by - May 16, 2023 6:40 pm
An effort by the Fort Smith International Film Festival is part of the community outreach to foreign nations that U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, has said will be vital now…
by - May 15, 2023 4:14 pm
The National Cold War Center (NCWC) project has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration’s National Scenic Byways Program, in conjunction with the…
by - May 12, 2023 1:15 pm
The Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Commission voted to “enthusiastically support” the concept of a park in the former Acme Brick Yard during its meeting Wednesday (May 10) and agreed…
by - May 11, 2023 4:03 pm
The question of whether Deer Trails Golf Course in Chaffee Crossing will remain a golf course or be sold to be developed is once again a hot topic and a…
by - May 11, 2023 1:32 pm
The state’s leisure and hospitality (tourism) sector continues in early 2023 with the significant gains posted in 2022. Arkansas’ tourism tax is up 15.7%, with tourism sector jobs up almost…
by - May 11, 2023 11:46 am
The Scott Family Amazeum is expanding with the help of a $10.35 million gift from the Lee and Linda Scott family. Details were announced Thursday (May 11) at the Bentonville…
by - May 10, 2023 3:11 pm
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation in Fayetteville announced a $1 million pledge Wednesday (May 10) to the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation to help complete the museum’s capital fundraising…
by - May 9, 2023 7:57 pm
The odds are against adding new commercial air routes in the near future at the Fort Smith Regional Airport, but a consultant on Tuesday (May 9) told airport commissioners and…
by - May 9, 2023 6:11 pm
Arkansas First Gentleman Bryan Sanders hopes to double the state’s outdoor recreation economy from its current $3.5 billion to $7 billion in the next 10 years. Sanders was tapped by…
by - May 9, 2023 2:56 pm
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott has selected its 2023 writer-in-residence. Matthew Pitt of Fort Worth will serve in this role from June 1-30, according to Dr….
by - May 7, 2023 9:15 am
The Great War had ended, Spanish Flu was sweeping the world, and future country music hall of famer George D. Hay was working as a journalist at the Memphis Commercial…
by - May 4, 2023 10:25 am
A $34 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation will fund a new theater building for Opera in the Ozarks in Eureka Springs. The foundation was created in 1987 and is led…
by - May 1, 2023 9:19 pm
The city of McGehee plans to commemorate 10 years of historic preservation of an infamous period in American history. On Thursday (May 4), officials will hold a ceremony that is…
by - April 28, 2023 2:07 pm
Fort Smith-based Norris Group has bought the former Fianna Hills Country Club building and 12 acres for $1.1 million with plans to open a social club and apartments, create space…
by - April 28, 2023 10:07 am
More than a handful of new eateries and retail establishments have scoped out new locations in Northwest Arkansas despite a rise in bankruptcies and uncertainty in the retail sector. The…
by - April 26, 2023 6:30 pm
The third annual Arkansas Pie Festival is set to return to Cherokee Village on Saturday (April 29), as a partner of the World Food Championship, the biggest food sport event…
by - April 25, 2023 9:46 pm
The Old Fort Days Rodeo will mark its 90th year in Fort Smith by increasing prize money in hopes of drawing more contestants to join the long-running event. Contestants pay…
by - April 25, 2023 12:53 pm
The Wings of Honor WWII Museum in Walnut Ridge will begin a walk through history series, “Their Stories,” on Thursday (April 27). Ron Lanoue of Little Rock will open the…
by - April 25, 2023 11:12 am
After more than 16 years of starts and stops and fundraising struggles, the U.S. Marshals Museum will open July 1. The national museum, located near the Arkansas River in downtown…
by - April 24, 2023 3:51 pm
Artist Kevin Kresse had two bold ambitions. When he found out that Arkansas was going to replace its statues with the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol with…
