by - October 21, 2025 12:09 pm
Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) officials are considering consolidating more elementary schools — specifically Carnall and Spradling — in an effort to “right size” the district. The district established…
by - October 21, 2025 11:51 am
White River Bancshares Co., the Fayetteville-based holding company for Signature Bank of Arkansas, posted Tuesday (Oct. 21) that net income increased by 29.12% to $3.53 million in the third quarter…
by - October 21, 2025 10:35 am
More than 184,000 acres of land in Arkansas changed hands for $920.75 million in 2024, according to a first-of-its-kind report by the research team of Florida-based Saunders Real Estate. David…
by - October 20, 2025 7:30 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has appointed Paragould attorney Curtis Hitt as the 17th Judicial District Court Judge. Hitt will replace Judge Dan Stidham, who announced in August that he plans to…
by - October 20, 2025 5:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) is no longer in Highfill after detaching from the city. Also, the airport’s new 3-megawatt solar array began operating recently. The Sept. 26 detachment followed…
by - October 20, 2025 2:36 pm
Arkansas State University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation grant for $719,800. The grant will be used to buy an UltraHigh Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Tandem Quadrupole (UHPLC-TQ)…
by - October 20, 2025 1:07 pm
Think Idea Studio, a Searcy-based marketing and advertising agency, announced Monday (Oct. 20) that it has opened a Bentonville office and hired Brit McKenzie as business development executive. McKenzie will…
by - October 20, 2025 1:02 pm
Ashleigh Bachert and other supporters of a proposed indoor sports facility plan to soon renew the push for city of Fort Smith support of a facility they believe will be…
by - October 19, 2025 2:54 pm
Insurance agreements, a wash bay for trash trucks and other sanitation vehicles, and payment for more than $1.5 million in traffic signal work are part of a relatively light Fort…
by - October 19, 2025 9:32 am
University of Arkansas at Little Rock athletics director Frank Cuervo was brought to Central Arkansas to take the school to new heights and he’s certainly doing it. With college athletics…
by - October 19, 2025 8:50 am
Public relations veterans Kerri Jackson Case and Jessica Duff have formed a new firm, SheSpeaks Communications. Case and Duff are both journalists turned PR strategists. Together, they bring decades of…
by - October 19, 2025 8:35 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, hasn’t changed his tune since the federal government shutdown began three weeks ago. He’s calling on Congressional Democrats to give up their demands and…
by - October 18, 2025 9:00 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Election Information The Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association is partnering with the Sebastian County Election Commission for a “Ballots &…
by - October 18, 2025 8:19 am
Josh Buchfink stepped into the role of Fort Smith’s public relations manager in 2023 without a day of public relations experience, but he believes 13 years of experience as a…
by - October 17, 2025 9:12 am
Native Arkansan Bobby Wagner is living his dream. After working in sales for two decades at a Jonesboro tanning bed manufacturer, he was able to pitch his dad’s barbecue sauce…
by - October 16, 2025 5:43 pm
The internet of things (IoT) technology has been around for two decades, but Walmart is now investing in San Diego-based Wiliot to deploy its smart sensors in the retail giant’s…
by - October 16, 2025 4:04 pm
Jonesboro’s sales and use tax collections in September remained virtually unchanged during the month of September when compared to the same month in 2024, but collections are still lagging behind…
by - October 16, 2025 2:50 pm
Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville have promoted Brett Provost to the newly created role of vice president of farm management. Provost is based in the bank’s…
by - October 16, 2025 2:26 pm
James Alan “Jim” von Gremp, a former Walmart executive, state legislator and philanthropist, died at his Bentonville home Oct. 12. He was 75. According to his obituary, he had cancer…
by - October 16, 2025 12:46 pm
Commissioners with the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) on Thursday (Oct. 16) approved a plan to support Main Street Fort Smith efforts that align with their goals of boosting business…
