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Left ro right, Stephanie Highfill, Summer Benedict, J. Kendall Kegley, and Jennifer Allen. (Staff photos)

Voice wins awards in APA Better Newspaper Contest

The Hot Springs Village Voice's advertising staff was awarded 7 first place awards at Arkansas Press Association's 2024 Better Newspaper Advertising Contest held at the Winthrop Rockefeller …

Garland County considers upgrading public safety

“911; What’s your emergency?” those calling in distress hear. But Garland County department heads say that their public safety staff is overwhelmed by the need for services. A proposal under …

2024 Readers' Choice kicks off; nominate your favorite businesses through May 17

Nominate and vote now for your favorite businesses, individuals and organizations, as well as Man of the Year and Woman of the Year for Garland and Saline counties. Voting for Village Voice …

Investigation continues after rescue of dogs

An investigation into a situation that resulted in the recent rescue of around a dozen dogs from a site across Highway 7 from the West Gate is continuing, Hot Springs Police Department Sgt. Chris …
Police report

Police Report 5.7.24

Over the last week, officers of the Hot Springs Village Police Department responded to 161 calls, including 50 traffic stops, 26 premises checks, 12 “community contact” calls, 12 “other police …

Entertainment

ASO Orchestras share the Woodlands Stage

Following a short HS/HSV Symphony Guild Annual meeting, the best of Arkansas' talented youth orchestral concerts were free to attend at Woodlands Auditorium on Sunday, April 28. The Academy …

Sports

Diamante WGA-9 holds annual Caddie Day event April 30

Winners of the “Knock Your Socks Off” flight. Kathy Carter, Caddie Steve St. Onge, Caddie Charles Veazey, Patsy Veazy.
The Diamante WGA-9 held its annual Caddie Day event on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The day began with dense fog but turned into a beautiful, sunny mid-70 degree low-humidity morning. Members were paired …
L/R Kirk Bixler, Greg Osterhout, Ron Knight. Sue Duvall, Pete DeVries, Larry
Ivens. (Submitted photo)
Knight, DeVries win Lake Hamilton bass tournament and demonstration
During the five-hour bass battle on Lake Hamilton on April 23, angler Ron Knight and co-angler Pete DeVries, out-fished the field and came away with wins. Knight won the angler division with 5 …
2024 Junior Golf kicks off on June 3
2024 HSV Junior Golf kicks off it new season June 3 with orientation at Balboa Pavillion, 4:00 pm. We have a lot of the juniors playing golf for the first time. We would like to request donations …
HSV Anglers Members greet seminar attendees, (l-r Darrell Graham, Dan Sparrow, and Jack Wohlfarth).
HSV Anglers Seminar delivers technical advice
Ask anglers in Hot Springs Village, and they will pretty unanimously say that fishing is fantastic here. The lakes have been stocked with bass, catfish, sunfish, crappie, walleye, and other species. …
More sports
It wasn’t a day to be at the beach, but it was a good day for angling as members of the Hot Springs Village Anglers Club took to Village waters on April 10 for a wildcard bass event, meaning they …
The Village Green Bowls Club held its Spring Bowl on Saturday, April 13, 2024. There were ten bowlers present. The winners are, at left: 1st Place John Jovonovich Roy Hart 2nd Place …
The Village Green Bowls Club held a Social on Saturday, April 6, 2024. There were 15 members, with 13 bowling in 8 different events. Refreshments were enjoyed and the weather was perfect. The …
Arkansas Derby Horses lined up in gate positions, Muth (7), Just Steel (8) and Mystik Dan (9) and finished the race in the following winning order 1, 2, and 3. Perhaps "and they're off" together …
The Hot Springs Village Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association will hold its 2024 Golf Scramble Fundraiser on May 17, 2024, at the Ponce de Leon Golf Course. Registration is $125 per person and …
Obituaries
Carol L. de Castro
Carol Laverne (Johnson) de Castro of Eden Prairie, Minnesota passed away peacefully at home on April 3, 2024 at the age of 92. Carol was born on February 17, 1932, in Morris, Minnesota to Stanley …
Elaine K. MacDonald
Elaine K. MacDonald, 78, of Hot Springs Village Arkansas, passed away peacefully April 27, 2024.She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1946 to George and Joyce Kirspel. After receiving her …
Mary "Renny" Miller
Mary Corinne “Renny” Tweddell Miller passed away April 27, 2024 at Stonecroft Village, Mendota, IL., at the age of 101. Renny was born in No Creek, KY July 7, 1922, the daughter of P.D. and …
Sally R.H. Day
Sally Royster Hamilton Day of Hot Springs Village (“HSV”), Arkansas died, six days shy of her 88th birthday, on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. Born April 6, 1936, in Kansas City, Missouri to …
Dixie L. Sorensen
Dixie L. Sorensen, 84, passed away peacefully in her home on April 7,, 2024 with her family by her side. She was born the second of five children in Hollywood, California to Opie and Kathryn Cates. …
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Opinion
The Arkansas Press Association today filed a ballot question committee, Arkansans for a Free Press, to help pass the Arkansas Government Disclosure Amendment & Act of 2024. The nonpartisan …
Rampant tailgating through the unmanned exit gates, each driver should wait until the gate closes and reopens before exiting through the gate, yet no one does and there are no problems. HOT …
Village Pines Garden Club has just ended a year of celebrations for our 50th anniversary, and we would like everyone to know how grateful we are for the many kinds of support we receive from all …
For 46 years, Bob and I have lived together in holy matrimony, and as my grandmother was often heard to say, “If the good Lord’s willing, it’ll be 47 in October.” We met on a blind date …
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