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Fort Smith awarded $24.9M from US Department of Transportation for greenway initiative

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FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The City of Fort Smith announced it was awarded a nearly $25 million grant to help build multi-use trails throughout the city. The money came from Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure for Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). Fort Smith said the $24,987,098 grant will go toward the Bass Reeves Legacy Loop Greenway Initiative. Once completed, the greenway w…See the Story

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The Only Brothel on the National Register of Historic Places

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Miss Laura’s Social Club, tucked away in the town of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was once a “house of ill repute.” Today, it is the only former bordello listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1896, the beautiful Victorian baroque structure was initially known as the Riverfront Commercial Hotel. This gorgeous house still looks much as it did then, replete with a mansard roof, wrought iron and oeil-de-boeuf dormer windows, making i…See the Story

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Arkansas Judge Rules That Medical Marijuana Regulators Exceeded Authority In Issuing Dispensary License

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“The Court finds that the MMC has not acted within its own ministerial duty and has exceeded its discretion.” By Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Advocate A circuit judge ruled last week that Arkansas’s Medical Marijuana Commission wrongfully issued a dispensary license to a Fort Smith cultivation facility, reiterating a previous ruling. Bennett “Storm” Nolan received a license to operate River Valley Relief Cultivation in 2020 despite the address on the ap…See the Story

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