by - January 5, 2023 11:42 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved a plan to install a military flag display at the Fort Smith Riverfront Park where the Flags over Fort Smith display once…
by - December 27, 2022 1:55 pm
Peter Jasso, director of operations for the nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE), has been named interim president and CEO of the regional arts organization. Jasso joined CACHE…
by - December 26, 2022 10:58 am
Sam Dean, executive director of the Scott Family Amazeum, recently celebrated 10 years as the Bentonville museum’s founding executive director. Accomplishments include the conception, planning and opening of the 50,000-square-foot…
by - December 22, 2022 11:11 am
With what is atypical quick action for Congress, a bill designating the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic Trail was approved Thursday (Dec. 22) by the U.S. House of…
by - December 21, 2022 4:09 pm
An effort to designate an historic trail partially located in Arkansas as a National Historic Trail is one step closer following approval in the U.S. Senate of legislation sponsored by…
by - December 15, 2022 3:04 pm
Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis announced Thursday (Dec. 15) it has completed its $320 million expansion. The renovation includes a new 300-room, 20-story hotel with 12 penthouse suites, and…
by - December 15, 2022 8:37 am
Cycling’s national governing body is planting its mountain biking flag in Northwest Arkansas. Colorado Springs, Colo.-based USA Cycling announced its intention Thursday (Dec. 15) to establish a Bentonville satellite office focused…
by - December 7, 2022 10:50 am
Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers reported ticket revenue increased by 71% to $14.2 million this year from $8.3 million last year. In 2019, revenue was $7.7 million. Jennifer…
by - December 6, 2022 4:30 pm
Longtime outdoor recreation business owner and Arkansas tourism industry promoter Mike Mills was nominated Tuesday (Dec. 6) by Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders to be the next secretary of the Department of…
by - November 17, 2022 5:48 pm
Nucor Steel Arkansas and Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. have each donated $500,000 to the Cold War Museum project in Blytheville. The $1 million donation will aid ongoing efforts to make the…
by - November 17, 2022 4:43 pm
The Fort Smith Central Improvement Business District (CBID) board voted Thursday (Nov. 17) to approve a $253,000 budget for 2023 and to make public monthly reports of spending to stay…
by - November 17, 2022 3:16 pm
Consumers should not be surprised that a Thanksgiving dinner for a party of 10 will cost more than 20% this year thanks to inflation, fueled in part by higher prices…
by - November 14, 2022 5:00 pm
The state’s 2% tourism tax and tourism and travel industry jobs are setting new records in the first eight months of 2022, showing that the industry is recovering and growing…
by - November 13, 2022 3:37 am
Bank of America donated $250,000 to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock to help complete its renovation campaign on the museum’s MacArthur Park campus. The quarter-million dollar…
by - November 10, 2022 4:32 pm
A new development officer and opening of the gift shop at the U.S. Marshals Museum (USMM) are some of the actions toward the long-awaited goal of opening the museum in…
by - November 7, 2022 7:42 am
J.W. Brown was working for Memphis Light, Gas and Water when he had a horrible accident working on power lines and nearly died. He spent a year rehabbing and when…
by - November 3, 2022 4:21 pm
The passenger traffic trend continues to improve at the Fort Smith Regional Airport with enplanements through September up more than 38% compared with the same period in 2021. September traffic…
by - November 2, 2022 7:47 am
The city of Paragould recently celebrated the official opening of the 8 Mile Creek Trail at the Rotary Park Trailhead. Plans for the trail began in 2016 when the Greene…
by - November 1, 2022 8:29 pm
A long-awaited plan by the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) to raise revenue and implement plans designed to improve the look and safety of downtown Fort Smith is…
by - November 1, 2022 11:03 am
Arkansas Heritage Sites at Arkansas State University will host “Back Home with Joanne Cash Yates,” on Saturday (Nov. 5), in front of the Cash family home at the Historic Dyess…
