by - July 28, 2020 7:29 pm
With a new approved job description in hand, the Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission is ready to begin what could be a two months or longer search for a…
by - July 23, 2020 12:18 pm
Grant awards for participants in the Main Street Arkansas program will increase by $249,500 to a total of $559,000 in fiscal year 2021, Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department…
by - July 22, 2020 6:58 pm
A group of downtown business owners, nonprofit representatives and city officials met Wednesday (July 22) to address homeless concerns in downtown Fort Smith that have been “triggered” by the COVID-19…
by - July 22, 2020 3:46 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council for the first time held its annual meeting Wednesday (July 22) via Zoom, with presiding co-chair Todd Simmons saying he hopes it will be the last…
by - July 22, 2020 1:32 pm
Cherokee Village has been selected for a competitive National Endowment of the Arts matching grant. The $100,000 award will be used to launch the first phase of community master planning…
by - July 21, 2020 4:27 pm
Thanks to a 2020 bridge grant created by the Levitt Foundation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 64.6 Downtown will host a one-day mobile concert tour Thursday (July 23) in…
by - July 21, 2020 12:01 pm
The Arkansas Arts Council has announced 103 nonprofit arts organizations have been awarded $491,692 as part of the CARES Act Relief Grants. “Our nonprofit arts organizations are struggling financially from quarantining,…
by - July 20, 2020 12:47 pm
Future School of Fort Smith students involved with Riverside Rides Bike Rental Shop in downtown Fort Smith near the riverfront trail system are learning life-changes skills, according to their school…
by - July 20, 2020 12:11 pm
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President and CEO Gretchen Hall has been named 2020-2021 chair-elect of Destinations International (DI) Board of Directors, having served most recently as the…
by - July 20, 2020 12:05 pm
Arkansas State University’s Heritage Sites are planning to reopen with limited tours available beginning Aug. 4. Each site will open with a reduced tour schedule. The schedules vary, so Heritage…
by - July 17, 2020 5:09 pm
The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, the organization that produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday (July 17) the cancellation of the 2020 event due…
by - July 16, 2020 5:34 pm
Chaffee Crossing will soon boast a 15-foot stone-look wall that will be visible from Zero Street. The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees on Thursday (July 16) approved the…
by - July 16, 2020 5:27 pm
Closed almost two years, there are signs of life for the Fianna Hills Country Club and golf course in Fort Smith. A group of local investors has made an offer…
by - July 16, 2020 4:03 pm
Justin Bieber was scheduled to be on stage at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock July 15. That concert has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elton John…
by - July 14, 2020 7:48 pm
The city of Fort Smith will enter into contract negotiations with Oak View Group (OVG) to manage the Fort Smith Convention Center. OVG representatives presented their management proposal to the…
by - July 14, 2020 11:11 am
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville plans to reopen to the public at noon on Saturday (July 18) with new processes and procedures in place because of COVID-19. “The safety,…
by - July 9, 2020 4:33 pm
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Arkansas State University Museum $51,921 through its NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations program. The purpose of this emergency relief program is to…
by - July 9, 2020 11:33 am
Organizers of the annual Bentonville Film Festival announced Thursday (July 9) details of a planned hybrid event scheduled Aug. 10-16. This year’s festival will offer virtual presentations and world premieres…
by - July 7, 2020 5:08 pm
The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission decided the first step in finding a new executive director will be to have an updated job description. Claude Legris, who announced his…
by - July 7, 2020 3:43 pm
Fall festival HarvestFest in Hillcrest will not be held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This would have been the 26th year for HarvestFest, which has served as one…
