by - August 10, 2021 8:17 am
Pope County casino case hinges on meaning of ‘the’
Will Gulfside Casino get to keep its Pope County license? It depends on what the meaning of the word “the” is. Gulfside, which operates a casino in Gulfport, Miss., was…
Tourism / Heritage
by - August 4, 2021 2:17 pm
Arkansas Department of Agriculture spends $1.77 million on fairs
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has allocated $1,770,272 in funding to Arkansas fairs for 2021. This includes $724,272 in agri fair funding to county fairs, the Four States Fair, the…
by - August 3, 2021 8:38 pm
Dog park at Chaffee Crossing to replace expected loss of airport dog park
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution Tuesday night (Aug. 3) accepting the donation of a dog park at Chaffee Crossing that will replace a dog park to…
by - August 1, 2021 7:04 pm
Highway Commissioner discusses study of new river bridge to remove downtown truck traffic
A truck study, commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), will determine the feasibility of a new U.S. 64 river crossing into downtown Fort Smith, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson…
by - August 1, 2021 10:13 am
Little Rock convention chief says planning for pandemics now a long-term business strategy
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Gretchen Hall is seeing signs of recovery in her industry, but there is still a lag from 2019 numbers and the new Delta…
by - July 27, 2021 5:21 pm
Runway work at Fort Smith Regional Airport to halt commercial flights for two weeks
American Airlines will not operate flights out of Fort Smith Regional from Aug. 21 through Sept. 5 due to a planned construction project of repaving the airport’s main runway, said…
by - July 22, 2021 2:07 pm
Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Recovery comes into view, hotels still lag
The state’s tourism sector showed clear signs of recovery in the first four months of 2021, but the comparisons were up against the first two months of COVID-19 shutdown in…
by - July 22, 2021 1:59 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum receives $5 million matching gift
A $5 million anonymous gift could be the incentive needed for the United States Marshals Museum to tell the complete story of the U.S. Marshals Service. The museum announced Thursday…
by - July 21, 2021 3:17 pm
ASU-Beebe enters into wildlife management agreement with Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday (July 21) to enter into an agreement with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to manage a 160-acre tract of land…
by - July 20, 2021 3:24 pm
Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado to host LPGA-qualifying tournament
Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado will host the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout, a qualifying tournament for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). The tournament is presented by…
by - July 19, 2021 4:59 pm
Unexpected muralist part of launch of Peacemaker Festival
The Unexpected will return to Fort Smith in July, helping kick off the Seventh Annual Peacemaker Festival. This year’s The Unexpected, an urban art project that began in 2015, will…
by - July 15, 2021 2:00 pm
Conway CVB signs NIL agreements with 30 UCA student athletes
Thirty students from the University of Central Arkansas have been signed to “Name, Image and Likeness” (NIL) agreements with the Conway Convention & Visitors Bureau, the group announced Thursday (July…
by - July 15, 2021 12:20 pm
LRCVB’s Gretchen Hall to lead Destinations International
Destinations International has announced the new 2021-2022 association Board of Directors and foundation Board of Trustees. Gretchen Hall, CDME, president and CEO of the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau,…
by - July 14, 2021 12:12 pm
Minneapolis developer announces $16M workforce housing project in Bentonville
Minnesota-based Artspace Projects, a nonprofit real estate developer and property manager, announced a $16 million workforce housing development Wednesday (July 14) for an approximately one-acre site near the Momentary tourist…
by - July 12, 2021 9:14 pm
Native Brew owners hope to bring ‘cool factor’ to West End Jonesboro
Lifelong friends Jackson Spencer and Dustin Hundley had a similar problem. Spencer was working in various capacities of the retail sector, while Hundley spent each day in a cubicle working…
by - July 12, 2021 3:28 pm
Walton Arts Center receives $9.8 million from government’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program has awarded $9.8 million to the Walton Arts Center. The grant is part of the organization’s ongoing recovery plan…
by - July 8, 2021 4:38 pm
Designation of Fort Smith as UN city for art and culture may be part of a scam
Fort Smith’s recent recognition as a United Nations international city for artistic and cultural innovation might be little more than an elaborate scam, according to a UN spokesman for the…
by - July 7, 2021 3:21 pm
Fort Smith receives UN arts designation
Fort Smith has received recognition as a United Nations international city for artistic and cultural innovation, becoming the 10th city in the world to be so designated by Ibiyinka Alao,…
by - July 6, 2021 5:21 pm
West End park in downtown Fort Smith to be sold at auction
The Park at West End, known for its historic Ferris wheel and vintage, hand-painted carousel will go on the auction block Aug. 12. The park includes a refurbished Pullman railcar,…
by - July 1, 2021 2:56 pm
Governor names Philip Tappan to Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Banker, restaurateur, businessman and avid sportsman Philip Tappan of Little Rock was named to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (July 1). Tappan is…