Officials gathered at Petit Jean State Park today for a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the Dr. T.W. Hardison Visitor Center in Morrilton. The newly constructed building, which provides space for camper registration, interpretive exhibits, meetings, special events, and staff offices, is named for the man whose vision for Petit Jean State Park brought about its creation as the cornerstone in the system of Arkansas State Parks.
In 1907, Dr. T.W. Hardison was a contract physician for the Fort Smith Lumber Company when he accompanied lumbermen on their inspection of the area surrounding the Natural Bridge in Petit Jean’s Seven Hollows area. As they debated the cost of logging such a remote and rugged area, Dr. Hardison later recounted that it occurred to him that “the trees might as well be left to live out their lifespan unmolested by axe and saw, and the area converted into a park.” By 1919, he and his wife had made their home on Petit Jean Mountain, and his leadershi
KTOY Hardison Center/ AR State Parks Officials gathered at Petit Jean State Park Thursday for a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the Dr. T.W. Hardison Visitor Center.
The newly constructed building, which provides space for camper registration, interpretive exhibits, meetings, special events, and staff offices, is named for the man whose vision for Petit Jean State Park brought about its creation as the cornerstone in the system of Arkansas State Parks.
In 1907, Dr. T.W. Hardison was a contract physician for the Fort Smith Lumber Company when he accompanied lumbermen on their inspection of the area surrounding the Natural Bridge in Petit Jean’s Seven Hollows area. As they debated the cost of logging such a remote and rugged area, Dr. Hardison later recounted that it occurred to him that “the trees might as well be left to live out their lifespan unmolested by axe and saw, and the area converted
Walton Arts Center speaks out on anti-transgender laws
April 14, 20219:33 am
The current Arkansas legislature has passed and continues to discuss policies that unfairly restrict rights of the LGBTQ+ community, specifically transgender Arkansans. pic.twitter.com/oerDyvvBve
A Fayetteville institution speaks out against the spate of anti-transgender bills passed by the Arkansas legislature. Full statement here.
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This type of legislation does not advance the interests of all Arkansans as it harms individuals and impacts the ability of businesses and industries across the state to recruit talent and bring artists and tourists to the region.
Can we get a second from the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts? The Arkansas Rep? The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra? The Little Rock City Board? The Little Rock Advertising and Promotion Commission? The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism? Anyone?
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Bathroom bill stalls as Arkansas lawmakers consider costs
Bathroom bill stalls as Arkansas lawmakers consider costs REP. CINDY CRAWFORD: head sponsor of a new bathroom bill
A bill to force schools, arenas and all other publicly owned buildings in Arkansas to require people to use the bathrooms that correspond to their sex at birth got gummed up in a House committee Monday over worries that it could cost the state millions.
Rep. Cindy Crawford (R-Fort Smith) will be sent for a fiscal impact study and then will come back the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, Chair
Dwight Tosh (R-Jonesboro) said. Tosh made the order for a fiscal impact study after nearly an hour of testimony from people who opposed the bathroom bill. Many of them represented universities, prisons, arenas and other government entities and said the costs to meet requirements set out in HB 1882 would be sky high.