Courtney Edwards

WATCH | Behind the Business: Sky Tours introduces helicopter tours to Spa After a hiccup in its debut to Hot Springs, Sky Tours has officially launched helicopter tours of the Spa City.Jason Burton, co-owner of the company, said Sky Tours, which originated in Hochatown, Okl... June 5, 2023

WATCH | Governor congratulates Atrium residents on 67th anniversary A big part of the Atrium at Serenity Pointe's mission is creating moments for its residents.That was exactly what the Director of Memory Support Tamara Gray did for Stanley and Mary Jo Dodd, who r... June 4, 2023

WATCH | NPC confers record-high number of graduates National Park College conferred the most degrees in its history for the 2023 academic year, also recognizing five Southern Arkansas University students who participated in the college's degree par... May 30, 2023

WATCH | Carry the Load: Volunteers pay tribute to fallen military, first responders Carry the Load walked about 5 miles through Hot Springs on Monday from the Hot Springs Police Department to La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Hot Springs.The nonprofit organization's mission i... May 25, 2023

WATCH: Hrvatin pinned as new police chief, department promotes five others The Hot Springs Police Department held a badge pinning ceremony on Friday, pinning Billy Hrvatin as Hot Springs police chief, Shawn Roach as assistant chief and four other promotions.Hrvatin graduated... May 22, 2023

Filmmaker with HS ties showcased by Diversity in Cannes A filmmaker with ties to Hot Springs will have one of her short films showcased at the 2023 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase on Monday.Lisa Cole's film "Bienvenidos a Los Angeles"... May 21, 2023

WATCH | NPC students conduct geology study on Bull Bayou for seventh year National Park College students in George Maxey's physical geology class gathered data from Bull Bayou Creek last month for the seventh year of the ongoing study, noticing some differences in the r... May 15, 2023

WATCH | HSWLA holds its inaugural luncheon at Arlington Hotel The Hot Springs Women's Leadership Alliance, as a newly formed nonprofit organization, hosted its inaugural luncheon on Thursday at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa.Matuschka Lindo Briggs, the... May 14, 2023

WATCH | Hot Springs Flute Ensemble celebrates 40th anniversary with concert In celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Hot Springs Flute Ensemble will host a Gala Concert with guests from Sigma Alpha Iota and the Village Chorale on Sunday at the Oaklawn Event Center."Getti... May 13, 2023

WATCH | Nurses Honor Guard provides appreciation services for late nurses While National Nurses Week comes to an end today, one newly formed organization in Hot Springs will continue to celebrate nurses throughout the year.Established as a nationwide organization in 2003, t... May 12, 2023

WATCH | NPC to relocate maintenance facilities for student housing The National Park College Board of Trustees last month approved the relocation of the maintenance facilities, which will be replaced by additional on-campus housing.The housing expansion project, the ... May 8, 2023

WATCH | Tinney gains passion for hand therapy following wreck Laura Tinney's career in occupational therapy all started with a car wreck, when she suffered a serious injury to her left hand, leading her to hand therapy.At 18, she had accepted a music scholar... May 8, 2023

WATCH | Pandemic, or rain, can’t slow growth at botanical garden While the COVID-19 pandemic caused many businesses to close across the country, botanical gardens seemed to thrive thanks to the safety protocols, including Garvan Woodland Gardens.Garvan's guest ... May 6, 2023

WATCH | NPC names new basketball court after Davis, Coble families National Park College has named its newly constructed basketball courts the Davis-Coble Family Courts in honor of two families that donated funds for the courts' construction.The college named the... May 5, 2023

WATCH | Banker volunteers for four organizations Serving on three local organizations' boards is enough to keep anyone busy, especially Sarah Hutzel, who also works as a commercial banker for Arvest Bank.Being involved in the community is very i... May 1, 2023

WATCH | Crumbl, Hurts, outdoor sporting goods retailer coming to Spa Hot Springs is set to gain at least three new businesses within the next year, including Crumbl Cookies, Sportsman's Warehouse and Hurts Donut.Crumbl Cookies will soon take up half of Nest's s... April 29, 2023

