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Hole #8 of Cortez is a testament to all the men and women who work to make the golf courses in Hot Springs Village inviting to residents and guests
(Photo from explorethevillage.com)

Golf Committee seeing renovations and increased revenue this spring

Golf Committee Vice-President Phil Belt opened the April 2024 meeting with a comment on how well the greens appear overall. He added that there have been very successful volunteer days. The …

ACC delves into the details of upcoming projects

The Hot Springs Village Architectural Control Committee determines some fine points and a multitude of details for most of the upcoming projects behind the Village gates. During its last meeting, the …

GM celebrates productive year

By LEWIS DELAVAN Staff writer In his 2023 general manager’s report presented at the Hot Springs Village Property’s Owners’ Association’s annual meeting Wednesday, Kelly Hale cited …

Cleanup continues on Village trails

Maintenance staff continues to remove debris from the March 14 F-2 tornado that passed through Hot Springs Village, the HSV Property Owners’ Association Trails Committee heard last Tuesday, April …
Police report

Police Report 4.23.24

The Hot Springs Village Police Department recorded 214 calls over the past week; 86 were traffic stops, 38 house or building checks, 10 traffic complaints, several welfare checks, policy violations, …

Entertainment

Amazing! How did he do that? Illusionist Rick Thomas bring Mansion of Dreams to HSV

If you did not attend either of the Rick Thomas Illusionist shows at Woodland Auditorium, you’d better get early tickets if he’s called back to the stage here in HSV, as he’ll be sold out. …

Sports

HSV Anglers Seminar delivers technical advice

HSV Anglers Members greet seminar attendees, (l-r Darrell Graham, Dan Sparrow, and Jack Wohlfarth).
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. …
Anglers, from left: Paul Galfund, Pete DeVries, Larry Ivens, Greg Ousterhout, Jim Gardner, Jerry Swaim, Dave Keith, and Bob Walker. (Submitted photo)
Dave Keith, Paul Galfund win wildcard bass tournament
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 …
Village Green Bowls Spring Bowl
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 …
Village Green Bowls
Village Green Bowls hold club social
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 …
More sports
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 …
The Hot Springs Village Tennis Association is sponsoring three tennis tournaments at the Coronado Tennis Center, including singles (April 18 – 21), men’s/women’s doubles (May 2 – 5), and …
The annual Spring Luncheon and business meeting of the WGA9 hole League was held on March 29th at The Desoto Club. President Elaine Stith welcomed 53 members, including 12 new members, to the …
Formed by Hot Springs Villager, John Lyngen in 1974, the Lady Duffers Golf League swing into their 51st season. As is their tradition, they gathered for their Spring luncheon recently at DeSoto …
Obituaries
Elizabeth T. Kelly
Elizabeth T. Kelly, 87, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas passed away April 12, 2024. She was born February 10, 1937, in Oak Park, IL, to Ralph and Ella Thexton. Elizabeth was preceded in death by …
Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham, age 84, of Hot Springs Village, passed away on March 21. He was born on February 10, 1940, in Abilene, Texas, to Charles and Cynthia Cunningham. He served in the US Air Force for …
Dr. Marv Buck Turl
Dr. Marv (Buck) Turl passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Born in Peoria, IL on January 4, 1939, he was the only child of Elizabeth and Gordon Turl. His …
Douglas Rosenbaum
Douglas Rosenbaum, age 61, was called away to be with his Heavenly Father the morning of Good Friday, March 29th. Douglas was born in Dallas, Texas to Ken and Mary Jo Rosenbaum on September 28, 1962. …
Suzanne M. New
Suzanne M. New, aged 77, passed away in her home in Hot Springs Village on March 30, 2024 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer. Suzanne was born in Buffalo, New York. She graduated from …
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Opinion
Village SCAT is a non-profit that has been operating in HSV since 2010. As one of the founders of the Village SCAT I am writing this letter for two purposes. FIRST: Since the time we started …
Readers may remember that after the June 17, 1972 Watergate break-in several investigations were conducted from then until 1979. One of them was the Select Committee to Study Government Operations …
Hot Springs Village resident Bobby Willis grew up in Colorado, attended high school there but decided to drop out. “I realized I probably wasn’t going to graduate. My grades were poor, and I’d …
Picking up Strange Things. Today was Keep Hot Springs Village Beautiful day. Our Realtor Group was one of many groups in Hot Springs Village picking up trash to keep our Paradise looking wonderful. …
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Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence
In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.
Removing PFAS from public water will cost billions and take time – here are ways to filter out some harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at home
Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. …
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Money helps shed light on which is a better investment: gold or stocks.
Taylor Swift’s homage to Clara Bow
One track on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow. As historians of the 1920s, we’ve studied Bow’s fame and her cultural legacy.