The citizens of Hot Spring County celebrated the Arkansas Sesquicentennial, marking 150 years of statehood from 1836 to 1986. The County Sesquicentennial Committee included Janis West, chairman; Kathy Richardson; Mary Cheatham, vice chairman; Rick Dial; Susan Scantlin; Phyllis Dial, city clerk; Wanda Williams; Janet Crow; Wayne Selph; and Bob Leming, county judge. A time capsule is to be opened in the year 2036.