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Arkansas' state park in the Ouachita Mountains provides camping, lake recreation, and wildlife viewing

Tucked into Arkansas' Ouachita Mountains, this scenic retreat offers waterfront fun, camping opportunities, and abundant ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lakes Ouachita and Greeson tops for spring bass

It was an extraordinary week of spring bass fishing, to say the least. Jeff Samsel, then public relations director for PRADCO Outdoor Brands in Fort Smith, and Chris Elder of Mount Ida, one of ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

U.S. Army Corps hydropower production at Lake Greeson’s Narrows Dam paused for repairs

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ceased hydropower generation last month at Narrows Dam at Lake Greeson, north of Murfreesboro in Pike County, to repair the structure that supports filters that ...
Texarkana Gazette

Arkansas High students from Texarkana place at annual fishing tournament at Lake Greeson

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Competing against 15 teams in ...
Arkansas Times

Fishing the Diamond Lakes of Arkansas

Arkansas is home to more than 600,000 acres of lakes. Among these are five in Southwest Arkansas collectively known as the Diamond Lakes. These are Lake Ouachita and Lake Hamilton at Hot Springs, Lake ...
Texarkana Gazette

Officials rescue bald eagle along Lake Greeson shore

PIKE COUNTY, Ark.—As night fell Sunday, an American bald eagle hobbled along the shoreline of Lake Greeson. The regal creature, grounded by some unseen ailment, scrabbled weakly over the rocky ...