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$20.6M Foreclosure Hits Four Arkansas Apartment Complexes
Four apartment complexes in Pulaski, Sebastian and Washington counties were recently hit with a $20.6 million foreclosure judgment. ► PF Terrace Green LLC, known as the Terrace Green Apartments, at 8223 Scott Hamilton Drive, Little Rock. It was built in 1971 and has 100 units and two stories. ► PF...
Sebastian County homes for sale were listed at higher prices in June
The median home in Sebastian County listed for $312,500 in June, up 6.2% from the previous month's $294,250, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to June 2023, the median home list price increased 10.7% from $282,200. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale...
Delinquent property tax auctions underway in Arkansas
ARKANSAS, USA — The 2024 delinquent property tax auctions began in Fort Smith on July 9, kicking off the auction season. Parcels in Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, and Sebastian counties were up for auction on Tuesday. Justin Phillips, the director of real estate for the Commissioner of State Lands,...
Parrot Island Waterpark could see expansion as Fort Smith votes to purchase 5 water slides
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Parrot Island Waterpark could be seeing an expansion as Fort Smith's Board of Directors votes on the purchase of five water slides. The slides would be bought from another park in Florida at a discounted rate. Carl E. Geffken, Fort Smith's city administrator, said the...
Sebastian County Emergency Management monitoring flood threat associated with Beryl
FORT SMITH, Ark. — People in the River Valley are on guard for any potential impacts from Beryl, which includes flooding. Greyson and Shiloh Choate are visiting the Fort Smith area this week. They're from just outside of Norman, Oklahoma, so they're used to bad weather. That's why they say the rain from Beryl isn't keeping them inside.
Fort Smith City Directors approve purchase of $2.1 million slides for Parrot Island
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The City of Fort Smith voted to approve the purchase of more waterslides for the expansion of Parrot Island Waterpark on July 9. Sebastian County Administrator Mark Allen said that the county would have a vote to approve funding before the project moves forward. The...
18-year-old man pleads not guilty to charges related to allegedly raping a 7-year-old
FORT SMITH, Ark — A Sebastian County teen is facing charges of raping a 7-year-old girl multiple times over the course of at least two months, according to a Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) affidavit. The affidavit accuses Fort Smith 18-year-old Santiago Monterrosa of raping a 7-year-old girl multiple...
Power restored in Sebastian County
SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark. — Thousands were without power on the night of Tuesday, July 2, in Sebastian County. According to the SWEPCO power outage map, nearly 2,000 customers were experiencing outages in the area as of 10:30 p.m., including customers in Greenwood. At its peak, nearly 3,200 customers were...
Arkansas receives $40 million in federal infrastructure grants
Three Arkansas infrastructure projects will receive $40 million in federal funding as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday. The funding is part of $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. Wednesday’s announcement brings...
Arkansas transportation projects win $41M in federal funding
Three Arkansas projects will get a combined $40.7 million in federal grants, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. State of play: The money will help build a 14-mile extension of Interstate 49 from Alma to Barling in Crawford and Sebastian counties ($25 million), upgrade downtown Siloam Springs' E. Main Street ($11.2 million) and design a 15-mile greenway in Searcy ($4.2 million).
Feds award $25 million grant for I-49 segment in Fort Smith metro
The almost 14-mile segment of Interstate 49 to be built in Crawford and Sebastian counties between I-40 in Alma and Highway 22 in Barling has received a $25 million federal grant, and is in the running for another $250 million federal grant. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) said Thursday...
ARDOT selected to receive $25 million Federal RAISE Grant for I-49
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). The funding provided by this RAISE grant will be used toward the construction of a 14mile extension of Interstate 49 (I-49) in Crawford...
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