Garland County News

Seeing a line of people eager to get inside a cemetery is not a normal sight. Yet, that was the case on the evening of Oct.

One of two teenage girls reported missing in Garland County on Friday has been found safe.

The Hot Springs Garland County Beautification Commission has just been informed that they have won the national first place for a new Cigarette Litter Prevention Program from Keep America Beautiful .

Bradford's DNA was collected after a conviction here in Arkansas. Now years later it has lead to his arrest on an earlier crime.

Jennifer Schuett didn't know it, but the DNA of the man suspected of attacking her in 1990 was sitting in an FBI database for at least 13 years, just waiting for a connection to be made.

Jennifer Schuett's search for the man who snatched her from her bed when she was 8, sexually assaulted her and left her for dead on top of an ant hill ended Tuesday with the arrest of a suspect.

1 Positive Attitude Month, Squirrel Awareness Month, Raptor Month. Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, ready to swoop.

Cutter Morning Star is Garland County's smallest district, but it has become a giant when it comes to testing.

Right now, it's National Recovery Month, and Saturday, the Quapaw House in Hot Springs, which helps those dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, hosted a recovery rally.

This is enough for 12,000 meals to help feed needy families in the Garland County area.

A law that goes into effect Thursday will prohibit Arkansas drivers from texting or sending e-mail from their handheld devices while driving.

An Arkansas State Police investigation has determined an officer's bullet meant for a fugitive during a manhunt in July instead hit the man's girlfriend, who later died.

The CDC is warning doctors about using rapid flu tests to determine if a person has the swine flu.

A few members of the New Life Assembly Church youth group in Haskell stop to rest while 11 other members catch up during the Speed The Light a oeAll Will Drive - 26 Mile Walka from Malvern to Haskell on Saturday.

A search is underway for a missing couple from Hot Springs who've not been seen in more than two weeks.

Several roads are closed in the Pulaski County area. A flash flood watch was in effect through Thursday.

Arkansas State Police are helping in the investigation into a fatal fire in Garland County.

Legislator: Elected officials wrong for "double-dipping" There are new questions about elected officials accused of double dipping.

A federal appeals panel on Thursday upheld a ruling that jailers in Garland County can be sued personally for reportedly ignoring a suspected intoxicated driver who didna t move for hours in his cell and suffered severe brain damage.

It's a shame the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record lies behind a pay wall because it has been doing thorough reporting and commentary on county elected official double-dipping, thanks to a trifecta of secretive dippers discovered in the Garland County courthouse.