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'This price is astronomical' | Fort Smith residents concerned over new water rate increase
FORT SMITH, Ark. — New water rates in Fort Smith have some residents doing a double take. The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted 5-2 on a water rate increase at a special meeting on July 11. Those new rates took effect Aug. 1, the first rate raise since 2011.
Local candidates among first to get FARM campaign grants from Democratic Party of Arkansas
Nearly 20 individuals and groups, including Robin McCray and Jane-Ellen Udouj-Kutchka, received the newly launched Funding Arkansas Rural Movement (FARM) grants. Both are running for separate district seats in Sebastian County. According to the press release, the grants are meant to support Democrats who are building issues-focused campaigns in areas previously represented by...
Many factors, personal and systematic, contribute to low voter turnout in Arkansas
Arkansas has historically had low voter turnout, and the issue isn’t simple. According to Williams Yamkam, an associate professor of history, social sciences, and philosophy at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, the danger of low voter turnout is that democracy in Arkansas and, in turn, America could become a system in which “the majority rules what the minority likes." ...
Agenda set for Fort Smith City Directors meeting include new committee, millage, city hall
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will decide on several key issues at the upcoming meeting on Oct. 8 (Tuesday) at the Blue Lion. The directors will consider establishing a Utility Advisory Committee as a standing committee, levying the millage for the upcoming fiscal year, and purchasing a building on Garrison Ave. for the city hall. ...
Morgan Nick Foundation talks dangers of social media with Arkansas students
FORT SMITH, Ark. — In the digital age, minors are more and more susceptible to becoming victims of sex trafficking. According to the Morgan Nick Foundation, Arkansas ranks second in the nation for registered sex offenders per capita. The average age of a trafficked child is only 12-years old,...
Red Cross, Fort Smith Fire Department offer free smoke alarm installations
The American Red Cross of Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith Fire Department offer free smoke alarm installations and home safety education during the "Sound the Alarm" home fire safety event on Oct. 12.
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