Fort Smith Board critical of convention center costs, delays talk on prepared...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors took aim at the Fort Smith Convention Center during Tuesday’s (Jan. 12) study session. The pointed questioning forced postponing talk of enacting a prepared food tax....
View ArticleMayor Sanders: Hopes in 2016 to build on ‘better self image of the city’
A new year is a time to look ahead, but it’s also a time for reflection, and Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders is doing a bit of both. In recent comments to Talk Business & Politics, Sanders pointed...
View ArticleFort Smith Board OKs deal for Future School property, tables insurance...
The Future School of Fort Smith moved closer to a planned August 2016 opening during the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday night (Jan. 19) from the city’s Public Schools Service Center....
View ArticleArkansas Valley Electric rolls out ‘prepay power’ plan, first of its kind in...
The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative (AVEC) recently rolled out a prepay power program – the first of its kind in the Fort Smith metro – following what Key Account/Member Service Manager Greg Davis...
View ArticleFort Smith Board hears debate on insurance for $300 million of city assets
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Jan. 26) moved closer to a decision on whether to continue with Travelers Insurance for vehicle and property coverage on the city’s more than $300 million...
View ArticleFort Smith Board told of sanitation department savings, hears from police...
A sanitation department audit, an impassioned response from a Fort Smith Police officer accused of perjury, a plea to continue supporting the Fort Smith Museum of History, and microbreweries, topped...
View ArticleFuture School building a ‘different mindset’ model for students, teachers
The Future is now the Present for Trish Flanagan and her efforts to launch the Fort Smith area’s first public charter school for grades 10-12. The last few months have seen Future School of Fort Smith...
View ArticleFort Smith Board again debates insurance plan offered by the Arkansas...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors met Tuesday (Feb. 9) for one final study session devoted to the renewal of city insurance on an estimated $300 million in fleet and property assets. Also, the Board...
View ArticleMoney remains the biggest issue for traffic solution at I-40/Highway 59...
The city of Van Buren hosted a public hearing to discuss movement on the Interstate 40/Highway 59 interchange by Fayetteville Road on Tuesday night (Feb. 9), unveiling a possible fix for the highly...
View ArticleFort Smith loses money on downtown parking meter maintenance, enforcement
Fort Smith is on pace to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on parking meters in the downtown area, according to financial reports from the city’s department of finance. The unaudited draft...
View ArticleFort Smith Board changes insurance on $300 million in assets, critical of...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to drop Travelers Insurance for municipal property and vehicle coverage on $300 million of assets Tuesday night (Feb. 16), opting instead to enter into an...
View ArticleUAFS sees rise in professional development students, plans to pursue more...
Professional development and mentorship programs are picking up steam on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Campus, and grant writing will be a much larger focus for UAFS in 2016 and beyond....
View ArticleFort Smith Board keeps hire-fire authority with city boss, reviews $4.6...
Implementation of the Enterprise Resource Plan (ERP) took center stage at Tuesday’s (Feb. 23) study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors as Russell Gibson, head of the city’s Information...
View ArticleFort Smith Board approves Glatfelter bonds, more than $9 million in sewer work
The Fort Smith Board of Directors formally welcomed York, Pa.-based Glatfelter to the region with a series of resolutions Tuesday night (March 1) at its regular meeting from the Fort Smith Public...
View ArticleFCRA says Chaffee Crossing investments have topped $1 billion
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority has crossed the $1 billion mark for projected capital investments on properties sold during its 15-year history with an estimated $82.753 million of sales for...
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Fort Smith Board gets look at proposed $35 million Riverfront Park master plan
Dave Roberts, vice-president of the planning department for Crafton Tull & Associates out of Little Rock, presented a $35 million Riverfront Park Master Plan to Fort Smith City Directors at a study...
View ArticleFort Smith Parks boss provides more detail on $35 million Riverfront Park plan
Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department Head Doug Reinert acknowledged that the Riverfront Park could be a 15-year-or-more project and further explained the financials for the estimated $35 million...
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Fort Smith police chief resigns and apologizes for racial comment, interim...
Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey resigned Monday (March 14) following a short statement from the Bartlett Community Room of the Fort Smith Police Department. Soon after the statement Major Dean...
View ArticleFort Smith Board OKs controversial rezoning issue, approves Riverfront park plan
The Fort Smith Board of Directors entertained a light agenda, but not one without conflict at Tuesday night’s (March 15) regular meeting from the Fort Smith Schools Public Service Center. Taking center...
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CBID told that Garrison Commons park set to open in early June
The Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department reported its first ever loss on the Park at West End for 2015 since taking over operations in 2010, according to a report presented to the Downtown...
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