by - February 7, 2023 6:55 pm
Student population differences between Northside and Southside High Schools has Fort Smith Public School officials and board members looking for a solution, with community members voicing their concerns about what…
by - February 7, 2023 11:34 am
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Tuesday (Feb. 7) the capture of Neil Ravi Mehta in Austin, Texas. He had been on the run following a Jan. 31 raid…
by - February 6, 2023 5:22 pm
A final Environmental Impact Statement released in late January by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) continues to show Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith as the “preferred” site…
by - February 6, 2023 3:07 pm
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…
by - February 3, 2023 11:40 am
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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…
