by - April 24, 2024 5:02 pm
Dr. Sheila Jacobs was named the chancellor of Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus on Wednesday (April 24), almost a year after being named interim chancellor of the affiliate campus. She succeeds…
by - April 24, 2024 10:50 am
Anyone in the market for used parking meters may want to contact the City of Fort Smith. But don’t get the checkbook out too soon. The city isn’t expected to…
by - April 23, 2024 6:45 pm
The long-range facility committee for Fort Smith Public Schools recommended at the FSPS school board meeting Monday (April 23) a plan that would close four FSPS campuses over the next…
by - April 23, 2024 5:56 pm
Kendall Ross has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for economic and workforce development at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. UAFS Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley told faculty and…
by - April 22, 2024 5:53 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith plans to add a new bachelor’s degree in smart manufacturing by as soon as Fall 2025. The new effort will be part of…
by - April 22, 2024 1:11 pm
Fort Smith’s water rates come in below many cities in Arkansas, but the combined water and sewer rate for residential customers is above the state average. However, Fort Smith rates…
by - April 19, 2024 8:55 am
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Board of Trustees on Thursday (April 18) agreed to work with the authority’s four beneficiaries to began talks on ending the authority and doing…
by - April 18, 2024 5:52 pm
The inaugural Fort Smith General Darby Challenge, a ruck march and half marathon dedicated to honoring General William O. Darby and Fort Smith’s twin cities, Cisterna, Italy and Nago-Torbole, Italy,…
by - April 18, 2024 1:47 pm
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District have decided to take on two projects presented to the public to help better downtown Fort Smith. The two projects have…
by - April 17, 2024 6:55 pm
To come closer to a balanced budget and help pay for faculty and staff cost of living increases, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will again ask the University…
by - April 17, 2024 6:41 pm
The Fort Smith Public School’s Board of Education on Tuesday (April 16) continued the process of not increasing salaries by extending the superintendent’s contract for another year but not increasing…
by - April 16, 2024 8:55 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors tabled an ordinance during its meeting Tuesday (April 16) that would raise water rates in the city in order to have more time to…
by - April 16, 2024 10:37 am
Fort Smith is one of three U.S. cities recently selected as a 2024 Great American Defense Community by the Association of Defense Communities. The other two cities are Elizabeth City,…
by - April 16, 2024 10:04 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank recently kicked off its 14th annual Million Meals campaign to raise money to help feed area families. The campaign runs through May 31. The campaign will benefit…
by - April 15, 2024 6:58 pm
A water rate increase on the agenda for Tuesday’s (April 16) Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting proposes a “holistic look” at the city’s entire rate structure that would bring…
by - April 15, 2024 3:12 pm
Fort Smith Regional Airport traffic is up in the first two months of 2024, reversing a traffic trend that saw enplanements dip almost 2% in 2023. It’s a trend improvement…
by - April 14, 2024 8:50 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s longest-running awards program, Forty Under 40, is accepting nominations. The nomination deadline for the class of 2024 is Friday, May 24. You can submit nominations…
by - April 11, 2024 6:53 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief (RVR) in a medical marijuana cultivation license dispute. The court reversed and remanded a lower court’s…
by - April 11, 2024 6:09 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has contributed $500,000 to a reimagined Janet Huckabee River Valley Nature Center (JHRVC). A fundraising campaign to help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission…
by - April 11, 2024 5:37 pm
Departures in the U.S. House of Representatives have resulted in U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, being elevated to chair of the House Transportation and Housing & Urban Development (THUD) subcommittee…
