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- Three Dead In Traffic Accidents
Icy conditions caused havoc on a local stretch of Interstate Monday night, causing several crashes and multiple deaths.
- Fort Smith : Architects far and wide go before museum panel
Five architectural teams from around the country made their pitches Tuesday for the job of designing the U.S. Marshals Service museum.
- Fort Smith Wants Rest Of Lawsuit Dismissed
The city of Fort Smith has asked a judge to rule in its favor - without a trial - on the only remaining count in a lawsuit filed by a former Fort Smith police officer.
- Arkansas Sex Offender Registry Getting Upgrades
Arkansas law enforcement agencies are counting on changes to the state's sex offender on-line registry and database to make it harder for sex offenders to go unnoticed, by making it easier for citizens to track ...
- Police Arrest 11 New Year's Revelers
Eleven people were arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated or under the influence on Wednesday and Thursday in Sebastian County after celebrating New Year's Eve to excess, according to the Sebastian ...
- Mayor, Two Directors Set Pace With Attendance
The mayor of Fort Smith and two city directors had perfect attendance in 2008. For Mayor Ray Baker and At-Large Director Kevin Settle, perfect meant 54 meetings.
- Fort Smith man arrested following New Year's Eve stabbing
A man has been arrested after a New Year's Eve stabbing in Fort Smith. Officers responded to a domestic dispute around 10 p.m. in the 3600 block of Kinkead Avenue.
- Sex Felon's Wife Gets Permit OK For Club
A private club permit was issued Monday for a business being opened by a Fort Smith woman whose husband is a Level 4 sex offender.
- Long-time Fort Smith bread bakery closes for a second time
Another Fort Smith company is not only laying off employees, but they're also shutting their doors after less than a year in business.
- Victim: Christmas Thief Killed Fish
Times Record Staff A Fort Smith woman claimed that someone broke into her home, then stole Christmas gifts and killed her fish.
- Baby Boy Reported Missing in Fort Smith
A search is underway for a nine-month-old boy reported missing in Fort Smith. Juan Barosso was last seen on Christmas Eve around 11:00 p.m. at the Children's Emergency Shelter in Fort Smith, with his ...
- Anti-Litter Effort Eyes Fort Smith
The newly elected vice chairman of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission in Little Rock hopes to help bring Fort Smith officially on board as an affiliate of the anti-litter organization.
- Best Buy Employee Facing Theft Charges
Fort Smith authorities say an 18-year-old Best Buy employee faces theft charges after store workers discovered more than $10,000 worth of electronics were missing.
- Holiday Spat Ends In Shots, Wife's Arrest
A Fort Smith woman is accused of aggravated assault with a firearm after an argument on Christmas Eve ended in gunfire.
- Missing Baby Boy Found in Fort Smith
A missing baby boy that Fort Smith police were searching for on Christmas morning has now been found.
- 2 teens, infant run away from Ark. shelter
Police in Fort Smith say they are searching for two teen girls who ran away from an emergency shelter early Christmas morning with an 9-month-old infant.
- Arkansas Business Had Uneven 2008
Development in the energy sector helped Arkansas' economy overcome layoffs by manufacturers as the nation went into recession in 2008, and the state enters 2009 braced for more job losses.
- Fort Smith : Chamber leader to leave Jan. 30, return to Texas
Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tom Manskey announced his resignation effective Jan.
- Holiday Exhibit At Capitol Features Dolls From Pine Bluff Museum
What child wouldn't want his or her very own Douglas MacArthur doll? OK, maybe it wouldn't be at the top of many Christmas wish lists now, but in 1942 the Little Rock-born general was popular enough to be the ...
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City DescriptionFort Smith is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 80,268 at the 2000 census, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 288,818 residents which encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian in Arkansas, and the Oklahoma counties Le Flore and Sequoyah.
Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna fought by the United States Army Rangers commanded by Fort Smith native William O. Darby.
Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state border, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, also known as Belle Point. The city began as a western frontier military post in 1817 and would later become well-known for its role in the settling of the "Wild West" and its law enforcement heritage.
In 2007, Fort Smith was selected by the US Department of the Interior to be the location of the new US Marshal Service National Museum.
Fort Smith was founded in 1817 as a military post to keep the peace between the Osage Indians and emigrating Cherokee ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
- Fort Smith National Historic Site
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