by - July 27, 2022 6:17 pm
Ruling could come soon in Fort Smith recycling lawsuit
A ruling could be issued early next week in a lawsuit filed in late 2017 by Jennifer Merriott against the city of Fort Smith alleging the city lied for almost…
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by - July 27, 2022 10:52 am
Highway official raises prospect of pedestrian walkway in downtown Fort Smith
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) could turn A Street in downtown Fort Smith over to the city, which could lead to the street being turned into a pedestrian only…
by - July 26, 2022 7:35 pm
Fort Smith water supply ‘doing quite well’ despite drought conditions
With city reservoirs over 90% full, Fort Smith residents have no need to worry about water conservation requests from the city. Most of the watershed for the city’s water supply…
by - July 26, 2022 12:33 pm
AOG to move offices out of downtown Fort Smith
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. (AOG) is in the process of moving out of its downtown Fort Smith offices and locating in a building (former Golden Living headquarters) owned…
by - July 25, 2022 3:43 pm
Fort Smith share of countywide sales tax up more than 17% in June report
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue had another strong month in June, coming in significantly higher than anticipated. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax totaled $2.033 million, up…
by - July 21, 2022 3:52 pm
Mercy cancer center also planned for Fort Smith
An announced plan by St. Louis-based Mercy health system to build a cancer center in Northwest Arkansas will not halt plans for a similar center in Fort Smith, according to…
by - July 21, 2022 3:21 pm
Director eval of Fort Smith city boss still pending
While a formal mid-year evaluation of the Fort Smith city administrator has not yet occurred, at least some on the Fort Smith Board of Directors are looking at goals for…
by - July 20, 2022 5:02 pm
Apartment complex, Movietown are top Sebastian County property deals in June
The sale of an apartment complex in the southwest corner of Grand Avenue and Interstate 540 was the largest Sebastian County property deal in June and, at $9 million, the…
by - July 20, 2022 11:28 am
McReynolds, Morris join Arkansas Research Alliance Board
ArcBest Chairman, President and CEO Judy McReynolds and Jason Morris, senior vice president of Walmart Enterprise Business Solutions, have joined the Arkansas Research Alliance Board of Trustees. “We’re proud and…
by - July 19, 2022 6:57 pm
Baptist Health-Fort Smith reopened COVID unit, recent case numbers declining
Recent Increased numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in the Fort Smith area led to the reopening of a COVID unit at at least one area hospital, but numbers are already…
by - July 19, 2022 5:47 pm
Fort Smith Police Department brings back bicycle patrol unit
The Fort Smith Police Department’s Bicycle Patrol Unit is back in action after taking a hiatus for a few years. Started in the 1990s with a federal grant from Community…
by - July 19, 2022 11:56 am
To keep up with growth, Mercy to invest $500M in Northwest Arkansas
St. Louis-based health system Mercy will invest $500 million in the second phase of its healthcare expansion in Northwest Arkansas. According to a news release Tuesday (July 19), phase two’s…
by - July 18, 2022 8:57 pm
Fort Smith School Board adopts Peak contact policy, sets lunch prices
The Fort Smith Public School board of education passed a resolution at its regular meeting Monday (July 18) to limit staff interaction with a construction company involved with the district’s…
by - July 18, 2022 3:48 pm
Terry appointed to Sebastian County Circuit Judge post, Fort Smith to hire new prosecutor
Fort Smith City Prosecutor Sam Terry has been appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to fill the vacated term of Sebastian County Circuit Judge Claire Borengasser who retired June 1. Terry’s…
by - July 14, 2022 4:49 pm
Highway officials tout benefit of I-49 completion
The consensus is that completion of the Interstate 49 corridor in Western Arkansas is essential to providing all the necessary components that will allow the Fort Smith metropolitan area to…
by - July 14, 2022 3:30 pm
Trex, APP announce recycling partnership
Van Buren-based packaging manufacturer Arkansas Poly & Printing (APP) and composite products producer Trex Co. recently partnered to increase plastics recycling. According to a news release, APP is a vertically-integrated…
by - July 13, 2022 5:38 pm
Fort Smith Whataburger one of four planned by franchisee
The Whataburger restaurant to open in Fort Smith is one of four in Arkansas and Oklahoma to be opened and managed by Fort Smith-based WAB Venture Inc., a sister company…
by - July 13, 2022 5:07 pm
FCRA approves parking lot deal, hires off-duty police officer for meeting security
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees on Tuesday (July 12) approved a controversial contract to sell a parking lot on Ellis Street in the Fort Chaffee Historic District…
by - July 12, 2022 8:25 pm
Plan approved for possible reuse of former Fianna Hills Club House
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance Tuesday (July 12) that rezoned the 12.12 acres that includes the former Fianna Hills Golf Club House to a planned zoning…
by - July 12, 2022 4:26 pm
Arkansas River commercial tonnage up 3% through June
Commercial tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in the first half of 2022 is up 3% thanks in large part to a 22% increase in sand, gravel and rock shipped…