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CIP committee member cool to request from U.S. Marshals Museum fundraiser
Jim Dunn, president of the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) Foundation, ran into pushback about the $15 million Kelley Highway extension to Riverfront Drive project at a recent meeting of the...
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Fort Smith School Board sets March 12 special meeting to consider millage...
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...
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Fort Smith Board weighs annexation on ‘unincorporated islands’ within city...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors weighed on Tuesday (Feb. 27) the possibility of annexing into the city limits 10 “unincorporated islands” (just north of 2,600 acres). The areas range in size from 2.4...
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Fort Smith Board repeals ‘panhandling’ ordinance after pushback from ACLU
In light of a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and at the recommendation of the Arkansas Municipal League’s Legal Defense Program (AMLLDP), the Fort Smith Board of...
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Fort Smith sanitation department asks for five new personnel, director search...
The Fort Smith Sanitation Department on Tuesday (Feb. 27) requested the city’s Board of Directors consider adding five new positions while reducing the overall amount of overtime, a net increase to its...
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Sebastian Country races set, most positions uncontested
The Sebastian County filing period closed on March 1 at noon, finalizing a number of contested races for the May preferential primary and November general elections. While the majority are uncontested,...
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Fort Smith attorney enters county judge race with purpose to ‘defeat Ken...
Fort Smith attorney and Democrat Mosie Boyd has announced her candidacy for Sebastian County Judge, telling Talk Business & Politics defeating Democratic candidate and former Republican Circuit...
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Ports America, Union Pacific to explore possible multimodal port in Crawford...
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA, formerly RITA) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ports America to explore development of a multimodal logistics park and...
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Bentonville Mayor says 22-year-old Fort Smith mayoral candidate ‘if elected,...
Fort Smith mayoral candidate Luis Andrade, a 22-year-old immigrant from Brazil and student at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS), has received a notable statement of support from Northwest...
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Fort Smith Board approves $10 million housing development to support UAFS,...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 6) approved three requests that will pave the way for University Park, a $10 million, 24-unit duplex development at 5601 and 5717 Park Avenue to...
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Sebastian County Assessor explains impact of proposed school millage increase...
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 increase, however slight, could be a...
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Sebastian, Crawford county home sales stay up despite February declines
The Fort Smith metro home sales market — Crawford, Sebastian counties — slowed in February but continued to gain through the first two months of 2018, topping $49.361 million in sales volume with 273...
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‘Hippotherapy’ facility now uncertain after FCRA real estate committee balks...
After a disappointing meeting with the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority’s Real Estate Review Committee on Thursday (March 8), private developer Cliff Cabaness said all was not lost on his plan to...
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Building activity down more than 16% in the Fort Smith metro area
Fort Smith metro region building activity — permits for Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren — began 2018 behind its year-to-date performance from last year, though the last 28 days saw a slight...
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Fort Smith School Board sets millage vote for May 22, Gilkey addresses...
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 referendum in a move to fund...
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Future Fort Smith chair urges Fort Smith Board to support proposed school...
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 vote on...
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Student-made GoServe volunteer app wins Junior Leadership Academy $1,000 prize
Five area high school students took home the $1,000 prize for a charitable giving app they developed during the second annual Junior Leadership Academy (JLA) program administered by the Fort Smith...
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Fort Smith business leaders, mayor lend support to school millage proposal
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 outside the...
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FCRA Board approves 310-acre land deal for park area, equestrian use
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) approved on Thursday (March 15) a long-running effort from private developer Cliff Cabaness to purchase 310 acres of land for the purpose of developing...
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ArcBest joins J.B. Hunt, more than 250 companies, in blockchain alliance
ArcBest has joined J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, and Walmart, as an Arkansas-based company in the logistics and transportation business to embrace blockchain technology. The Fort Smith-based company joins...
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