Change-of-government elections, grant requests on Fort Smith Board agenda
History could be made Tuesday (May 19) as the Fort Smith Board of Directors consider ordinances that would place a change-of-government question before city voters. The options are to place...
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Executive Summary: Positive attitude, doing the right thing important to Jeter
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the...
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When 2 Northwest Arkansas towns right-sized their maps
Two years ago, two city councils in Northwest Arkansas did something that city councils almost never do. They voluntarily gave up land to a neighbor. Rogers gave up the Scissortail...
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Southside senior track Rhett Moss qualifies for state meet, ready for college
Rhett Moss already knew he was heading to the Class 6A state track meet in the 3,200-meter run. On April 30, Moss, a senior at Southside High School in Fort...
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Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: A new ARCOM dean, a BHC Insurance promotion, and a debris bag
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ARCOM Dean Dr. Christopher Loyke has been hired as dean of the Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine...
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Congress for the New Urbanism speaker touts the technology of playgrounds
Scholar and sociologist Eric Klinenberg stressed the importance of the spaces and places where people meet and interact as a new concept for infrastructure that cities often prioritize less in...
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Fort Smith airport traffic up in April, $13.5 million in work may begin in June
Commercial traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport was up 1.36% in April, and is up less than 1% in the first four months of 2026 compared with the...
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James Taisler
James “Jimmy” Taisler of Bartlett, born August 11, 1949, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026, at the age of 76. He was the beloved son of John Taisler and...
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The Berlin Wall arrives in Blytheville for National Cold War Center
The largest section of the Berlin Wall housed outside of Germany now resides in Northeast Arkansas. The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville has acquired 36 original segments of...
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Barling has top metro percentage population growth in 2025 Census report
Among Fort Smith metro cities with a population of more than 5,000, Barling had the highest percentage growth of 13.8% between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2025, according to...
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