by - February 6, 2023 3:07 pm
Fort Smith metro building permits up 67.2% in January
The Fort Smith metro began the year off with a building boom thanks in large part to ongoing work at Mercy Fort Smith. Building permit values were up more than…
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by - February 3, 2023 11:40 am
ArcBest 2022 net income up almost 40%; shipping demand dips in fourth quarter
Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted a record year for revenue and net income. However, fourth-quarter earnings per share and revenue missed analyst estimates primarily because of a shipping demand decline. The…
by - February 2, 2023 12:53 pm
FBI confirms raid by many federal agencies at Fort Smith home (UPDATE)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal agencies on Tuesday (Jan. 31) conducted a raid of a Fort Smith home that took many hours and may have included…
by - February 1, 2023 4:41 pm
FSPD does not use ‘Scorpion’ units because they can create ‘anger and distrust’
The type of “Scorpion” police unit that existed in Memphis and whose members were part of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, has no place in Fort Smith because they…
by - January 30, 2023 4:11 pm
Fort Smith tax revenue up almost 10% in 2022
Fort Smith sales tax revenue posted another record breaking year in 2022. According to the December sales tax report, Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax was $23.553…
by - January 30, 2023 3:31 pm
Arkansas to receive more than $137 million in loans to modernize electrical grids
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday (Jan. 30) the department is investing $2.7 billion to help 64 electric cooperatives and utilities expand and modernize the nation’s…
by - January 26, 2023 4:48 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum begins to hire workers ahead of summer opening
With a summer opening still on the horizon and an estimated $3 million needed for construction and operational needs, the Fort Smith-based U.S. Marshals Museum is starting the drive to…
by - January 25, 2023 4:44 pm
FCRA touts progress in 2022 at Chaffee Crossing
2022 was a record-breaking year for the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, according to the organization’s annual report released Wednesday (Jan. 25). The report noted that 2022 property sales totaled $3.8…
by - January 25, 2023 2:13 pm
Hotel property sale the top Sebastian County property deal in December
A $2.45 million sale of the Rodeway Hotel at 2123 Burnham Road was the top Sebastian County property deals in December, according to info from the office of Sebastian County…
by - January 24, 2023 5:35 pm
Grand Jury issues indictments against Crawford County deputies
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Jan. 24) that a Grand Jury issued indictments against Crawford County Sheriff’s Deputies Zackary King and Levi White…
by - January 23, 2023 5:51 pm
Former legislator Denny Altes pleads guilty to abuse of public trust charge
Former Arkansas legislator and state drug czar Denny Altes pled guilty on Monday (Jan. 23) to one count of abuse of public trust, a class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced…
by - January 23, 2023 5:41 pm
Fort Smith police pay raises will help in ‘retaining quality’ officers
Pay raises for Fort Smith police officers, approved by the Fort Smith Board of Directors Jan. 17, will be vital to meeting the public safety demands of the city over…
by - January 19, 2023 6:38 pm
Arkansas Tech University elects Jim Smith board chairman
Arkansas Tech University announced Thursday (Jan. 19) the election of Fayetteville attorney Jim Smith as chairman of the ATU Board of Trustees. Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Smith to a five-year…
by - January 19, 2023 3:37 pm
ACHE adds master’s degree program
A master’s degree in public health will be yet another degree program to be offered by the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE), with the first class set…
by - January 18, 2023 4:48 pm
WAIA to form advisory committee before search for new director
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA) will form an advisory committee and take time to develop a new five year plan and directives before deciding how best to find a…
by - January 18, 2023 12:23 pm
Crawford County Library System funding approved; LBGQT+ book controversy continues
In the midst of a controversial debate regarding whether to remove LBGQT+ books from the Crawford County Library System, the Crawford County Quorum Court on Tuesday (Jan. 17) approved a…
by - January 17, 2023 10:27 am
WAIA director resigns; officials to consider next steps for intermodal study
The effort to build an intermodal port in the Fort Smith metro has received $3.17 million in government funds and spent or obligated at least $2.9 million since 2019. While…
by - January 12, 2023 6:24 pm
Employee pay raises on the agenda for Fort Smith Board
A proposed ordinance that would give all non-uniformed Fort Smith city employees, except the city administrator and internal auditor, a raise effective April 3 is on the agenda for the…
by - January 11, 2023 6:01 pm
Arkansas River commercial tonnage up almost 3% in 2022
A more than 16% gain in outbound shipments and gains in sand, gravel, rock and iron/steel shipments resulted in a 2.94% gain in commercial tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River…
by - January 10, 2023 9:13 pm
Fort Smith city water leaks rise more than 43% in 2022
Aging infrastructure, a shortage of repair workers, and a deep winter freeze were primary reasons for 43.4% more leaks in 2022, a pending list of 371 leaks at year end,…