This is a second story in a question-and-answer interview with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Amid controversy and local ...

An engineering firm says the Fort Smith's water infrastructure is not equipped to supply the prison's water needs.

A recent engineering study revealed that Fort Smith is already struggling to meet water demand during peak periods, raising ...

Gov. Sanders continues to back a prison site in Franklin County, but lack of permits, water and cultural surveys draw ...

Fort Smith's water distribution system does not have the capacity to serve the proposed Franklin County prison; in fact, ...

A new water distribution system report ordered by the city of Fort Smith recommends leaders take caution right now in ...

New public records reveal infrastructure and spending concerns around Arkansas' proposed $1 billion Franklin County prison plan. Why it matters: A June 30 study commissioned by Fort Smith says the ...

CHARLESTON -- "The site is suitable for development," a State of Arkansas official declares in a document preceding the more ...

The prison would have 3,000 beds and be built on 800 acres about 10 miles north of Charleston.Franklin County Judge Rickey Bowman believes this isn't the right location for a large prison."Doesn't ...

Members of the Franklin County and River Valley Coalition told the Senate Children and Youth Committee that the state’s plan for a 3,000-bed prison near an area called Mill Creek Mountain won ...