Hot Springs Village Voice

Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, Democrat Terri Yarbrough Green and Libertarian Steve Parsons are running for Arkansas' 1st Congressional District in the 2026 general election. (Courtesy photos) The spike in fuel prices since the start of the Iran war has hit the farm-heavy 1st Congressional District in east Arkansas especially hard, and Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford doesn’t hold back when talking about the problem. “I’ll be blunt about it.

Education Secretary Jacob Oliva (left) addresses a crowd following the announcement of Lindsay Rankin (far right) as the 2027 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Springdale School District Superintendent Jared Cleveland listen during the surprise ceremony at Bernice Young Elementary School on Oct. 8, 2026.

Lt. Gen. (retired) Jeffrey Lofgren, senior adviser of the Hot Springs Village Veterans Memorial Foundation, invites all Villagers to the 2026 Veterans Day ceremony, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 in Woodlands Auditorium. The theme will be the America’s 250 Years of Veterans. Guest speaker will be Hot Springs Village resident Brig. Gen. (retired) Michael Battle. Battle retired from the Air Force Reserve as the mobilization assistant to Deputy Judge Advocate General in Arlington, Virginia.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shakes hands at the Arkansas Capitol prior to a commemoration of the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate) Arkansas elected officials, faith leaders and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee decried what they described as a rewriting of the history surrounding the deadly 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel as they marked the third anniversary Wednesday.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services building on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) A federal audit found Arkansas mishandled thousands of reports of child abuse and neglect, including allegations of rape and video surveillance in children’s bedrooms. The Sept.

The Arkansas Justice Building on the state Capitol grounds in Little Rock on Jan. 14, 2025. The building houses the state Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and the Administrative Office of the Courts. (Photo by Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate) The Arkansas Court of Appeals struck down a key part of a state law Wednesday protecting public employees from being fired for reporting wrongdoing or misuse of funds by a government agency.

State Education Board member Randy Henderson (left) and Education Secretary Jacob Oliva (right) listen to public testimony during a state board meeting on Mar. 9, 2023. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate) The Arkansas State Board of Education on Wednesday authorized an election allowing some Pulaski County voters to decide whether to establish a new Sherwood School District.

NOTE: The headline in this week's Voice incorrectly said that the Rally was October 19. It is actually on October 12. With early voting beginning on Monday, Oct. 19, the Hot Springs Village Republican Women Club is providing two opportunities for Villagers to become more informed voters. On Columbus Day, Monday, October 12 a Republicans Unite Rally at Balboa Pavilion beginning at 4 p.m. will feature local, state, and national candidates as well as food and fundraising. On Thursday, Oct.

From left: Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research analyst Blake Smith, Department of Military Chief Financial Officer Diane Worm and Arkansas National Guard Deputy Adjutant General Jeff Wood present the military department's fiscal years 2028 and 2029 budget proposal to state lawmakers on Oct. 6, 2026.

Posted Tuesday, October 6, 2026 5:20 pm Olivia Walton, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art board chair, speaks during a lecture at the Bentonville museum on Sept. 30, 2026.