by - February 1, 2025 11:20 am
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…
by - January 31, 2025 12:45 pm
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…
by - January 31, 2025 10:22 am
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…
by - January 30, 2025 5:51 pm
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…
by - January 30, 2025 4:07 pm
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…
by - January 29, 2025 6:07 pm
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…
by - January 29, 2025 1:24 pm
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…
by - January 28, 2025 6:58 pm
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…
by - January 28, 2025 6:49 pm
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…
by - January 28, 2025 12:35 pm
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…
by - January 27, 2025 9:58 pm
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….
by - January 27, 2025 5:58 pm
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…
by - January 27, 2025 4:14 pm
While Fort Smith sales tax revenue rebounded slightly in December, like they did in the previous month, the 2024 totals still fell below what was budgeted for the year, which…
by - January 24, 2025 6:32 pm
There is about $40 million in federal grant funds awarded to the City of Fort Smith in limbo following an executive order by President Donald Trump to freeze certain infrastructure…
by - January 24, 2025 5:45 pm
Legislation filed or sponsored by legislators representing all or parts of the Fort Smith metro includes a bill to lower the sales tax on used vehicles, a bill about pharmacy…
by - January 23, 2025 6:30 pm
Rogers-based Beaty Capital Group (BCG), which invested in its first TempleLive property in downtown Fort Smith, has partnered with the Fischer Companies on a $23 million renovation of an historic…
by - January 23, 2025 3:53 pm
The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Board of Directors is making headway on promises to make downtown Fort Smith look better, though implementation of projects is different than originally anticipated….
by - January 23, 2025 1:29 pm
Traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport increased in 2024 compared with 2023, but the numbers are still well below pre-pandemic trends. Traffic at the airport also fell more than…
by - January 22, 2025 4:44 pm
Water leaks on the Fort Smith system have decreased almost 39% from January 2024. The city has 739 leaks, according to the December water leak report released Tuesday (Jan. 22)….
by - January 22, 2025 9:51 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Jan. 21) approved an ordinance to use $4 million from the city’s general fund to purchase the building at 623 Garrison Ave.,…
