by - August 3, 2025 12:36 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Aug. 5) is set to remove parking meters in downtown Fort Smith. The board also is set to vote on a resolution…
by - July 31, 2025 11:39 am
The newly opened Alice L. Walton School of Medicine recently announced several new hires at the Bentonville-based campus. The school opened July 14 and welcomed its inaugural class of 48…
by - July 29, 2025 10:00 am
Robert Fuller was on his way to Japan when suddenly the plane he was in caught fire. No one was injured, but it caused his flight to land at 2…
by - July 28, 2025 5:52 pm
Eight former University of Arkansas student-athletes have been selected as members of the 2025 class of the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor, the university’s athletic department announced Monday…
by - July 28, 2025 4:37 pm
The six-story, 142-room boutique hotel The Compton in downtown Bentonville will be home to three food and beverage establishments, including steakhouse Sestina, bar The Eddy, and café Field Notes, according…
by - July 27, 2025 3:49 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - July 23, 2025 2:17 pm
Traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport is down in the first half of 2025, but the airport finished May and June with a more than 3% gain in…
by - July 23, 2025 10:19 am
Ryan Hauck joined Experience Fayetteville as CEO on Monday (July 21), the tourism marketing agency announced Wednesday (July 23). He replaces Molly Rawn, who left the city’s destination marketing organization…
by - July 22, 2025 5:53 pm
New students of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Bicycle Technician Program can receive scholarships for the program and free tool kits, according to a Tuesday (July 22) news release. Denver-based Morgridge…
by - July 21, 2025 11:56 am
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and December 2024 was a record $26.661 million, up 4.77% compared with the $25.446 million in the same period of 2023. The December…
by - July 19, 2025 12:57 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Main Street Anniversary Main Street Fort Smith, which began as 64.6 Downtown, plans to mark its 10th anniversary with a…
by - July 18, 2025 9:35 pm
Arkansas welcomed 52 million visitors in 2024, a 2.6% increase over 2023, according to the Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT). The agency on Friday (July 18) posted…
by - July 16, 2025 9:55 pm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday (July 16) dedicated its $16 million renovation of the nearly 100-year old Joe Hogan State Fish Hatchery in Lonoke. It is the…
by - July 16, 2025 9:27 pm
The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home has announced the line-up for the 2025 Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle. Rosanne Cash will host the event and will be joined by…
by - July 16, 2025 1:25 pm
Fort Smith Director Christina Catsavis said Tuesday (July 15) that it’s time to permanently park the downtown Fort Smith parking meter discussion and move to a vote to remove the…
by - July 16, 2025 12:12 pm
A planned soccer stadium for Ozark United FC in Rogers has grown to include a $250 million to $350 million sports-anchored entertainment district on 36 acres in the Pinnacle Hills…
by - July 15, 2025 7:09 pm
The City of Fort Smith is being asked to “assume responsibility” for Roselawn, Holy Cross, Forest Park, and Washington cemeteries – properties which contain more than 55,000 graves on more…
by - July 15, 2025 10:34 am
The Medium at 214 S. Main St. in Springdale recently announced that the recipients of the 2025/2026 Creative Exchange Fund (CXF) will receive almost $150,000. The 37 creatives and cultural…
by - July 15, 2025 10:23 am
Amanda Hagar said when being named executive director of Main Street Fort Smith in July 2024 she wanted to learn more about opportunities within the downtown area and what visitors…
by - July 12, 2025 12:44 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Creative Arts The Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA) has announced that in the fall of 2025 concurrent enrollment will…
