Like communities across the state and nation, Hot Spring County has been dealing with an increasing number of opioid overdoses.

Recently, firefighters from three local departments completed a swift water/ flood water training. 

During a regular monthly meeting Monday, the Malvern City Council approved several items of new business with Malvern Mayor Brenda J. Weldon while assembling together at the First Baptist Church Life Center in Malvern.

Union Pacific has released the full schedule for Big Boy No. 4014’s 2021 tour, an almost month-long, 10-state tour which begins Aug. 5 and concludes Sept. 7, and includes one opportunity to ride behind the locomotive. The railroad also said the locomotive will have a break-in run this Thursd…

The Malvern City Council met for its first monthly finance/ agenda meeting Tuesday at the First Baptist Church Life Center in Malvern.

The Ouachita River Art Guild held its regular meeting Wednesday at 418-B South Main Street. The meeting covered everything from the Independence Day Festival to the New DeRoche Fire Department was discussed. 

According to an Arkansas State Police crash report, a Hot Spring County man was killed and a Malvern woman was injured during a vehicle accident Saturday in Saline County. 

The THV 11 and Arkansas Food Bank Summer Cereal Drive provides non-perishable breakfast items that are both nutritious and kid-friendly for children and families in Central Arkansas who would otherwise go without the most important meal of the day - breakfast. The summer cereal drive provide…

In a public announcement Thursday, Hot Spring County Sheriff Mike Cash reported that there is a “pending, non-assessed sex offender” moving to the area. 

In honor of the Independence Day holiday, several 4th of July celebrations are planned for the community to enjoy in Malvern. 

The Henson Benson Foundation Board held its annual meeting on Wednesday, June 9 at its Perla office where Alan ‘Spud’ McClain was elected as the newest member of the Board.

Monday afternoon, troopers with the Arkansas State Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 30 that resulted in one fatality and several injuries. 

In celebration of 501 Day, the Malvern Downtown Development Corporation hosted its Small Business Saturday, Shop Small—Shop Malvern Passport program event May 1 on Main Street in downtown Malvern.

Several local donors in the community gave blood Thursday during a blood drive event hosted by The Malvern Boots and Badges with the Arkansas Blood Institute at the Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County gymnasium—located  at1840 W. Moline St. in Malvern.

The Malvern-Hot Spring County Library is kicking off the 2021 summer reading events—Tales with Tails for all ages beginning June 1 through August 4.

The Ouachita River Correctional Unit in Malvern was re-accredited by the American Correctional Association Thursday during a special close out session and luncheon held in the facility. 

Tuesday, May 25, the Central Arkansas Development Council will have its emergency food distribution in Hot Spring County at the Arkansas State University Three Rivers campus located at 1 College Circle in Malvern.

The Malvern Boots and Badges will host a blood drive event with the Arkansas Blood Institute Thursday May 27 beginning at 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County gymnasium located 1840 W. Moline St. in Malvern.

The Malvern Fire Department water rescue team secured the safety of a few individuals canoeing during a water rescue emergency with the assistance of Malvern Police Department Sgt. Heath Dickson in the Ouachita River during this past Sunday.

The Malvern Downtown Development Corporation with the Hot Spring County Conversations—Malvern Beautification Action Team and the City of Rockport will be hosting its annual Malvern Quarterly Clean-Up June 12 beginning at 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.

A man received a 30-year sentence in the Arkansas Department of Correction after pleading guilty Tuesday afternoon to second degree murder. 

After polls closed Tuesday on election day for Hot Spring County School Board Elections, ballots were counted at the HSC Election Office for early voting pertaining to Malvern, Glen Rose, Bismarck and Ouachita school districts for the unofficial results.

A Murfreesboro man was killed during a two-vehicle Thursday morning on Highway 84 West in Bismarck.

Early voting has begun for the 2021 school board elections for Bismarck, Glen Rose, and Malvern school districts and the millage for Ouachita School District at the Hot Spring County Election Office building located at 230 W. Second Street in Malvern.

In honor of National Armed Forces Day,  EAST Lab students from Ms. Angela Greene's fifth grade class at Wilson Intermediate School in Malvern has organized an Armed Forces Day Parade for local veterans in the community Friday at 1:30 p.m. 

Ready to open its doors to the community in downtown Malvern, The Peacock Blvd., located at 315 S Main Street will have its store grand opening Saturday from 9 a..m. until 5 p.m.

Two Malvern residents are facing charges for fraudulently selling purebred, registered puppies that did not exist, according to a news release from the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. 

The Call in Garland and Hot Spring Counties is hosting a community event for its headquarters in Hot Spring County Tuesday, May 11 from 10 a.m. until noon inside the Second Baptist Church located at 210 West Mill Street in Malvern.

The Malvern City Council met for its first monthly finance/ agenda meeting Monday via teleconference through the Teamup Microsoft web app online to utilize communication. 

While securing the safety during the emergency rescue process the Malvern Fire Department recently was awarded a grant that supplied lifesaving pet oxygen masks through the Invisible Fence— Project Breathe Program.

In celebration of 501 day, the Malvern Downtown Development Corporation will host its Small Business Saturday, Shop Small Passport program event with the support of the Downtown businesses. 

This Saturday, a portion of central Arkansas will celebrate a new event and holiday—"501 Day" to help promote and support local businesses and organizations in their downtown area. 

The Malvern Fire Department with the South Malvern Fire District and Ouachita Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a water rescue emergency in the Ouachita River Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. 

During a walk through the home of Bob and Janet Lowry in Hot Springs, it is obvious that their daughter, Victoria “Tori” Lowry, was loved and is deeply missed. A memory garden, located outside the front door, has plants and decorated rocks in memory of Tori. Their home is filled with memento…

The Hot Spring County Courthouse Christmas committee has planned a Dorey's drive-through fish fry fundraiser for May 13 beginning at 11 a.m until 1 p.m. at the Hot Spring County Fairgrounds. 

The Central Arkansas Development Council has announced its agency is providing an emergency food distribution for more than 500,000 lbs. of food to service its 19-county areas starting April 27 through May 26.  

Ouachita School District Superintendent Larry Newsom has informed parents about the district will be offering a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic on its campus April 28 from 3 to 4 p.m. 

Frontier Pharmacy in Bismarck is offering appointments to its patients to receive the COVID-19 vaccine shots.