Hot Springs

Board of Directors elections for the Arkansas Trucking Association were held at its annual conference in Hot Springs on May 11- May 13, 2022. Mark Morris, the outgoing chairman and the president and CEO of Morris Transportation Services based in…

J&S Italian Villa in Hot Springs is under new ownership. Hospitality veteran Saddiq Mir purchased J&S Italian Villa in April 2022. Mir joins his wife, Jeannie, as new owners of the restaurant located at 4332 Central Avenue in Hot Springs,…

Little Rock’s Breckenridge Village is under new ownership. KBK-Breck LLC purchased the Little Rock shopping center known as Breckenridge Village, located at Rodney Parham Road and Interstate 430 in Little Rock, as of May 12. The ownership group is comprised…

The world’s third bronze statue of Babe Ruth will be dedicated on Ruth’s birthday next year, at the main entrance to Hot Springs’ Majestic Park baseball complex, where Ruth played in the early 20th Century. Majestic Park is a brand…

The Arkansas Trucking Association will celebrate 90 years of trucking in the state and host its annual business conference and vendor showcase in Hot Springs this week. The educational forums will be held Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12…

Governor Asa Hutchinson recently attended Arkansas’ sixth annual Governor’s All-State Coding Competition. Hutchinson, in partnership with ARCodeKids, announced the winners of the competition in the Ida Waldron Auditorium of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway on Saturday, April 30,…

Joan Botts, the former vice president of Marketing for Hot Springs’ Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, is now the Regional Director of Marketing for Choctaw Casino and Resort Durant in Oklahoma. Botts has worked as a senior marketer in various gaming…

Bobby Estell, professionally known as Bobby Bones, will receive an honorary doctorate degree during the University of Arkansas commencement ceremony on May 14 at Bud Walton Arena. Estell is a popular American radio and television personality and two-time New York…

Arkansans have been under the influence of medical marijuana, legally, since 2016. In 2016, Arkansas voters approved the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment with 53 percent of the vote. The amendment to the state constitution allows patients who have a doctor’s…

Southern Airways Express, a Florida-based commuter airline company, is acquiring St. Louis-based airline Air Choice One, according to a recent Southern Airways press release. Air Choice One has provided flight services for Northeast Arkansas since 2012, and offers flights from…