The River Valley Democrat-Gazette will keep you informed about local, sports, business and entertainment news that occur in Fort Smith, Van Buren and other cities in the Arkansas River Valley area as well as statewide, national and international news and events.

Our new dual-purpose app lets you read the River Valley Democrat-Gazette in the newspaper format you’re comfortable and familiar with, plus you can receive breaking and latest news updates in a mobile-friendly format.

With the River Valley Democrat-Gazette app, you can view every section of the paper in a digital replica presentation. You can easily read the day's paper, share your favorite articles and even access previous editions. There are also options to play videos, view slideshows, work interactive puzzles and access digital versions of sales circulars and coupons.

See the latest and most important news stories by choosing to allow push alert notifications from the app and by using the phone-friendly latest news section of the app.

The app is free to download. Subscribers have full access to all content. Non-subscribers can receive breaking news alerts. Upgrading to a subscription is easy and affordable.