Fort Smith News

The lead attorney for death-row inmate Ricky Dale Newman will be allowed to continue representing Newman in federal court in Arkansas despite moving to Delaware in September, a federal judge has ruled. The order Tuesday overruled the state Supreme Court's...

Authorities say a Fort Smith man who once worked with an organization promoting abstinence in schools has been arrested for sexual indecency with a child...Levi Risley says that 25-year-old Tobias Patrick Lyons was arrested Friday after he allegedly asked a...

A pregnant woman shocked doctors in Fort Smith, Arkansas when she went in to have a scan on her baby only for them to see she had conceived another baby two and a half weeks later. Julia Grovenburg says she and...

Most of them covered in mud, the Rogers Heritage War Eagles basked in their 9-7 victory at Fort Smith Southside. They darted to the visitor's sideline Friday night and joined their fans in the school's War Eagle chop. They embraced...

Bentonville had been on a roll the past two weeks and nothing changed Friday night in Mayo-Thompson Stadium. The Tigers rushed for 175 yards in the first half, including 156 from Courtney Haskell, to build a 31-point lead and cruise...

Junior quarterback Brandon Allen overcame illness and Fayetteville continued its dominance of Fort Smith Southside with a 34-26 win in Jim Rowland Stadium on Friday. Allen passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns as the PurpleDogs won a wild 7A-West...

Fayetteville racked up more than 450 yards of offense and outscored Fort Smith Northside 37-27 in 7A-West action in Mayo-Thompson Stadium on Friday. Fayetteville (3-2-1, 2-1 7A-West) found itself behind 27-23 late in the third quarter but the Bulldogs got...

Fort Smith Southside threw a party Friday complete with cake, barbecue and celebrities alike. Then they proceeded to run up and down the field on the Bentonville Tigers. Lee Hollis scored two of his career-high three touchdowns in the fourth...

The Lady Purple'Dogs won their fifth straight state title Monday, winning the team title by six shots over runner-up Conway at Fianna Hills Country Club. "We are very fortunate to have had some great girls come through the program," Fayetteville...

YDS TD Shaquille Jones, FS Northside 33 562 2 Arthur Poole, FS Northside 29 323 5 Graham Parker, Rogers High 23 364 5 Michael Heintzman, Fayetteville 20 419 5 Josh McKinney, Springdale Har-Ber 20 414 5 Grant Driver, Rogers Heritage...