Time Tour

TIME TOUR: Owney Madden When Owney Madden moved to Hot Springs in 1935, he was one of the most-feared gangsters in the country. At his death in 1965, he was eulogized as a “truly diffe... by Elizabeth Robbins - October 1, 2020

TIME TOUR: Hot Springs School District The first schools in the Hot Springs area were subscription schools, circa 1845, at Chalybeate Springs and at the lower end of Hot Springs Valley. These closed ... by Elizabeth Robbins - September 1, 2020

TIME TOUR: The local drive-ins To a lot of people, growing up in Hot Springs wasn’t special because of our famous bath houses or historic buildings. It was special because, on crisp fall nigh... by Elizabeth Robbins - July 31, 2020

TIME TOUR: The Ostrich Farm “There was a time when Hot Springs always knew where to find a feather to put in its cap,” a reporter once wrote. That place was the Ostrich Farm, a source of... by Elizabeth Robbins - July 1, 2020

TIME TOUR: Happy Hollow Amusement Park When summer arrives, people in Hot Springs are lucky enough to have an amusement park to head to — Magic Springs Theme & Water Park. Hot Springs, however, was b... by Elizabeth Robbins - May 31, 2020

TIME TOUR: Bootlegging in Garland County “Garland County is the worst in the state in whiskey stills,” announced Major D. Keating of the State Police during the middle of Prohibition. He continued, “In... by Elizabeth Robbins - May 7, 2020

WATCH: 'Time Tour' launches Friday online On Friday, readers of The Sentinel-Record will be taken back in time, exploring Hot Springs' history in a new monthly column -- "Time Tour" -- exclusively onlin... by staff reports - May 6, 2020