by - November 5, 2025 12:08 pm
Fondue restaurant The Melting Pot will open its first Arkansas location in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers. The approximately 9,300-square-foot restaurant will open later this fall at 5102 W….
by - November 3, 2025 2:50 pm
The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers announced Monday (Nov. 3) that consumer financing company Synchrony is the new title sponsor for the venue’s annual concert series, or the…
by - October 30, 2025 7:01 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue declined almost 3% in the first six months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. Hospitality tax revenue in surveyed cities is also…
by - October 29, 2025 5:10 pm
Fayetteville-based Ozark Charcuterie and Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen on Wednesday (Oct. 29) announced their respective plans to open restaurants in Northwest Arkansas. Ozark Charcuterie will open a new cheese and wine…
by - October 29, 2025 12:22 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is set to vote Nov. 18 on an ordinance advanced by Director Christina Catsavis that she says will provide “guardrails” to help avoid another…
by - October 28, 2025 9:32 pm
National Park College (NPC) has received approval from the Arkansas Division of Higher Education (ADHE) to launch a new associate of applied science (AAS) degree in outdoor recreation beginning fall…
by - October 28, 2025 5:04 pm
Parrot Island Waterpark (PIWP) is estimated to have a net operating loss of $255,789 in 2025, thanks in large part to an unusual number of rain days. However, the park…
by - October 28, 2025 1:40 pm
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott is announcing its 2026 writer-in-residence position. The residency will be for June 2026, and includes lodging at a loft apartment on…
by - October 28, 2025 1:21 pm
The Invest Fort Smith 2025 event is set for Nov. 13 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) Center for Economic Development in the Bakery District in downtown…
by - October 28, 2025 12:47 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) recently announced 12 Northwest Arkansas projects will receive a combined $3.01 million for the 2025 Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails programs. Statewide, 67 projects…
by - October 27, 2025 12:52 pm
The former homesite of Bud Walton at 606 E. Central Ave. recently received a permit to operate as a botanical garden. Bentonville Planning Commission approved the permit Oct. 7. The…
by - October 26, 2025 11:49 am
Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle is not backing away from his support of a Parrot Island Waterpark expansion even with news of budget-busting water slide installation costs. But he may…
by - October 25, 2025 10:13 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. U.S. Attorney Nomination Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Holmes has been nominated to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District…
by - October 23, 2025 7:22 pm
Fayetteville restaurant Herman’s Ribhouse, which was inducted into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame last year, is looking for a buyer, the owners said. Nick and Carrie Wright posted Wednesday…
by - October 23, 2025 2:42 pm
The Arkansas section of the Mississippi Flyway that birds use to migrate across North America is vital for the birds and provides hundreds of millions of dollars in tourist dollars…
by - October 22, 2025 1:04 pm
Bentonville-based sportstech startup Hightag Inc. recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign after expanding into winter sports. Hightag installs automated cameras throughout sports facilities to automatically capture footage of Hightag users…
by - October 21, 2025 8:52 pm
The water slides planned for Parrot Island Waterpark in Fort Smith that initially were to cost the city $2.1 million for acquisition and installation could now cost more than $6.3…
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 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 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…
