Holiday weekend brings record numbers to Spa City

May 31, 2023 at 4:04 a.m.

by James Leigh

County Judge Darryl Mahoney, right, makes a presentation to country music artist Buddy Jewell Friday evening as he is inducted into the Arkansas Walk of Fame in front of the Hot Springs Visitor Center in downtown Hot Springs. Jewell later headlined a free concert in the Bridge Street Entertainment District. - Photo by Lance Brownfield of The Sentinel-Record
County Judge Darryl Mahoney, right, makes a presentation to country music artist Buddy Jewell Friday evening as he is inducted into the Arkansas Walk of Fame in front of the Hot Springs Visitor Center in downtown Hot Springs. Jewell later headlined a free concert in the Bridge Street Entertainment District. - Photo by Lance Brownfield of The Sentinel-Record

Memorial Day weekend brought record crowds to Garland County, and Lake Ouachita State Park was forced to close for approximately half an hour Sunday to let crowds die down, according to the park's superintendent.

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