Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Mulberry Money U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark, and U.S.

Dagan Grizzle started as a sophomore on Sallisaw’s offensive line, but the experience didn’t go quite well for him. For the ...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner holds a slim lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, but the ...

Joe Ford, the longtime leader of Alltel Corp., a former state senator, and co-founder and chairman Westrock Coffee, will be ...

Home sales continue to increase in Northwest Arkansas, yet pricing was mixed, with the average price of homes sold starting ...

There is confusion no more about the submission of two proclamations calling for a Fort Smith change-of-government question ...

Hospitality tax revenue for the first half of the year is down slightly in Van Buren and Fort Smith from numbers reported in ...

A new poll in Congressional District 2 shows a competitive, tight race between U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and his ...

Arkansas’ nonfarm job growth in July was almost flat compared with July 2025, with the state’s jobless rate of 4% coming in ...

Walmart on Thursday (Aug. 20) reported adjusted earnings per share of 81 cents, up 19.1% compared with adjusted earnings per ...

A state representative who has successfully sponsored legislation expanding nuclear energy in Arkansas said he will sponsor ...

Black River Technical College has promoted Ashley Boles as BRTC’s Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) director. Boles, a ...