ESI Staff
Council reviews a sundry of topics for 2026 start
After a substantial break for the holidays, city council reconvened on Monday, Jan. 12, for a budget workshop and the first regular meeting of...
HDC shuffles admin, approves 3 requests
Commissioner Debbie Davis will preside over the Historic District Commission for the coming year. The other members elected her as chair on Jan. 7,...
Council removes ES Hospital chair
Alderman Rachael Moyer asked at Monday’s city council meeting what hospital financial documents were used as a basis for the 2026 budget.
“A combination of...
Schools re-arranging to improve use of space
At the Jan. 12 meeting of the Eureka Springs School Board, members reviewed the annual facilities’ master plan, done each January. Director of Operations...
The past is a present Part 2 – Of mice and music
Anyone who’s enjoyed the company of a mouse in the house knows that by the time you see one, there are more waiting to...
The Times, They Are A-changin’
As are we.
The Eureka Springs Independent staff knocked heads together over the holidays and settled on a new way to do business. January 14...
The Coffee Table
Where the terror lies
Roughly forty-eight hours after Renee Nicole Macklin Good was killed in Minneapolis, I was out of sorts. Couldn’t get motivated to do...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: FDR’s Second Bill of Rights
On the evening of Wednesday, January 11, 1944, Americans in their homes, in restaurants, and in other...
From the Back Porch
Late into this January night and early morning I listened for what I once had heard.
Recent findings give information about daily life in pre-volcano...
Hall Closets
Riding a two-game-SEC-winning streak, the Razorbacks traveled south and got mule-kicked in the teeth by a middle-of-the-pack Auburn Tigers team that performed far better...