The COVID-19 Ef What happens when life gives you lemons?
Text by Jennifer Horner
H
ot Springs’ picturesque landscape certainly evokes feelings of tranquility and security. As a tourist powerhouse, the Spa City’s landscape of lush trees, colorful gardens, sparkling lakes and natural springs beckons visitors from around the world. A charming historic Downtown and an easily accessible National Park have long established Hot Springs as a favorable destination. Swarming fans of casino gambling and Thoroughbred racing enthusiasts have cemented the success of many area businesses for generations. Residents of our nation’s First National Reserve are resilient, having overcome flooding and fires, Prohibition, the Great Depression, wars and Recession. However, it is the most recent disaster that has community members reeling: COVID-19. The novel Coronavirus that has plagued the globe for months has not spared the Valley of the Vapors, and residents are feeling the burn. As citizens across the nation retreated to their homes and enterprise was drastically halted,
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