Local News

  May 11, 2020 – The downtown water fountains have been dyed blue in honor of National Police Week, May 11 – 15, and in appreciation of the officers at the Hot Springs Police Department ...Read more

  May 8, 2020– In an effort to support the overall resurgence of Arkansas’ number one tourist designation – Hot Springs – and to keep residents and visitors safe, the City has worked ...Read more

  May 8, 2020 — The annual free public Memorial Day fireworks display on Lake Hamilton will be held Sunday, May 24, at dark. “The Memorial Day fireworks traditionally signal the beginning ...Read more

  April 28, 2020 – Garland County continues to lead the state in per capita COVID-19 testing, but there is yet work to be done in planning how to safely re-initiate elective and non-urgent ...Read more

  April 27, 2020 – As of 6:00 a.m., Monday, April 27, all Intracity Transit passengers must use a face covering at all times while on the bus. This can be a disposable mask, a cloth mask, a ...Read more

April 21, 2020 – The coordinated efforts of the Hot Springs/Garland County Call Center, hospitals and clinics and city and county authorities who are acquiring testing kits and supplies, ...Read more

  April 14, 2020 – At the virtual meeting of the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force on April 13, the rise in confirmed cases in Garland County was attributed to the county’s ...Read more

March 7, 2020 – At the virtual meeting of the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force on Monday, April 6, local hospital and first-responder representatives reported they are hopeful the ...Read more

County Judge Darryl Mahoney on Tuesday issued an executive order that reduces the scope of a countywide burn ban put into place on March 18 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving it in ...Read more

March 30, 2020 – Reiterating the importance of COVID-19 non-emergency callers using the local hotline, steps taken by hospitals in Hot Springs to prepare for the possibility of an increase in ...Read more