State Sen. Bryan King is sponsoring the first of what he plans to be a series of meetings on the Kings River and tourism goals for Carroll County at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Base Camp located at 150 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. The public is invited.

“This meeting I have two speakers on the agenda, Doug Allen, author of The Riverman’s Guide to the Kings River, and Jeff Fletcher, a professional river guide and fisherman who is a member of the Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame. I will be having future meetings with Parks and Tourism and the Kings River Partnership.”

King hopes to begin a discussion on the Kings River and tourism and begin a five- and 10-year vision on its impact on our area. This is just the first in a series in meetings .

Representatives from the Arkansas Game and Fish and Arkansas Department of Energy and Environmental Quality have been invited to attend. For more information, King can be reached at bryan.king@senate.ar.gov.