by - October 4, 2022 7:11 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Oct. 4) approved two ordinances regarding $138 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds related to the new Owens Corning facility under construction. The…
by - October 3, 2022 5:12 pm
Building activity in Fort Smith dipped in September, but activity in Greenwood and Van Buren kept the metro area above where it was last year. The year-to-date permit value in…
by - September 28, 2022 2:58 pm
The $1.2 million sale of a former hotel site on Waldron Road in Fort Smith was the top Sebastian County property transaction in August, according to info from the office…
by - September 27, 2022 4:26 pm
Though the city of Fort Smith must keep flags and brass plaques that were formerly part of the Flags over Fort Smith display in the Riverfront Park, the display does…
by - September 26, 2022 7:27 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (Sept. 26) approved an ethics disclosure resolution regarding board member Matt Blaylock and the use of his heating and air…
by - September 22, 2022 4:28 pm
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue remained high last month with revenues up more than 11% from August 2021, according to the city’s August sales tax report. The city’s portion of…
by - September 21, 2022 9:41 pm
Hundreds of Fort Smith area citizens gathered Wednesday evening (Sept. 21) at a scheduled public meeting concerning the environmental impact of the new Foreign Military Sales Pilot Training Center (FMS)…
by - September 21, 2022 1:12 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution Tuesday (Sept. 20) requiring the mayor and one board member to observe all future consent decree negotiations between the city and…
by - September 21, 2022 11:07 am
Booneville, Ark.-based lender First Western Bank is in the preliminary stages of expanding its operations center in Rogers. The company has filed a preliminary development plan with the city for…
by - September 20, 2022 3:50 pm
Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue said Tuesday (Sept. 20) he would not file criminal charges against Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken regarding the Flags over Fort Smith Historical Monument….
by - September 19, 2022 3:49 pm
The Gulfstream private jets coming and going from the Fort Smith Regional Airport since Sept. 12 are part of a flight control software fix required by the Federal Aviation Administration…
by - September 18, 2022 11:41 am
The Fort Smith Public School administration and its attorney see no conflict of interest in a radio advertisement that includes school employees promoting a business owned by a school board…
by - September 16, 2022 5:55 pm
A request by Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen to charge Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken with a misdemeanor for violating Arkansas’ Historical Monument Protection Act “should be given short…
by - September 15, 2022 5:14 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Board of Directors have approved a plan to transfer a small park near the Sebastian County soccer fields to Sebastian County for use as…
by - September 14, 2022 3:19 pm
An 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means the city of Fort Smith will have to repair all grade 4 and 5 lines in the city’s sewer system, which could…
by - September 13, 2022 8:55 pm
Eligible city of Fort Smith employees, including police and fire personnel, could receive bonuses between $2,500 and $750, and city employees could also get a break on insurance premiums deducted…
by - September 13, 2022 10:40 am
A Springdale step van driver with more than 1 million miles of accident-free driving recently competed at the National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis. Chris ‘CJ’ James is a driver…
by - September 12, 2022 6:20 pm
Shareholders have approved the sale of Van Buren-based USA Truck to DB Schenker. The estimated $435 million deal – $31.72 per share – was announced June 24 after being recommended…
by - September 12, 2022 5:37 pm
Sebastian County Election Commission Chairman Jason Vineyard was removed from the election commission Monday (Sept. 12) following notice from the Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office that his voter registration should…
by - September 10, 2022 7:50 pm
An investigation is set to begin Monday to determine if Sebastian County Election Commission Chairman Jason Vineyard is legally able to hold the appointed position with the body that plays…
