Burns Park in North Little Rock is one of the largest city-owned parks in the nation. The park acreage has a history of private ownership and, subsequently, federal, state and municipal government ownership. The land has been used over the years for farming, timber and military operations as well as for a public park.
Elizabeth Lillian Burt was born at Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, January 7, 1953, to Thomas and Clarice (DesJarlais) O’Connor…
Hot Springs of Arkansas Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented a Certificate of Appreciation to COMPACT Hillcrest Family Services for its "Outstanding Ministry and Foster Care" of the displaced children of the community.
Big Rock is the name now given to a 200-foot bluff located on the north bank of the Arkansas River in North Little Rock. It is the first major outcrop of rock along the river, 121 miles upstream from the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers and about 2 miles upstream from a smaller outcrop known as the Little Rock, where the capital city of Arkansas developed.