by - May 18, 2026 2:27 pm
A routine observation by a scientist may have led to a significant discovery about plant defense systems. Using a faint smell to lure caterpillars into a trap, rice plants kill…
by - May 18, 2026 12:35 pm
As the Sebastian County Director of Parks and Golf, Jay Randolph is confident that if you build and sustain a robust trail system that connects cities and other locations in…
by - May 17, 2026 2:19 pm
History could be made Tuesday (May 19) as the Fort Smith Board of Directors consider ordinances that would place a change-of-government question before city voters. The options are to place…
by - May 17, 2026 11:44 am
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - May 16, 2026 12:28 pm
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ARCOM Dean Dr. Christopher Loyke has been hired as dean of the Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine…
by - May 15, 2026 8:00 pm
Scholar and sociologist Eric Klinenberg stressed the importance of the spaces and places where people meet and interact as a new concept for infrastructure that cities often prioritize less in…
by - May 15, 2026 4:07 pm
Commercial traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport was up 1.36% in April, and is up less than 1% in the first four months of 2026 compared with the…
by - May 14, 2026 8:47 pm
The largest section of the Berlin Wall housed outside of Germany now resides in Northeast Arkansas. The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville has acquired 36 original segments of…
by - May 14, 2026 6:20 pm
Among Fort Smith metro cities with a population of more than 5,000, Barling had the highest percentage growth of 13.8% between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2025, according to…
by - May 14, 2026 5:43 pm
Convenience stores, a Chick-fil-A store, and apartments were the top Sebastian County property transactions in the first quarter of 2026, with the combined sale price of the three deals topping…
by - May 14, 2026 5:39 pm
There was a time when it was uncertain if retailers would continue to build physical locations for consumers to visit. But brick-and-mortar stores are now viewed as assets even as…
by - May 14, 2026 2:00 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art said Thursday (May 14) that it will kick off its expansion opening celebrations on May 29 with a conversation featuring founder Alice Walton, board…
by - May 14, 2026 1:38 pm
Gowan Milling will expand its existing manufacturing facility in Blytheville. The company is investing more than $8.7 million as part of the expansion and expects to create 34 new jobs…
by - May 14, 2026 9:00 am
The state’s three fastest-growing cities are in Northwest Arkansas, with Centerton continuing to grow the fastest, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Northwest Arkansas also has some of the nation’s…
by - May 13, 2026 5:28 pm
Ken Lewis crossed the stage and grasped his diploma at Williams Baptist University commencement exercises on May 9. In doing so, he concluded a 53-year journey. Lewis, a Walnut Ridge…
by - May 13, 2026 5:19 pm
Legacy National Bank of Springdale announced plans to become a state-chartered, Federal Reserve member bank effective by June 30, pending approval from the Arkansas State Bank Department and the Federal…
by - May 13, 2026 3:59 pm
Jonesboro’s population is rapidly approaching 100,000 residents in the city and many infrastructure projects are planned or underway to meet these needs, Mayor Harold Copnehaver told Talk Business & Politics. He recently spoke at…
by - May 13, 2026 3:58 pm
The city of Fort Smith’s finances are on good footing to begin 2026, with general fund revenue up 2.13% and general fund expenses down 17.1%, according to figures provided by…
by - May 13, 2026 1:21 pm
The number of Fort Smith metro homes sold in the first two months of 2026 was up 8% and follows a 2025 in which home sales numbers were down 8.2%….
by - May 13, 2026 12:19 pm
Steve Cox builds relationships. That’s been the common denominator in every job he’s had – from his early days at Arvest Bank, to his 14-year career at the Rogers Lowell…
