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Fort Smith couple walks away with $500,000 after a quick stop at a gas station
FORT SMITH, Ark. — A Fort Smith couple is $500,000 richer after purchasing a lottery ticket from a gas station on Rogers Avenue this week. S. Jetullahu, a regular lottery player with a preference for scratch-offs, was gifted the ticket from her husband to celebrate an approaching birthday. "When...
From the Greenwood Bulldogs to the Arkansas Razorbacks: The Journey of Peyton Holt
FAYETTEVILLE, Ar. (KNWA/KFTA) – Arkansas senior Peyton Holt is truly a swiss army knife for the Hogs baseball team. He’s played five different positions for the Razorbacks this year and is willing to do anything for his team. Where did that attitude come from? It all started in 2019 when he was graduating Greenwood High […]
Fort Smith allows citizens to voice their concerns on the proposed Military Combat Overlay District
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Now that the 188th Wing in Fort Smith will be the new home to an F-35 Pilot Training Center, it's time to get public input on how to keep the noise from the new center from getting out of hand. It's called a military combat overlay district.
Fort Smith fire chief retires after 34 years of dedication to the community
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Fort Smith Fire Department announced the retirement of Battalion Chief Tery Graves this month. Chief Graves dedicated 34 years of his life to servicing the Fort Smith community, the department said. The department shared a social media post saying:. "Thank you, Tery, for over...
Peacemaker Festival's emerging artist for 2024, Taylor Hunnicutt, to play April 26 show
Singer/songwriter Taylor Hunnicutt, who has been named as the Fort Smith Peacemaker Festival’s emerging artist of the year for 2024, will play a show Friday, April 26. Doors open at 7 p.m. at the Majestic Fort Smith, 817 Garrison Ave. The Peacemaker Festival this year is collaborating with Sol...
Multimillion-dollar renovation underway for Ebbing Air National Guard Base
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith is getting a makeover, courtesy of the United States government. The multimillion-dollar renovation is a necessity for the base, which opened in 1953. The remodeling and upgrades are critical so Ebbing can handle the Foreign Military Sales pilot training program that will be held at the base beginning later this year.
Fort Smith School Board hears recommendation to close four buildings
The long-range facility committee for Fort Smith Public Schools recommended at the FSPS school board meeting Monday (April 23) a plan that would close four FSPS campuses over the next five years to improve the district’s facility use. The plan, which would eventually closing Belle Point, the Parker Center,...
Work approved on new $1.7 million warehouse at the Port of Fort Smith
The Fort Smith Port Authority Commission on Wednesday (April 24) approved construction of a new bulk storage warehouse estimated to cost $1.7 million. The warehouse helps make up for storage space lost in the historic Arkansas River flood of 2019. Two warehouses, an office building, parking and a truck scale...
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