Personnel note: Stefan Grow joins Johnson & Blanton
Stefan Grow, the outgoing Chief of Staff at the Agency for Health Care Administration, is not just a first-round draft pick — he’s Florida’s top pick when it comes to…
Florida’s top marijuana regulator leaves post
After nearly three years as Florida’s top marijuana regulator, Christopher Kimball has stepped down and taken a position as deputy general counsel in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office. Kimball’s LinkedIn profile…
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 8.11.25
Good Monday morning. Stefan Grow, the outgoing Chief of Staff at the Agency for Health Care Administration, is not just a first-round draft pick — he’s Florida’s top pick when…
Executive Summary: Riley first learned life lessons working in an animal sale barn
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
Property sales, police fleet leasing, internal auditor on Fort Smith Board agenda
The ongoing discussion about what to do with certain Fort Smith-owned properties will be discussed further Tuesday (Aug. 12) during a Fort Smith Board of Directors’ study session. The board…
Telehealth reaches patients where they are
Alice Walton’s vision for the future of health care in the heartland can be summed up in one word: access. Through the work of Heartland Whole Health Institute, her vision…
Brenda Kaye Willson
Brenda Kaye Willson, age 55, of Mulberry, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025. She was born on August 5, 1970, in Terra Haute, Indiana, to Clarence Oda and…
Margaret Claire Thompson
Margaret Thompson, 94, of Fort Smith died Friday, August 8, 2025. Margaret was born June 29, 1931 in Danville, Illinois to the late Alonzo and Claire Roberson. She worked for…
Dewaine Allen
Dewaine Allen, 50, of Alma, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2025. He was born in Lufkin, TX and was a Chief Deputy for the U.S. Marshal Service. He was preceded…
Judy Spencer Marsicano
Heaven gained a treasure on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, when Judy Spencer Marsicano arrived rejoicing. Born on January 13, 1946, in Pocola, Oklahoma, Judy left this world at the age…