News Flash

Road closure: Shady Grove Road

Shady Grove Road, between Hollywood Avenue and Mote Street, is closed to through traffic beginning immediately and continuing through Wednesday, Sept. 23, for sewer line repairs.

Detour signs will be in place, and motorists are advised to seek an alternati...

Tonight’s town hall meeting for Dist. 1 and 2 rescheduled for Sept. 29

Due to continued rain in the forecast, the town hall meeting planned for tonight has been postponed until next Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. at Reverend James Donald Rice Park, 511 Pleasant Street.

District 1 City Director Erin Holliday and District 2 City ...

Alternating lane closure: Woodlawn Avenue at Ranch Street

Woodlawn Avenue near the intersection of Ranch Street will have alternating lanes closed from Wednesday, Sept. 23, through Friday, Sept. 25, for roadway repairs.

Flaggers and traffic controls will be in place, and motorists are advised to seek an alternati...

Lane Closure: Malvern Avenue

The northbound lane of Malvern Avenue, between E. Grand Avenue and Jefferson Street, will be closed starting Monday, September 21, through Friday, September 25, for road construction. Traffic in this area will be reduced to one lane in both the south- and...

Town hall meetings for Dist. 1 and 2 scheduled for Sept. 21 and 22

District 1 City Director Erin Holliday and District 2 City Director Elaine Jones are hosting town hall meetings for Hot Springs Police Chief Chris Chapmond to engage with their constituents. These events will take place on Monday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m. a...

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for Oct. 17

Garland County residents can bring household hazardous waste to the Garland County Fairgrounds, 4831 Malvern Avenue, for the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This event offers safe, free disposal of...

Fire Hydrant Flow testing

The Hot Springs Fire Department will be performing hydrant flow testing starting on Monday, September 21, through October to conclude the 2020 hydrant flow testing, which began in the spring but was halted due to the pandemic.

On Monday, firefighters will ...

National report highlights need for more investment in Hot Springs and Arkansas roadways

Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost Arkansas motorists a total of $3.2 billion statewide annually - $1,298 per driver in the Hot Springs urban area - due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic...

HS/GC COVID Task Force: Schools seeking prospective substitute teachers/bus drivers

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 to virtual learning more so than the threat of positive cases within school districts.

At ...

Director Karen Garcia earns leadership award from AML

At the Arkansas Municipal League’s 86^th Annual Virtual Convention, held August 19-21, City of Hot Springs Director Karen Garcia (District 5) was honored with the Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership Award.

The Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership...

HS/GC COVID Task Force: Superintendents remind families of quarantine guidelines

If a member of a student’s household tests positive for COVID-19, the student is also required to quarantine rather than continuing to attend school in person. This was the primary message from superintendents during the virtual meeting of the H...

City accepting applications for advisory boards and committees

The City of Hot Springs will accept applications until noon on Friday, October 2, 2020, for a total of 11 volunteer positions on various City advisory boards and committees.

Applicants must be registered voters of the City of Hot Springs, unless otherwise ...

Compost Facility offers free loading of select materials

The City of Hot Springs Compost Facility is temporarily waiving the loading fee for compost, leaf mulch, wood grinding and “oversize” materials so the facility can make space for winter materials.

This offer continues through the month ...

Task force seeks to clarify state’s quarantine and isolation guidelines

During the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on Aug. 31, school superintendents from across Garland County reported a great first week, with hopes that communication from the task force can help clear up misunderstandings in t...

HS/GC COVID-19 Task Force: Garland County COVID cases and testing numbers are down

Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby shared at the Aug. 24 meeting of the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force that he is pleased with the current numbers for Garland County, but he continues to stress the importance of wearing masks an...

HS/GC COVID-19 Task Force: Garland County COVID trend continues in right direction

At the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on August 10, Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby said that the COVID-19 numbers from the week of August 2-9 look better, and that he is pleased with the trend.

There were 171 ...

Garland County virus cases flatten, but positivity rate increases

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 “leveling off,” said Garland County Health ...

Garland County virus cases continue on ‘major upward trend’

Garland County averaged 30 new COVID-19 cases reported daily from July 19 – 26, with a total of 210 new cases for the week, according to Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby at the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual ...

$8.2 million available to Arkansans for electric utility assistance

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has an additional $8.2 million from the CARES Act to assist Arkansas households struggling with their electric bills.

Distribution of the funding will begin on July 27, and will continue through Sept. ...

Garland County virus cases more than double in past week

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and those under investigation more than doubled this past week from 90 on July 12 to 188 on July 19, and the number of active cases went from 65 to 150.

“Garland County is certainly in the mix of this pandem...

Garland County positivity rate rises to 6.4%

Although the number of new and active cases in Garland County has plateaued, the positive rate of infection among the 732 tests done between July 5-12 rose to 6.4%, up from the previous week’s 2.7%.

Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby s...

Garland County positivity rate cut in half from previous week

There were 48 new COVID-19 cases reported in Garland County from June 28 – July 5, but because of a record number of tests performed, the positivity rate decreased from the previous week’s 5.8% to 2.7%.

Also, thanks to the number of rec...

Garland County has increase of 50 new active COVID-19 cases

Following Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on June 22, where case numbers had stabilized, data from the past week shared at the June 29 meeting showed an upward trend with 50 new cases.

Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene S...