Feds finally approve work on slackwater harbor in Van Buren
Work on the more than $18 million slackwater harbor at the Van Buren-based Five Rivers Distribution may finally begin later this year, almost 3 years after federal funding was first...
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Executive Summary: Judge Hotz seeks ‘facts and data’ to make the right decisions
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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Hops and history on tap with ‘Brew on the Border’
The Internet machine, which is never wrong, suggests there is “no indication” that legendary Federal Judge Isaac C. Parker was known to hang around a bar and throw back a...
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Education reforms show early gains among parents, teachers
Three years after the passage of the LEARNS Act, Arkansas is beginning to see a clearer picture of how its education reforms are taking hold. It is still early. Student...
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Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Choctaw Art to be displayed, Golden Deeds recipient announced
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Choctaw Art and Culture The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has announced an opening reception for its “Spring Art Exhibition:...
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Summit touts ‘Food as Medicine’ needs, efforts in Arkansas
Health educators and medical sector leaders gathered in Fayetteville on Thursday (April 2) at the Northwest Arkansas Health Summit to discuss the challenges of healthcare access in rural Arkansas and...
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Marshals Museum visitor numbers up more than 5% in 2025
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith grew steadily in 2025, leaving administrators feeling positive about the years to come. Admission for calendar year 2024 was approximately 45,300. In 2025,...
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Slatey Jo Free ends her basketball career at Howe as a state champion
Several weeks since her team won a state basketball championship, Slatey Jo Free remains awestruck. Free, a senior at Howe, was a key part to the Lady Lions winning the...
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Northwest Arkansas ranks 9th-fastest growing U.S. metro, first time in top 10 since at least 2020
Northwest Arkansas has risen to the ninth fastest-growing metro area in the United States, according to new population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. It’s the first time since at...
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Home BancShares closes on Mountain Commerce acquisition
Home BancShares, Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (MCBI), parent company of Mountain Commerce Bank. The acquisition...
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