After a handful of Arkansas state lawmakers complained about receiving what they consider to be unfair complaints about cutting funding to area agencies on aging in the state, a legislative panel on Tuesday called for delaying until next month the fate of the state Department of Human Services request to provide nearly $629,000 in federal American Rescue Plan funds to eight area agencies on aging for the cost of covid-related employees.
FORT SMITH Political newcomer Zachary Gramlich, 28, and former legislator Jim Medley, 74, are both vying in the May 24 Republican primary for the state House District 50 nomination.
The Fort Smith Downtown Business Association has canceled a planned lighted ball drop and fireworks event set for tonight because of weather, according to a post on the association's Facebook page.