Three counties in rural Arkansas Sevier in the southwest; Perry, northwest of Little Rock; and Woodruff in the Delta were among the five with the highest percentage change in visitor spending from 2021 to 2022.
State officials in an email exchange earlier this year expressed differing views over first gentleman Bryan Sanders interest in managing an advertising account for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
We re deep in the Ouachita National Forest near Hollis, and a U.S. representative, French Hill of Little Rock, is at the wheel. Hill pulls over on this unseasonably warm day in late November. Also along for the ride is Stacy Hurst, who at the time was director of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
We live in a state where outdoor recreation continues to grow in popularity and importance. Recreational attributes help us attract and retain talented people in Arkansas. That means that protecting and enhancing those attributes is key to future economic development.
We re deep in the Ouachita National Forest near Hollis, and a U.S. representative, French Hill of Little Rock, is at the wheel. Hill pulls over on this unseasonably warm day in late November. Also along for the ride is Stacy Hurst, who at the time was director of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.