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🌱 What’s next for the controversial Malvern Avenue rezoning in Hot Springs?

Hot Springs, Arkansas Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What’s next for the controversial Malvern Avenue rezoning in Hot Springs?
  • Which national birding stars are flocking to Hot Springs this October?
  • Hot Springs medical group pays settlement over disputed Medicare pain procedures

Also on today's calendar: “Sheep in a Jeep” by Nancy E. Shaw and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 89, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hazy sun, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Neighbors oppose commercial rezoning for Malvern Avenue lot (hotsr.com) — Hot Springs’ Planning Commission has delayed a decision on rezoning 2748 Malvern Avenue for a gymnastics facility and coffee shop, citing unanswered questions about traffic impacts. Neighbors say commercial growth and crashes near Lakeside School already make the corridor dangerous. The proposal will return at the commission’s August meeting, keeping the neighborhood’s future in flux.
   

2. Birding Festival of the South adds guests to growing lineup (hotsr.com) — Hot Springs will host the inaugural Birding Festival of the South October 8-10 at the Hot Springs Convention Center, featuring national birding personalities and music acts. Visitors can join talks, concerts, bird walks on local trails, and field trips around Hot Springs, with weekend passes at $35 and early registrants getting extra festival swag and full access.
   

3. Medical Group Settles CMP Case Over Facet Joint Injections; ALJs Overturn Claim Denials (jdsupra.com) — A Hot Springs branch of CHI St. Vincent Medical Group has agreed to pay $167,828 to settle federal allegations over how it billed Medicare for certain spinal injections. The case highlights how strictly Medicare interprets rules for facet joint procedures and how some hospitals are successfully appealing denials before administrative law judges. Local providers may face closer scrutiny of pain-management billing.
   

4. Terry McCoy, 86 (shoshonenewspress.com) — An 86-year-old Hot Springs Village resident, Terry “TJ” McCoy, has died, leaving behind family in the Village and across the country. A retired Union Pacific Railroad worker and avid golfer, he especially cherished the local countryside. His family thanks Mt. Carmel Community staff and suggests memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association.
   

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    m. bi-weekly agenda meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in the City Hall Board Chambers, 133 Convention Boulevard. (Nextdoor )
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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