Malvern was laid out in 1870 by the railroad Cairo & Fulton. And only eight years later in 1878 Malvern took over the role as County seat of Hot Springs County from Rockport. At this time the residents of Hot Springs County were Native Americans, Hunters and trappers, farmers and a couple of criminals from the other side of the MIssissippi.The first businesses in Malvern were dry goods stores, a ten cents store and a saloon. Due to some shootings in the Malvern Saloon the town got a reputation of being rough and unpleasant but Malvern still managed to grow. The area had natural resources like wood and minerals. The Residents of Malvern also made a living off of manufacturing and livestock.
Malvern is named after Malvern Hills in Virginia.

City Officials

Position	Name
Mayor	Brenda Weldon
Clerk/Treasurer	Kim Taber
District Judge	Billy Jack Gibson
City Attorney	Cecilia Ashcraft
Police Chief	Donnie Taber
Fire Chief	Chris Brewster
Director Of Public Works	David Coston
Street Superintendent	Jacob Wright
Water Superintendent	Ryan Wheatley
Wastewater Superintendent	Carl Wheatley
Code Enforcement Officer	Chat Hart
Geographic Information Systems Director	Robin Halbert
Information Technology Director	John Ragland
Council Member	Lynn Bailey Davis
Council Member	Sam Bryant
Council Member	David Cross
Council Member	Matthew Keenan
Council Member	Peggy Lusinger
Council Member	Wayne Reynolds
Council Member	Michael Smith, Jr.
Council Member	William Wilson