansion building that for 55 years was home to Taliano’s restaurant. But an auction will be held to sell items…
by - October 1, 2025 3:21 pm
Fort Smith metro building activity in September was down almost 40% compared with the same period in 2024, but the regional permit numbers are up almost 20% through the first…
by - September 30, 2025 3:59 pm
Design work to “reimagine” the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center is underway with the renovation estimated to be complete in March 2027, according to the Arkansas Game &…
by - September 29, 2025 5:10 pm
With company shares down almost 25% since January, execs with Fort Smith-based ArcBest used their 2025 Investor Day presentation to outline “strategic pillars” and better expectations for future financials. ArcBest,…
by - September 29, 2025 12:53 pm
Main Street Fort Smith plans to provide up to $15,000 through a mini-grant program to help downtown business and property owners pay for certain property improvements. Matching grants will range…
by - September 27, 2025 3:27 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Innovation Lab The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs (FSBGC) recently opened a technology-filled Innovation Lab at its Stephens Unit…
by - September 26, 2025 9:47 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders late Friday (Sept. 26) reversed her decision announced earlier in the day and has called for a June 2026 special election in the Senate District 26 race….
by - September 26, 2025 4:22 pm
People in Senate District 26 will have to wait until late 2026 before they have an elected representative in the Arkansas Senate. Gov. Sarah Sanders on Friday (Sept. 26) set…
by - September 26, 2025 3:49 pm
Mont Echols, an established figure in the Arkansas banking circles, member of the First National Bank board since 1962, and board chairman since 2011, died Thursday (Sept. 25). He was…
by - September 25, 2025 2:34 pm
Sales tax revenue rebounded for the city of Fort Smith in August with the city seeing increases of around 7% from the same time in 2024. The August gain also…
by - September 25, 2025 12:58 pm
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents met with Joe Profiri, a senior consultant to Gov. Sarah Sanders, at a proposed state prison site in Franklin County to discuss its use…
by - September 24, 2025 7:31 pm
There will be a Republican Party and Democratic Party primary in the Arkansas Senate District 26 race. Three have announced for the Republican primary, but no one has yet emerged…
by - September 24, 2025 4:08 pm
Fort Smith taxpayers had a good day in the bond markets on Tuesday (Sept. 23). High demand for bonds sold to fund federally-mandated sewer system work resulted in a lower…
by - September 24, 2025 2:05 pm
Ashley Garris and Marty Shell are hopeful but not overly optimistic that Tuesday’s (Sept. 23) visit by a top federal administrator will end a bureaucratic delay with the planned $18…
by - September 23, 2025 9:50 pm
Fort Smith Director Christina Catsavis believes the city has an “obligation” to assume control of and maintain certain cemeteries in the city, but other directors aren’t convinced the city can…
by - September 23, 2025 9:24 pm
The Protect AR Rights and For AR Kids coalitions stopped in Fort Smith to educate on upcoming ballot initiatives and how people can get involved in grassroots projects to protect…
by - September 22, 2025 4:53 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores plans to open on Oct. 8 its new location near the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) campus. The store will employ at least 80, with…
