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Major tournament bass fishing returned to Arkansas last weekend, and as usual, Hot Springs proved itself a worthy host.

HOT SPRINGS — A 2018 analysis by the city of Hot Springs and its public housing authority commission identified vacation rentals as a threat to affordable housing. Referencing data from 2012-2016, the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice said 1,344 housing units in the city were being used seasonally or recreationally.

For a record sixth time, Hot Springs will host the 39th annual Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American Championship Thursday through Saturday on Lake Hamilton.

Baseball, a Hot Springs hallmark since the 1880s, is the theme of a handsome new Spa City attraction for players, their fans and other interested visitors.

Police returned fire with a lone gunman Thursday night outside the city's convention center after he is accused of shooting into a crowd that had gathered nearby as the Hot Springs World Class High School graduation was ending, killing one person and wounding three others, according to police and sheriff's reports.

HOT SPRINGS -- This year's annual Memorial Day weekend fireworks display will be held at Hot Springs Memorial Field instead of Lake Hamilton as part of the airport's 75th-anniversary celebration, the city's tourism agency said Wednesday.

This year's annual Memorial Day weekend fireworks display will be held at Hot Springs Memorial Field instead of Lake Hamilton as part of the airport's 75th-anniversary celebration, the city's tourism agency said Wednesday.

Thousands of people arrived for the return of the World's Shortest St. Patrick Parade & many in Hot Springs are excited to see it return.

The tourism and hospitality industries rebounded strongly in 2021, but local tax collections indicate that a few cities havent seen visitors return to pre-pandemic levels.

HOT SPRINGS -- Helen Selig, a former Hot Springs mayor and the first female chairman of The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board of directors, was remembered Monday as a "great force" in the community.