Large Crowd Rallies To Support 188th Fighter Wing
Fort Smith sent a message to U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., on Tuesday night (Aug. 21) at the Defending Our Defenders Listening Session. Hundreds of citizens, including civic leaders, city employees,...
View ArticlePros And Cons Of Medical Marijuana Debated
“Doctors are already telling their patients to break the law, and that doesn’t sound like America to me. It sounds like a broken system.” With those words, Ryan Denham made the case to the League of...
View ArticleStudy Shows Potential Of Arkansas Wine Industry
The grape and wine industry claims a $173 million economic impact in Arkansas, according to a new study from Frank, Rimerman & Co. Using 2010 financial data, the California-based accounting firm...
View ArticleBorder Town Casino Plans $60 Million Expansion, 350 New Jobs
Choctaw Casino Hotel could be adding close to 350 jobs to its Pocola, Okla., location once phase two of its $60 million expansion is complete. When the planned positions are filled, the gaming and...
View ArticleAsa Hutchinson Talks Guns, Governor’s Race
Former Third District Congressman Asa Hutchinson discussed placing “an armed presence” in schools on Tuesday (Jan. 8), but stopped short of endorsing the idea of armed teachers in the wake of the...
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Southside mascot committee selects logo that mimics Dallas Desperados logo...
Editor’s note: Story updated with info about logo connection to the Dallas Desperados. Less than one month removed from the Southside High School Mascot Committee’s selection of Mavericks to replace...
View ArticleFort Smith Board nixes microbrewery plan, approves utility department auditor
The Fort Smith Board of Directors bowed to pressure from religious groups to deny commercial zoning for a proposed microbrewery in the Ninth Street area at Tuesday night’s (Nov. 3) meeting. While...
View ArticleProposal would raise Fort Smith landfill rates for third-party haulers
The Fort Smith Regional Sanitary Landfill could see a significant increase in “gate rate” charges if the city’s Board of Directors approve a proposal from Fort Smith Sanitation Director T. Baridi...
View ArticleMicrobrewery owners look for options after Fort Smith Board rejects business...
Quentin Willard is learning to take the good with the bad. The military veteran and young entrepreneur pushing for inclusion of microbreweries into commercial-heavy (C-5) zones within Fort Smith’s...
View ArticleFort Smith police chief, city director debate proposed police budget cuts
Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey and City Director Tracy Pennartz dueled over the elimination of personnel incentive pay at Thursday night’s (Nov. 12) budget meeting held in the Police...
View ArticleFort Smith Board does not make police department cuts, but lowers overall...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors added approximately $416,000 in expenses to the city’s 2016 budget on Monday night (Nov. 16) in a marathon review that involved more than four hours of discussion....
View ArticleFort Smith Board changes course on microbrewery issue, media blamed for...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 17) backtracked on its controversial decision to disallow microbreweries, microwineries, and microdistilleries from commercial-heavy (C-5) zones. At a...
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Fort Smith Brewing Company to locate at Chaffee Crossing, new Chaffee retail...
Fort Smith Brewing Company (FSBC) has a new home at Chaffee Crossing after the Fort Smith Board of Directors earlier this month rejected an ordinance that would have allowed the business to locate in...
View ArticleFort Smith Board approves 2016 budget of $47 million, projects a $700,000...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved the 2016 operating budget of more than $47 million at Tuesday night’s (Dec. 1) meeting – with two small changes – that one Director said is a big step toward...
View ArticleRebel mascot issue likely a top issue in 2016 Fort Smith school board election
A victory lap on the new Southside High School Mavericks name and logo may be premature. Two Fort Smith School Board positions will be up for reelection on Sept. 20, 2016, those of Susan McFerran (zone...
View ArticleMore details emerge on sudden firing of Fort Smith sanitation boss, City...
Five of seven Fort Smith City Directors reacted to the abrupt termination of Sanitation Director T. Baridi Nkokheli on Tuesday(Dec. 8) in comments exclusive to Talk Business & Politics....
View ArticleMinority hiring also an issue at the Fort Smith Fire Department
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Perhaps no one knows the literal implications of this saying better than a firefighter, but Fort Smith residents questioning the city’s lack of diversity could say...
View ArticleFort Smith Board approves small budget reductions in mandated wastewater work
The Fort Smith Board of Directors closed 2015 by revisiting and approving two previously rejected proposals from Utilities Director Steve Parke at Tuesday night’s (Dec. 15) meeting. The first...
View ArticleLarge crowds expected for Star Wars movie raise issue of theater security
“Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens “opens in theaters Thursday night (Dec. 17), and is already poised to break long-standing box office records. But with that distinction comes concerns about...
View ArticleFort Smith Board approves process to interview city administrator candidates
The Fort Smith Board of Directors moved one step closer to hiring a city administrator Tuesday night (Jan. 5) at its meeting from the Fort Smith Public Schools Service Center, identifying key dates in...
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