Crumbl, Hurts, Sportsman’s coming to HS Hot Springs is set to gain at least three new businesses within the next year, including Crumbl Cookies, Sportsman's Warehouse and Hurts Donut.Crumbl Cookies will soon take up half of Nest's s... April 28, 2023

WATCH | Director of Pryor Center visits HS Rotary In 1999, former U.S. Sen. David Pryor and Barbara Pryor's interest in Arkansas history developed into the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.The center, located in... April 24, 2023

WATCH | Honors Day: Students awarded more than $133K in NPC scholarships Nursing and health sciences students at National Park College were awarded $133,735 in scholarships Thursday at the annual Nursing and Health Sciences Honors Day event.Community organizations and priv... April 23, 2023

WATCH | Jeweler strives to ‘make people happy’ Shannon's Jewelers of Hot Springs was started in September 2021 by Shannon Branstetter after she spent about 30 years in the industry."You have to find your passion and the things that you en... April 17, 2023

WATCH | SOZO receives $57K to combat overdoses SOZO Addiction Recovery Center is offering naloxone training with free kits in Garland and Saline counties.Arkansas was awarded more than $250,000 in abatement funds through the opioid settlement agai... April 17, 2023

WATCH | NPC students show off their art at annual exhibition National Park College hosted its annual Student Art and Poetry Exhibition in the Student Commons Conference Center last week, beginning Tuesday.The exhibition's poetry reception was held Wednesday... April 16, 2023

WATCH | UCA professor expects large crowds to HS for ’24 eclipse Hot Springs is in the proximity to experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, which Scott Austin, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Central Arkansas, said co... April 10, 2023

WATCH | Tater Tots opens in Deluca’s old spot After Deluca's Pizzeria moved just a few feet from its former location at 831 Central Ave., a new shop has taken its place, but instead of selling pizza it sells children's clothing and access... April 10, 2023

WATCH | Relay For Life to hold first in-person event since 2019 For the first time since 2019, Garland County Relay For Life will hold its annual fundraising event.Taking place from the Bank OZK Arena on April 14 from 6 p.m. to midnight, this year's event is b... April 8, 2023

WATCH | Millennial Making a Difference: Ross Family makes an electrical impact Although she has only lived in the Hot Springs area for about 10 years, one of Nomie Ross' passions is giving back to the community.As for where Ross is originally from, she said, "Nowhere in... April 3, 2023

WATCH | Behind the Business: Local business owner feels at ‘home’ in DIY workshop Hammer & Stain Hot Springs, a DIY workshop, was first opened in 2020 after Cynthia Hall visited a Hammer & Stain location in Texas, she said.Although not a franchise, Hammer & Stain Hot Sp... March 27, 2023

WATCH | Legislators answer questions at Rotary State Reps. Richard McGrew, R-District 85, and Les Warren, R-District 84, along with state Sen. Alan Clark, R-District 7, answered questions about state and local government last week for members of H... March 27, 2023

WATCH | ‘What the Children Told Us’ draws crowd at GC Library More than 100 people registered for a program at the Garland County Library, hosted by the Garland County Historical Society on Tuesday, covering a biography of Hot Springs native Mamie Phipps Clark a... March 25, 2023

WATCH | Moore elected executive director of Webb Center Board members for the Webb Center Inc. elected former board President Mary Moore as the new executive director of the center on March 11.She served as the board president between 2020 and 2023. Willye... March 19, 2023

Black psychologists’ work in HS at center of next GCHS program Tim Spofford, the author of "What the Children Told Us," a biography about Black psychologists Kenneth Clark and Hot Springs native Mamie Phipps Clark, will present a program on their legacy... March 19, 2023

Leaving a Legacy: Retiring HR Director serves as queen of parade Retiring Human Resources Director Minnie Lenox served as queen of the First Ever 20th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade, an honor she claimed would become a part of her legacy.&... March 19, 2023

WATCH | VHS takes an ‘upbeat’ approach to marketing With the First Ever 20th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade approaching, Visit Hot Springs Director of Marketing Bill Solleder earlier this week presented a rundown of last year&... March 17, 2023

WATCH | Library hosts Japanese flower arranging class The Garland County Library hosted a workshop on ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, with a Dallas-based instructor last month ahead of the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival.Patricia O'Re... March 13, 2023

