Good morning, Fort Smith.

Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus now has 2,095 students enrolled for fall, a record high since 2019 (up 12.3% from last fall).

The campus also recorded its largest freshman class and highest concurrent enrollment and will work to help students finish their studies.

Fort Smith residents are advised that fighter jets from the 85th Fighter Group may be seen and heard at night at Ebbing Air National Guard Base through Sept.

4. The training flights are part of F-35 operations (qualifying allied pilots for Foreign Military Sales).

Sebastian County hosts a fall cleanup for residents to drop off up to 3 cubic yards of household waste — about one pickup bed load — at the County Road Department in Greenwood on Saturdays in September and at Featherhill Park in Lavaca on Oct.

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Residents in Fort Smith may hear fighter jets from the 85th Fighter Group as night training for the F-35 program began yesterday and will continue until September 4.

Candidate Hallie Shoffner, running for the Senate seat, visited Lady Birds Cafe in Sheridan today for a relaxed breakfast meeting with local reporter Bob Lancaster (a longstanding community figure).

The informal gathering allowed her to engage directly with community members in a low-key setting.

Mercy hospitals in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith were honored with the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026 for consistently delivering high-quality heart attack care.

The award is based on four quarters of meeting swift treatment and clinical guidelines (a notable honor).

Remote Area Medical is seeking volunteer healthcare professionals and support staff for a free two-day clinic at Kay Rodgers Park on Oct.

24-25, with set-up on Oct. 23 and takedown on Oct. 25; the clinic will provide dental+vision and general care on a first-come, first-served basis.

Bentonville Tigers, Greenwood Bulldogs and Mansfield Tigers are expected to finish at or near the top of their classifications as Greenwood ranks No. 1 in Class 5A and Mansfield rates as No. 2 from a preseason poll released Monday.