by - August 13, 2014 6:40 pm
Images that appeared on Facebook this week show a Ben Geren Aquatics Center that is no longer a pile of dirt, but instead something that resembles a set of pools….
by - July 8, 2014 5:08 pm
A building permit valued at $9.764 million was issued last week for the Ben Geren Aquatics Center and Sebastian County Judge David Hudson said it was a sign that the…
by - April 22, 2014 5:05 pm
On the 125th anniversary of Oklahoma City's founding, its former Mayor Kirk Humphreys was in Fort Smith to speak to the city Board of Directors about what his city did…
by - April 21, 2014 3:58 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will vote on a set of resolutions related to more than $6 million in bids for the Ben Geren Aquatics Center prior to Tuesday's…
by - April 8, 2014 9:06 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission approved a conditional use Tuesday (April 8), removing the final road block in what has been a long and winding road in the city and…
by - March 24, 2014 5:30 pm
Ben Geren Aquatics Center has taken another step closer to reality with news that the final plans for the joint city-county water park have gone out to bid. According to…
by - January 22, 2014 2:32 am
Tuesday (Jan. 21) saw the Sebastian County Quorum Court move closer to issuing meeting packets in digital form. The night also included questions of County Judge David Hudson about revelations…
by - January 21, 2014 1:02 pm
E-mails tell the tale of an attempt to keep information about cost estimates for the Ben Geren Aquatics Center from city and county officials voting on budgets and amenities tied…
by - January 9, 2014 11:18 am
A project that once looked to be delayed until 2018 will likely have life breathed into it again on Friday (Jan. 10) should the Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Commission…
by - January 6, 2014 9:25 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court approved resolutions Monday evening (Jan. 6) that would add a wave pool to the Ben Geren Aquatics Center…
by - December 17, 2013 10:48 pm
No longer are the Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court wrangling over whether or not to add an additional $800,000 to the $8 million budget…
by - December 11, 2013 7:15 pm
Even though uncertainty remains regarding the future of the Ben Geren Aquatics Center, the city of Fort Smith took another step forward Wednesday (Dec. 11) in order to provide additional…
by - December 10, 2013 4:49 pm
The Sebastian County Quorum Court remains uncertain regarding its funding obligations to Ben Geren Aquatics Center after Monday's (Dec. 9) split vote. Ditto for the Fort Smith Board of Directors….
by - December 5, 2013 5:34 pm
A special joint meeting of the Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court will be held Monday (Dec. 9) at 6 p.m. at the Elm Grove…
by - November 25, 2013 3:13 pm
Take a wrong turn while using some of the popular GPS-based travel instruction devices and a pleasant female voice will immediately say, “Recalculating.” That’s the essence of our recommendation to…
by - November 18, 2013 10:45 am
We have concerns about the administration of Sebastian County Judge David Hudson. Hudson has been in county government more than 37 years, with more than 16 of those as the…
by - November 13, 2013 4:41 pm
Concerns raised earlier this year by members of the Sebastian County Quorum Court that the planned Ben Geren Aquatics Center could come in over budget have been realized after County…
by - September 3, 2013 9:21 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court voted Tuesday (Sept. 3) to hire Flintco as construction manager for the Ben Geren Aquatics Center for a…
by - August 14, 2013 5:50 pm
Sebastian County officials have responded to an opinion issued Aug. 5 by the Arkansas Attorney General's office that some believe gave Sebastian County the right to continue on with seeking…
by - August 5, 2013 6:35 pm
An attorney general's opinion released late today (Aug. 5) regarding the use of construction managers at-risk on county projects has left more questions than answers. Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith,…