WATCH | Lake Valley hosts testimonials for The CALL Encounter Lake Valley Community Church hosted The CALL Encounter event to raise awareness about the foster care crisis in the state and the community on March 5.The worship event featured singing, prayer and te... March 12, 2023

WATCH | ACHI chief reflects back on lessons from COVID-19 pandemic It's been nearly three years since the U.S. began to implement shutdowns on March 15, 2020, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19."I'd like to ask you to think about where you were t... March 12, 2023

WATCH | Behind the Business: Steamatic grows, adapts with time Steamatic of Hot Springs originally started out as Razorback Carpet Cleaning before purchasing the franchise in 2001, Misty Poole, who co-owns the business alongside her husband, Richard, said.Purchas... March 7, 2023

WATCH | Author gains statewide attention from book A local author's book is still getting local and statewide attention, approaching the one-year anniversary of its release in May 2022 by Prometheus Books.Hot Springs native Bitty Martin's &quo... March 6, 2023

WATCH | The CALL ‘Encounter’ to raise awareness of need for foster families The CALL of Garland and Hot Spring counties plans to host an event titled The CALL Encounter, with the goal of raising awareness of the need for more foster families in the area.The CALL Encounter wil... March 4, 2023

RAGAS ambassador discusses epidemic of human trafficking A $150 billion industry, human trafficking is second only to drug trafficking, Shawnee Cooper, Arkansas ambassador for Rotarian Action Group Against Slavery, told members of the Hot Springs National P... February 27, 2023

WATCH | Engineer encourages others to follow their dreams, ‘give yourself grace’ As a project engineer senior with Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie, Texas, I'Nita White travels back and forth between Texas and Hot Springs regularly to volunteer and serve as a board member for ... February 27, 2023

WATCH | Former waitress pays a visit to McClard’s for 91st birthday For her 91st birthday, a resident of The Atrium at Serenity Pointe was able to visit an old workplace, which she said brought back memories.Mary Ragsdale didn't remember the first time she'd e... February 26, 2023

WATCH | Millennial Making a Difference: Grenman finds calling after car accident It took being injured in a car accident for Dr. Dana Grenman to finally find her calling in life: chiropractic care."We were T-boned in Houston, Texas," she said. "Kind of cut out of th... February 20, 2023

WATCH | Gateway Allied Health holds first graduation ceremony Gateway Allied Health held its inaugural commencement ceremony on Feb. 10, about a year after classes first started, with 33 graduates.The program director, Mellonie Conrad, with more than 25 years of... February 19, 2023

WATCH | Arrison shares ideas for advancing tourism Visit Hot Springs CEO Steve Arrison shared his thoughts on advancing tourism in Hot Springs while addressing Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club on Wednesday, ideas that grew out of a discussion on ... February 18, 2023

WATCH | Historical Society presents top posts from last 3 years With a Facebook page approaching 7,000 followers, the Garland County Historical Society makes a new post with historic photos and captioned information nearly every day.Liz Robbins, the historical soc... February 13, 2023

WATCH | Behind the Business: Lockwood’s continues to ‘keep customers happy’ Although Gene Lockwood's has gone through many changes over the years, it still operates as a family business, owned by Marty and Kim Ward with their son Cody Ward, as the general manager.Cody War... February 13, 2023

WATCH | Millennial Making a Difference: Flores makes a musical difference As a former "American Idol" contestant, Jacob Flores is one of Hot Springs' most familiar local musicians, and he plans to stay in the Spa City with only one goal: to perform.Eight years... February 6, 2023

WATCH | Arkansas Cherry Blossom Festival will return for sixth year The Arkansas Cherry Blossom Festival will return to the Hot Springs Convention Center on April 2, celebrating Japanese culture and Hot Springs' friendship with its sister city Hanamaki, Japan.Host... February 5, 2023

WATCH | H.R.H. Pettey: Royal Order welcomes newest member Past Hot Springs Jazz Society Mardi Gras queens gathered at a private luncheon on Friday to introduce the exclusive club's newest queen.H.R.H., or Her Royal Highness, Dona Pettey, Queen Jazz XI, w... February 4, 2023

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