Ballman Elementary News Today

FORT SMITH -- The Fort Smith School District plans to spend almost $23 million in the next six years to update district facilities.

FORT SMITH -- The Fort Smith School District plans to spend almost $23 million in the next six years to update district facilities.

Some parents were concerned when they learned asbestos was inside the school building.

Students in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley are headed back to class.

Ballman Elementary students in Fort Smith are being relocated to another school building due to a construction delay.

Construction isn't done at Ballman Elementary in Fort Smith, so students will start the year at a different school building.

Two people were found dead in Fort Smith, Friday, Feb. 10. Their deaths are under investigation.

The difficult profession of teaching was made harder by the covid-19 pandemic, but there are some positives to come out of the crisis.

Next Step Homeless Services wants to move but approval for the relocation is facing backlash for some in the community.

The Fort Smith planning commission voted 7-2 against the zoning needed for Next Step Homeless Services to relocate out of the downtown area.