by - August 17, 2023 7:03 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Board of Trustees on Thursday (Aug. 17) rejected a an agreement with the City of Fort Smith that would protect the future of golf…
by - August 17, 2023 6:35 pm
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced $41.3 million for 280 projects nationwide with $713,994 coming to three Arkansas groups. In Arkansas, the grant award winners were: Dermott Alex Foundation…
by - August 17, 2023 4:29 pm
The 2023 Levitt AMP Fort Smith music series will return in September with a fall lineup of artists performing live concerts at the Riverfront Park Amphitheatre. 64.6 Downtown announced the…
by - August 16, 2023 10:08 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution at its regular meeting Tuesday (Aug. 15) to fund a study of the possible development of a baseball or multi-use stadium…
by - August 15, 2023 5:36 pm
The Arkansas Cinema Society may have celebrated Act 517, which went into effect Aug. 1, but many filmmakers in Arkansas are wondering just how it is going to help the…
by - August 14, 2023 4:53 pm
The City of Fort Smith sent a donation agreement to the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees in hopes that the FCRA will put the item on its Thursday…
by - August 14, 2023 3:30 pm
Kayaks will be available for rent at Carol Ann Cross Park starting in September, bringing what city officials hope will be considered an affordable, family-friendly amenity to Fort Smith parks….
by - August 12, 2023 5:54 pm
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra broke ground on its new $11.75 million Stella Boyle Smith Music Center in Little Rock’s East Village, creating a first-of-its-kind music-focused headquarters for the state. The…
by - August 11, 2023 12:46 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Friday (Aug. 11) that Shea Lewis will serve as Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and Director of State Parks. Lewis has…
by - August 10, 2023 7:05 pm
The Fort Kids Children’s Museum in Fort Smith kicked off its capital campaign Thursday (Aug. 10) with a $15,000 donation from Fort Smith Mayor George McGill. The proceeds were raised…
by - August 10, 2023 5:30 pm
The Museum of Discovery announced Thursday (Aug. 10) that it will open 78 new exhibits and experiences in its permanent Science Lab and Dynamic Earth galleries, which will open in…
by - August 8, 2023 3:12 pm
The Clinton Foundation announced Tuesday (Aug. 8) plans for a major expansion of the Clinton Presidential Center. The foundation is partnering with Studio Gang, the award-winning international architecture and urban…
by - August 8, 2023 12:55 pm
A Missouri entrepreneur plans to build a world-class tourist attraction six miles east of Vinita in sparsely populated northeast Oklahoma off Highway 60 — formerly the famed Route 66 —…
by - August 8, 2023 12:26 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday (Aug. 8) said he will move his offices from the Tower Building in downtown Little Rock to the historic Boyle Building one block over….
by - August 7, 2023 6:36 pm
Work on the proposed $50 million Jonesboro Sport Complex has been slow to start. One critical decision that will have to be made in the near future is how the…
by - August 7, 2023 5:23 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 7, 2023 11:39 am
Visitors came by the thousands to see the U.S. Marshals Museum on the riverfront in Fort Smith during its inaugural month. Hannah Green, marketing coordinator, said the museum saw about…
by - August 2, 2023 6:52 pm
The Fort Smith International Film Festival has taken a step up, growing from a festival into a film market thanks to a partnership with Porter + Craig Film and Media…
by - August 1, 2023 10:12 am
Rogers-based Beaty Capital Group (BCG), which owns TempleLive in downtown Fort Smith, has obtained an $8.1 million construction loan for a second phase of renovation of the more than 100-year-old…
by - July 31, 2023 12:13 pm
Mariah Hatta was named as the new executive director of Arkansans for the Arts, which was founded in 2014. Seed funding for the organization was provided by the Windgate Foundation…
