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October 28, 2020 – The number of active COVID-19 cases in Garland County has risen to its highest number since the start of the pandemic at 247, according to Garland County Health Office Dr. Gene ...Read more

October 14, 2020 – Hot Springs and Garland County continue to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases, but members of the area COVID-19 task force caution that vigilance is needed to continue to keep ...Read more

September 17, 2020 – Ten images of original art by Arkansas artists have been selected with the theme Art Moves depicting physical, natural, and social movement. The artwork has been ...Read more

  September 15, 2020 – At this point in the pandemic, school superintendents across Garland County are more concerned that the quarantining of teachers and bus drivers could force a change ...Read more

August 14, 2020 – At the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on August 10, Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby said the COVID-19 numbers from the week of ...Read more

August 6, 2020 – COVID-19 numbers from Garland County for the week of July 2 – August 2 do show some “positive aspects compared to the previous two weeks” as new cases seem to be ...Read more

August 3, 2020 – The City of Hot Springs Police Department and the Garland County Sheriff’s Department work hand-in-hand to protect and serve our citizens. Enforcement of the ...Read more

June 29, 2020 — The 15th Annual edition of the Stueart Pennington World Championship Running Of The Tubs bathtub races scheduled for July 11 was postponed Monday until 2021 because of the ...Read more

June 29, 2020 New cases down for 5th consecutive day, but Arkansas crosses the 20,000 total case mark. Here is the recap from today’s briefing: • There were 439 new Covid-19 ...Read more

  June 22, 2020 – The City of Hot Springs and Scenic Hill Solar will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the first of multiple power plant sites in Hot Springs on Thursday, June 25 at ...Read more