Fort Smith police, fire departments to provide 2025 annual reports
A decline in crimes against persons and property, and the “difficult task” of making fire department budget cuts are part of reports from Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker and...
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Fort Smith salon owner weighs in on proposed federal student aid changes impacting trade schools
Fort Smith salon owner weighs in on proposed federal student aid changes impacting trade schools
Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Charter school progress, and ‘Serious Fiber’ in downtown Fort Smith
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Innovation Academy The Fort Smith Public School District is another step closer to opening a charter school primarily for...
Thousands turn to summer meal programs in Northwest Arkansas, River Valley
Just days into summer break, school districts in Greenland and Fort Smith are already serving hundreds of families through summer meal programs.
Fort Smith metro building permit numbers down in May
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro area was stronger in May but declined from the same time in 2025. Permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled...
Fort Smith metro jobs in higher-paying sector down 7.2% in April
The April jobs report for the Fort Smith metro shows a more than 7% year-over-year decline in Professional and Business Services sector jobs. The sector includes some of the highest...
Fort Smith sales tax revenue up 4% through the April report
While not as robust as the 5.3% year-over-year gain in the March report, Fort Smith’s share of the 1% Sebastian County tax was $2.171 million in the April report, up...
Green named provost at UAFS, will begin in July
Dr. Raymond Green has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS), the university announced Thursday (May 28). He succeeds...
Fort Smith municipal elections attracting a lot of interest
There could be 20 or more Fort Smith municipal candidates on the ballot in November. City of Fort Smith Clerk Sherri Gard said the 2026 election cycle may generate the...
Fort Smith leaders review injury pay policy as Lavaca lights up blue for Officer Kyle Newman
Fort Smith reconsiders injury pay after Officer Kyle Newman was shot on duty, as his hometown Lavaca rallies with blue lights to show community support.
Fort Smith airport traffic up in April, $13.5 million in work may begin in June
Fort Smith airport traffic up in April, $13.5 million in work may begin in June
Fort Smith police warn of safety risk after social media reports of 'splatter gun' gatherings
Fort Smith Police warn of minors from local schools planning "splatter gun" gatherings.
Higher diesel fuel prices are beginning to take a toll on local trucking companies
One Fort Smith company is doing all it can to avoid passing the increased costs on to its customers.
Fort Smith school district sues contractor over Peak Center ‘defects and deficiencies’
The Fort Smith Public School District on May 1 filed a lawsuit against Turn Key Construction Management seeking compensation for damages and other costs related to “defects and deficiencies” in...
Multi-million-dollar project to help the unhoused in Fort Smith scheduled to start next month
Next Step Homeless Services calls it the "Next Step Neighborhood."
Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: A ‘Serious Fiber’ selection, doctors move from Baptist Health to Mercy
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Commerce Collective Crystal Bedney, owner of Serious Fiber and a U.S. Navy veteran, has been selected as the winner...
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro will speak at U.S. Marshals Museum this month in lecture series
FORT SMITH -- Jeanine Ferris Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, will be the keynote speaker for the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series at 1 p.m. May 20 at the U.S. Marshals Mus...
City of Fort Smith shares updated chemical spill totals, says cleanup continuing
According to the city, the chemical spill is now characterized as 86,000 gallons of aluminum sulfate and 2,900 gallons of sulfuric acid.
Fort Smith metro building permit values down 2.1% through April
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro area declined in April compared with the same period in 2025. Permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled $13.084 million...
Fort Smith mayoral, director candidate packets available for 2026 election cycle
Less than 24 hours into the official election cycle for Fort Smith mayor and director-at-large positions, six candidate packets have been picked up, said Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard...
Groundbreaking ceremony held for new F-35 pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base
FORT SMITH -- Although the U.S. Corps of Engineers has two years to complete the new pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, the brigadier general of the Corps' Southwest Division said he wa...
Fort Smith community promoter Judge Jim Spears has died
Judge Jim Spears, a leader with many Fort Smith projects, including the effort to bring the U.S. Marshals Museum and the Bass Reeves statue to downtown Fort Smith, died Tuesday...
Two shot, one dead in Fort Smith shooting; police seeking Barling man
FORT SMITH -- Police are seeking a Barling man they say was involved in a shooting Saturday that resulted in two victims, including one who died.
Fort Smith police searching for suspect in shooting killed man, injured minor Officers responded to a shoot...
Fort Smith police searching for suspect in shooting killed man, injured minor Officers responded to a shooting Saturday in the 900 block of Holly Street, where an adult male was pronounced dead, and a male m...