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Sebastian, Crawford counties home sales volume down 11% in first quarter
The Fort Smith metro home sales market — Crawford, Sebastian counties — slowed in March and fell behind for the first three months of 2018 by more than 11%. The two counties posted combined sales...
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Over half of Fort Smith’s 26 schools show improvement, district receives ‘C’...
The Arkansas Department of Education released statewide school report cards for the 2016-2017 school year, and the Fort Smith School District finished with a C rating on the traditional A-F scale. Two...
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Fayetteville-based startup looks to become the Uber/Airbnb of event parking
A Fayetteville-based startup has its sights set on becoming the Uber/Airbnb of the event parking space. FanSpotz is expanding its peer-to-peer mobile parking app, which facilitates event parking by...
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Fort Smith city, board launch consent decree modification effort
On Tuesday (April 17), the Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved a $300,000 contract with consulting firm Burns and McDonnell to pursue modification of the federal consent decree imposed...
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Sebastian County election officials roll out ‘vote-anywhere’ voting centers
Sebastian County election officials will launch the area’s first “voting centers” during the May 22 preferential primary. The centers will replace traditional precinct-based voting in which voters had...
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FCRA voices approval of Fort Smith Schools’ proposed millage increase
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) lended its support to the upcoming school millage vote on May 22. The FCRA board approved a resolution on Thursday (April 19) endorsing the plan from the...
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Fort Smith-based bank crafting community image in NWA
The more things change, the more they stay the same. For The First National Bank of Fort Smith, those are reliable words to live by. The Fort Smith market leader’s approach to loans during its 146...
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Fort Smith School District reveals implementation plan in event of millage...
On Monday (April 23), Dr. Terry Morawski, chief operations officer for Fort Smith Public Schools, unveiled an implementation plan for the upcoming $120.822 million, 5.558-mill millage increase in the...
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Water revenue loss could be up to $2.5 million a year, according to Fort...
Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters on Tuesday (April 24) updated the Board on several projects his department has going, including how the city could be losing between $2 million and $2.5...
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Sebastian County Treasurer’s automation funds focus of candidate debate
Sebastian County Collector/Treasurer candidate Steve Hotz took aim at incumbent Judith Miller’s management of excess commission funds at a Tuesday (April 24) debate hosted by the Sebastian County...
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Fort Smith signups for water and sewer warranty program cross the 1,000 mark
Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA), the optional insurance coverage for exterior water and sewer service lines from meter to home, has increased enrollment to 1,099 signups in Fort Smith since...
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Future School of Fort Smith earns ‘B’ grade for inaugural year
Future School of Fort Smith has received a “B” letter grade from the Arkansas Board of Education. The grade is based on a variety of factors including test performance, teacher qualification, student...
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ArDOT ‘dusts off’ $600 million future I-49 Barling to Alma stretch
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration have cooperated on an environmental re-evaluation as well as refining the conceptual alignment for a new section...
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Senate candidates Altes, Glidewell, Pitsch tackle topics from medical...
Just 17 days after their first debate, Arkansas District 8 Senate candidates Denny Altes, Frank Glidewell, and Rep. Mat Pitsch reconvened to answer questions on a several statewide issues in a debate...
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Methodist Village raises $2.8 million for expansion, moving to public...
Methodist Village Senior Living (MVSL) has raised $2.8 million of the $4 million target for phase one of its life plan community expansion in Fort Smith at its Euper Lane campus. The phase includes a...
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Boyd and Blevins stay civil despite past tensions in debate for Sebastian...
Former Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins may be running against fellow Democratic primary opponent Mosie Boyd on May 22 in the race for Sebastian County Judge, but he saved most of his digs in...
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Silgan, Bekaert, and Firstar Bank push Fort Smith metro building activity to...
Building activity in the Fort Smith region bounced back after a weak opening quarter. April permit values enjoyed a jump of close to 68% with $28.937 million in valuations for Fort Smith, Van Buren,...
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Fort Smith Board pushes for River Valley Sports Complex lawsuit, bids...
The Fort Smith Board of Directors asked the City Administrator to examine options for filing a direct lawsuit against the River Valley Sports Complex (RVSC) organization, and it bid farewell to the...
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Fort Smith sales tax shortages for first quarter of 2018 nearing $500,000
Sales tax collections have missed expectations and previous year performances for the first quarter of 2018 by close to $500,000 when combining Fort Smith sales tax and the city’s share of county sales...
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McGill, Andrade square off in Fort Smith mayoral debate hosted by UAFS
The Fort Smith mayoral debate on Wednesday (May 2) presented a tale of two cities, but steered clear of personal tensions. Arkansas House Rep. George McGill, D-Fort Smith, championed the progress Fort...
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