by - September 11, 2024 4:30 pm
Royal Ridge Construction has received Fort Smith Planning Commission approval for a new 74-lot residential subdivision on 23.5 acres near the Old 71 South Road and Spring Mountain Road in…
by - September 11, 2024 3:54 pm
Arkansas State University recently named its 2024 recipients of the Emerging Young Alumni (EYA) Award. The A-State Alumni Association and Student Philanthropy Council selected Garrett Barnes, Zachary J. Brogdon, Meridith…
by - September 11, 2024 3:48 pm
Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC has added four new associates to the law firm’s Little Rock office: Michaela D. Caudle, David A. Gardner, Tyler C. Gillespie, and Falyn E. Traina….
by - September 11, 2024 3:37 pm
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas awarded nearly $1 million to organizations across the state working to address maternal and pediatric health. Arkansas has one of the…
by - September 11, 2024 3:36 pm
City Administrator Carl Geffken presented a number of proposals to take to the Department of Justice for consent decree modification to the Board of Directors Tuesday night (Sept. 10) requesting…
by - September 11, 2024 3:26 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. awarded more than $533,000 in scholarships in the third year of the J.B. Hunt Scholarship for Families program. This year, 100 new recipients…
by - September 11, 2024 12:26 pm
Financial viability for some farmers is becoming an increasing concern for agriculture stakeholders and public officials as the harvest season draws near, according to Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward….
by - September 11, 2024 10:57 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville reported enrollment as of Tuesday (Sept. 10) rose by 7% to a record of 9,017 students from 8,409 last year, according to the college….
by - September 10, 2024 8:16 pm
Hurricane Francine is projected to make landfall sometime Wednesday (Sept. 11) in Texas and Louisiana before it barrels north into Arkansas. The National Weather Service is projecting the storm will bring high winds…
by - September 10, 2024 7:16 pm
Representatives from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) told the Fort Smith Board of Directors that the raised medians planned for an improvement project on Rogers Avenue will reduce traffic…
by - September 10, 2024 4:19 pm
The Center for Nonprofits at St. Mary’s in Rogers, owned by the Harvey and Bernice Jones Trust and Jones Center in Springdale, has received a combined $671,500 in grants for storm-damage…
by - September 10, 2024 2:32 pm
The University of Arkansas’ economic impact on the state exceeds “a fairly conservative” $3 billion annually, UA leaders said. They expect the impact to rise as the university continues to…
by - September 10, 2024 1:17 pm
Charleston, S.C.-based Indigo Road Hospitality Group recently opened Japanese restaurant Junto and tropical Bar Kapu in the lobby of the new Motto by Hilton hotel in downtown Bentonville. The six-story…
by - September 10, 2024 12:51 pm
U.S. online retail sales increased 7.5% year over year in the first seven months of the year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. According to a recent report from Publicis…
by - September 10, 2024 12:42 pm
Enrollment at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is essentially flat compared with the same period in 2023, according to unofficial enrollment numbers. Freshmen enrollment also was essentially…
by - September 10, 2024 11:00 am
The Kays Foundation has endowed $534,000 to the new College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at Arkansas State University. “The Kays Foundation has supported A-State for over a century. One of…
by - September 10, 2024 10:54 am
Food insecurity has increased this year and the Arkansas Foodbank is asking residents to take action in response to the alarming increase in food insecurity across the state. The U.S….
by - September 9, 2024 8:52 pm
Fort Smith officials engaged with around 65 people, gathered Monday (Sept. 9) for a public hearing, on what the city is up against to continue meeting a federal mandate to…
by - September 9, 2024 6:23 pm
Dr. Morriss Murphey Henry, a pioneer in eye care, former state legislator, and longtime community servant, died Sunday at the age of 92. Henry, born in Fort Smith, was the…
by - September 9, 2024 4:37 pm
Walmart is not known for its fashion apparel. But on the heels of a major revamp of the fashion department in its store remodels, the Bentonville-based retailer is hitting the…
