by - July 13, 2020 9:23 pm
Fort Smith Public School administrators say 65% of millage-related construction work has gone to “River Valley” businesses, but that analysis includes more than $40 million awarded to Nabholz Construction, which…
by - July 7, 2020 1:17 pm
About 46.2% of the money Fort Smith Public Schools is paying to contractors, architects and engineers for millage-related construction projects under contract or completed is going to Fort Smith-based firms….
by - January 14, 2020 4:03 pm
Dirt, concrete and steel are moving – or coming down – on Fort Smith Public Schools construction projects. The most visual of the work is the somewhat iconic concrete canopy…
by - July 10, 2018 7:52 am
Fort Smith School Board members on Monday (July 9) received their first look at bond issue numbers following voter approval of a millage increase on May 22. Estimates from four…
by - May 9, 2018 7:09 pm
Friends of the Fort Smith Public Schools, the lobbying group raising and spending money in support of a millage rate increase for the school district, has raised $68,750 and entered…
by - May 7, 2018 3:38 pm
Early voting began Monday (May 7), and Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) as well as members of the Friends of Fort Smith support group are gearing up for a final…
by - May 6, 2018 6:22 pm
There was no Internet. The Berlin Wall stood. Saddam Hussein was an ally. Walmart was not yet a global retailer and there were no supercenters. American manufacturing dominated the world….
by - April 23, 2018 8:37 pm
On Monday (April 23), Dr. Terry Morawski, chief operations officer for Fort Smith Public Schools, unveiled an implementation plan for the upcoming $120.822 million, 5.558-mill millage increase in the event…
by - April 16, 2018 8:35 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education released statewide school report cards for the 2016-2017 school year, and the Fort Smith School District finished with a C rating on the traditional A-F…
by - April 5, 2018 11:18 pm
Business and school officials pressed for voter approval of the proposed 5.558-mill increase for the Fort Smith Public School district during a Thursday (April 5) League of River Valley Voters…
by - March 15, 2018 5:15 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) has asked voters to approve a 5.558 millage increase during the May 22 primary election, and several area business and political leaders from…
by - March 13, 2018 9:25 pm
Future Fort Smith Committee chairman John Cooley urged the city’s Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 13) to consider “showing your support” for the proposed school millage increase set for…
by - March 12, 2018 8:57 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District will ask voters for a 5.558 mill increase. At a special meeting Monday (March 12), the Board voted unanimously to pursue a May 22…
by - March 7, 2018 3:03 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) has not seen a millage rate change since 1987, so for supporters of the May 22 referendum, the time has come. But any…
by - February 26, 2018 8:40 pm
The 57-member Citizens Committee responsible for millage recommendations on the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) District’s five-year strategic plan presented its final report to the School Board on Monday (Feb….
by - February 18, 2018 2:48 pm
Conventional wisdom suggests voter approval of a millage increase for Fort Smith schools will be tough to obtain, especially in the wake of rising costs citizens pay for the federally…
