Wanda Lee (Wisley) Pollock
Wanda Lee (Wisley) Pollock, 88, of Van Buren Arkansas, passed away peacefully August 5th, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Lester and Neutie (Ballentine) Wisley in…
Barbara Gibson
Barbara Gibson was born June 7, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois to Bud and Dorothy Ewing. She married William John “Bill” Gibson January 4, 1962. Together they built a family to…
Jeri Beth Morris
Jeri Beth Morris, age 75, of Alma, passed away on August 7, 2025. She was born on March 12, 1950, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Jeri was a beloved mother, grandmother,…
Florida updated agreement on handling detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, but a month after it opened
More than a month after Florida opened Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades, the state and ICE signed an updated agreement spelling out how state corrections officials should handle federal immigration…
LaDonna Sue Brown
LaDonna Sue Brown, 71, of Mansfield, Arkansas passed away Monday, August 4, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born September 12, 1953 in Levelland, Texas to Haven and Bessie (Booth)…
Glenda Sue “Jody” Summers
Jody (Glenda Sue) Summers, 78, of Greenwood, Arkansas, passed from this life on August 5, 2025. She was born on December 14, 1946, in Hackett, Arkansas, to William and Leola…
Thomas Glenn Tyson
Thomas Glenn Tyson, 77, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 in Fort Smith. Born on October 9, 1947, in Kansas City, Kansas, Tom began his military…
Mercy Fort Smith breaks ground on $41 million cancer center
The response to a “plague on our community” that is cancer, which is faced by more than 5,000 in the Fort Smith medical service area, will be improved with Mercy…
Florida farm identified as source of raw milk that sickened 21
The Florida Department of Health has identified Keely Farms Dairy as the source of raw milk that has sickened 21 people with E. coli or campylobacter since January. The farm…
Delegation for 8.8.25: Head count — homeward bound — big beautiful — juicing — ivory tower
Charting the future A change in Florida’s district lines may yet be in store for Florida’s congressional delegation this year. Leadership for the Florida House on Thursday announced the formation…