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Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ArcBest goes electric, Baptist Health nurse receives national award
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ArcBest Tesla Trucks Fort Smith-based ArcBest, through its ABF Freight subsidiary, has purchased to Class 8 Tesla semi trucks....
Fort Smith city administrator search has 13 candidates
The second attempt by the Fort Smith Board of Directors in almost 19 months to hire a new Fort Smith city administrator has garnered 13 candidates as of Thursday (June...
Fort Smith metro home sales up almost 4% through April
There were 1,010 homes sold in the Fort Smith metro between January and April, up 3.8% compared with the same period in 2025. The gain is up against a 2025...
Fort Smith officer Kyle Newman returns home weeks after being shot in the line of duty
Fort Smith officer Kyle Newman returns home weeks after being shot in the line of duty
Regional county sales tax revenue up in the 2026 first quarter
First-quarter 2026 sales tax revenue is up broadly among the four Arkansas counties in the Fort Smith metro, with only Franklin County showing a quarterly decline compared with the same...
Average weekly wages rise in the Fort Smith region
All six Arkansas and Oklahoma counties in the Fort Smith region posted average weekly wage gains in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the same quarter in 2024. Crawford...
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...
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...