Posted on: March 3, 2021
The City’s first Operation Clean Sweep of 2021 is scheduled for Monday, March 8, through Friday, March 26, to include approximately 350 structures in the area of Valley Street and Shady Grove Road, between West Grand and Hollywood avenues, to Malvern Aven...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2021
Gov. Asa Hutchinson changed the statewide COVID-19 directives to guidelines on Feb. 26, yet he and Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero said it is essential that individual behaviors regarding wearing masks, socially distancing and washing hands continue. ...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2021
For Immediate Release
Contact: Colbie Jones
cjones@mhpteamsi.com
870-917-7819
Free trees offered to Garland County businesses and residents
The Arkansas Urban Forestry Council (AUFC) is offering free trees to Garland County businesses and residents to plant an...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 26, 2021
The City of Hot Springs will accept applications until noon on Friday, April 2, 2021, for a total of 32 volunteer positions on various City advisory boards and committees.
Applicants must be registered voters of the City of Hot Springs, unless otherwise sp...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 25, 2021
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 11, in the Board Chambers at City Hall, 133 Convention Boulevard, to consider the following:
- End of Five Points Road and Aberina Street – Preliminary subdivi...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 24, 2021
With the recent winter storm and extreme cold temperatures, Hot Springs residents have been busy coping with frozen pipes. Because of the high number of broken services, Hot Springs Utilities has been working night and day to keep up with demand for water...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 24, 2021
The week of Feb. 14-22 had the lowest total of COVID-19 test results recorded for Garland County since August due to the winter weather, but Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby is still pleased by the continued downward trajectory of the county&...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 20, 2021
The City of Hot Springs and the Hot Springs Fire Department are asking everyone to stop running water faucets as a pipe-freezing preventative measure because temperatures are warming and conservation of water is required.
Experts have found that uninsulat...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 19, 2021
With the water supply at a critical point at about 26% of storage capacity currently remaining, the City of Hot Springs Utilities Department is asking everyone to conserve water.
The water demand is currently greater than the Utility’s maximum p...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 18, 2021
The Hot Springs Utilities water system is at critically low levels, according to Utilities Director Monty Ledbetter. He is asking residents who might run their faucets tonight to do so at no more than slow drip, and for everyone to be in conservation mode...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 17, 2021
Cold temperatures most likely led to a lower number of COVID-19 testing being done the week of Feb. 8-14, and the continued effects of inclement weather will likely skew the pandemic outlook for weeks ahead, according to Garland County Health Officer Dr. ...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 17, 2021
The City of Hot Springs Utilities is asking residents who are keeping faucets running due to cold temperatures to be mindful of the amount of water being used, as only a slight drip is needed.
“We are making all the water we can and are losing gr...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: February 15, 2021
Approximately 1,600 customers remained without power Sunday evening after about 7,000 were disrupted earlier in the day as winter weather blew across the state. Forecasts call for even more extreme temperatures, sleet, and snow this week, with an unpreced...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: October 27, 2020
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Garland County has risen to its highest number since the start of the pandemic at 247, according to Garland County Health Office Dr. Gene Shelby at the Oct. 26 virtual meeting of the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: October 20, 2020
Following a downward trend for COVID-19 cases in Garland County, the week of Oct. 11 – 18 saw a higher number of new cases, active cases and deaths, while there was a decrease in the number of tests performed.
“Unfortunately, last week was not a very good ...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: October 14, 2020
Hot Springs and Garland County continue to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases, but members of the area COVID-19 task force caution that vigilance is needed to continue to keep down the spread of the virus.
“Our community cannot let our guard down. We have...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: September 30, 2020
Recognizing that many people are experiencing fatigue in respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby seeks to remind the community of the deadly and communicable nature of this coronavirus.
At the Sept. 28 virtual meetin...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: September 23, 2020
Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby is optimistic about where Garland County stands in the pandemic as two weeks have passed since Labor Day, yet the COVID-19 numbers locally have not increased as they did following Memorial Day and Independence...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: September 15, 2020
At this point in the pandemic, school superintendents across Garland County are more concerned that the quarantining of teachers and bus drivers could force a change to virtual learning more so than the threat of positive cases within school districts.
At ...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: September 9, 2020
If a member of a student’s household tests positive for COVID-19, the student is also required to quarantine rather than continuing to attend school in person. This was the primary message from superintendents during the virtual meeting of the Hot Springs...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: September 2, 2020
During the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on Aug. 31, school superintendents from across Garland County reported a great first week, with hopes that communication from the task force can help clear up misunderstandings in t...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: August 26, 2020
Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby shared at the Aug. 24 meeting of the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force that he is pleased with the current numbers for Garland County, but he continues to stress the importance of wearing masks an...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: August 13, 2020
At the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on August 10, Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby said that the COVID-19 numbers from the week of August 2-9 look better, and that he is pleased with the trend.
There were 171 ...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: August 5, 2020
COVID-19 numbers from Garland County for the week of July 2 – August 2 do show some “positive aspects compared to the previous two weeks” as new cases seem to be “leveling off,” said Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby at the Hot Springs/Garland...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: July 28, 2020
Garland County averaged 30 new COVID-19 cases reported daily from July 19 – 26, with a total of 210 new cases for the week, according to Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby at the Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: July 24, 2020
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has an additional $8.2 million from the CARES Act to assist Arkansas households struggling with their electric bills.
Distribution of the funding will begin on July 27, and will continue through Sept. ...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: July 21, 2020
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and those under investigation more than doubled this past week from 90 on July 12 to 188 on July 19, and the number of active cases went from 65 to 150.
“Garland County is certainly in the mix of this pandemic,” said ...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: July 14, 2020
Although the number of new and active cases in Garland County has plateaued, the positive rate of infection among the 732 tests done between July 5-12 rose to 6.4%, up from the previous week’s 2.7%.
Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby shared at t...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: July 10, 2020
There were 48 new COVID-19 cases reported in Garland County from June 28 – July 5, but because of a record number of tests performed, the positivity rate decreased from the previous week’s 5.8% to 2.7%.
Also, thanks to the number of recoveries in Garland C...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases
Posted on: July 1, 2020
Following Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force virtual meeting on June 22, where case numbers had stabilized, data from the past week shared at the June 29 meeting showed an upward trend with 50 new cases.
Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene S...
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City of Hot Springs News Releases