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Saturday, June 28th, 2025
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Good morning, Fort Smith. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 28th of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A free fish camp for kids aged 9 to 15 is coming to the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center from July 8 to July 10 in the mornings. The camp offers hands-on activities like fish identification, lure making, and fish cleaning — registration is required as space is limited—. 5 News
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Two parolees with drug connections will face a joint jury trial in the fall after a June 15 shooting left a woman severely injured—both men face identical criminal charges. River Valley Democrat-Gazette
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Fort Smith will see several street closures for sewer main replacements, storm drain improvements — and traffic signal pole installations, with affected routes including S 28th, Jacobs Ave, 26th St, Osage, Uma St, Dallas Street and N 47th scheduled from July 3 through July 27. City of Fort Smith
- ➤ Fort Smith city offices will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day — they will reopen Monday, July 7 at 8:00 a.m. City of Fort Smith
- ➤ Arkansas will receive $44.5 million from a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid epidemic—funds that will be divided among the state, cities and counties to support treatment, research and prevention. The annual payments will begin next year and will continue until 2040. Arkansas Times
- ➤ The Arkansas Board of Corrections approved spending $50,000 for two test wells on the Franklin County prison site—aiming to verify if the local water supply can support the planned construction. Experts and local critics warned that decades of low well yields make meeting the expected water needs unlikely. Arkansas Times
LIFESTYLE NEWS
- ➤ Visitors can fish, kayak, and boat at Lake Fort Smith State Park—where swimming is not allowed—and enter free; Arkansas State Parks has a passport program that rewards visitors with stickers for milestone prizes. 5 News
SHOP NEWS
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SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The Arkansas State Golf Association will host the Arkansas Junior Amateur Championship at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith from Monday to Wednesday — the event features three full rounds of play and is recognized by the World Amateur Golf Ranking to boost young golfers' profiles. River Valley Democrat-Gazette
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Arkansas Junior Amateur Championship
June 30th - July 2nd — Hardscrabble Golf Course — Entry required ASGA membership — Compete in a 54-hole stroke play championship for junior golfers aged 12-18.
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Digital Infrared Photography Workshop
1-4 p.m. — Greg Disch Photography Classroom — $795 — Learn the art of surreal infrared photography in a hands-on workshop experience.
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Business After-Hours Networking Event
4-6 p.m. — The Call in Crawford & Sebastian — Free entry — Network with local professionals while enjoying light refreshments in a casual atmosphere.
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Watercolor Workshop: Fun Food!
10:30 a.m. — Fort Smith Public Library (Main Library) — Free entry — Enhance your watercolor skills by painting delightful sweet treats and more.
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