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Fort Smith receives almost $25 million for Bass Reeves trail system
A second time is the charm. The City of Fort Smith in its second attempt has been awarded a $24.987 million federal grant to build almost 10 miles of new…
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by - July 24, 2024 2:15 pm
Bass Reeves portrait to be on display in the Arkansas Capitol
Artists will soon be solicited to paint a portrait of Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves for display in the Arkansas Capitol building. Reeves will be the first African-American and first…
by - May 20, 2022 10:56 am
Bass Reeves streaming series in the works; no word on film location sites
Paramount+ has plans to produce a Bass Reeves limited series as part of its “Yellowstone” spinoff “1883.” State and local officials are mum about any chance all or parts of…
by - May 19, 2015 9:07 pm
HBO a go with mini-series about U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves
The pop song was almost right. Based on recent news, the next few months and years could be all about that Bass Reeves. Fox News and the Discovery Channel plan…
by - March 5, 2013 10:07 pm
Bentonville wins tourism nod, Fort Smith area misses out
Nominations from the Fort Smith region did not make the cut, but the City of Bentonville received the Community Tourism Development Award during the Tuesday night (Mar. 5) Henry Awards…
by - May 16, 2012 5:46 pm
Bass Reeves returns to Fort Smith
The surprisingly large crowd gathered in the Wednesday (May 16) afternoon heat in downtown Fort Smith erupted into simultaneous applause as the long-awaited and large statue of Bass Reeves came…
by - March 19, 2012 5:38 pm
Unveiling of Reeves statue to draw national spotlight
FORT SMITH — James Pickens Jr., the actor who portrays Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC-TV drama series Grey’s Anatomy, is scheduled to participate in a weekend celebrating the long-awaited unveiling…