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St. Mary of the Springs Catholic Church parishioners and building project members on Saturday broke ground for a new parish hall and office building adjacent to the present church location at Central and Whittington. The new office will provide easier access to visitors and the new parish hall will facilitate more than 250 people for parish gatherings, weddings or meetings. Expected completion date for the facility, designed by French Architects and to be built by Nabholz Construction, is March 2014. Continue reading ->

Kylie Carter, 10, of Springdale, left, does a dance move as Arkansas Cheer Dynamix teammates Taylor Autry, 10, of Springdale and Maddi Rogers, 9 of Fayetteville look, on during a practice for JAMfest Mega-JAM Series at the Hot Springs Convention Center on Saturday. The cheer competition was part of JAMfest Cheer and Dance, an international event production company that hosts cheer and dance competition across the United States, Europe and Canada. Continue reading ->

Clyde Covington, third from left, was crowned Shamrock King, and Bess McFadden Sanders, third from right, was crowned Shamrock Queen around noon Sunday during the annual VIP party for the First Ever 10th Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Joining the Shamrock royalty were, from left, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Kinzie Ryanne, Nicole Bulcher, Lauren Williams and Jacie Veronica. Continue reading ->

Tasha Vines, group sales coordinator at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls, left, and Kyle Taylor, group event planner, work on the theme park’s float for the Christmas parade on Friday. The Hot Springs Christmas parade will be held today. Continue reading ->

Lake Hamilton fourth-graders Angela Ceja, 9, left, and Tora Ainsworth, 9, create postcards for R.E.G.A.R.D’s Seeds of Peace event that will take place from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at the Hot Springs Greenway near Hot Springs Historic Downtown Farmers Market and Transportation Depot. There will be interactive booths with information about different cultures, faiths and civic organizations. The local observance is being held in conjunction with the 2012 International Day of Peace, which is Friday. Continue reading ->

Dr. Joshua D. Sparrow, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, on Monday addressed attendees of the annual Conference for Parent Educators at Hot Springs Convention Center. Sparrow’s work as director of Special Initiatives for the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, stresses “cultural adaptations of family support programs, organizational professional development and aligning systems of care with community strengths and priorities.” Continue reading ->

Visitors to Garvan Woodland Gardens now are enjoying the beauty of more than 250,000 daffodils in various shades of yellow. The gardens are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and Daffodil Days continue through March 16. Continue reading ->

Catherine Blakley, left, and Barbara Muller, part of The Eclectic Trio, perform Christmas carols Saturday on Arlington Lawn under sunny skies. Today will be mostly sunny with a high around 57, according to the National Weather Service at Little Rock. Continue reading ->

Justin Chastant, of Hot Springs, on Thursday demonstrated the art of juggling during a children’s program at the Garland County Library. Çhastant used balls, clubs and cloth to perform various sleight-of-hand tricks. Continue reading ->