ESI Staff
Homelessness not against the law
Transients, or homeless people, were another topic council discussed with the police chief on Monday. Brian Young said he encountered a transient who told...
Downtown is free game for fireworks
Aldermen Melissa Greene and Mickey Schneider asked council to vote for an amendment to the fireworks ordinance to omit historic downtown primarily to prevent...
Contemporary design in historic area approved
Michael and Melissa Brooks had to make major changes in their plans to gain approval from the Planning Commission two weeks ago. Last week,...
Methodists flip a house into a dream come true
Two excited young boys and their grateful Mom moved into the Methodist-ECHO house just in time for the 4th of July holiday. After their...
Iron sculpture depicts earliest settlers
Local artist Cheryl Rutledge is of Cherokee and Choctaw descent, and recently offered the Parks Commission an art sculpture to honor the indigenous people...
Constables on Patrol
July 1
10:17 a.m. – Officer took a theft report at a residence.
11:25 a.m. – A Parks worker reported vandalism to the Harmon Park restrooms.
3:28...
It’s the best place, it’s the worst place
Every Saturday morning, my wife and I host an open jam session in Berryville Square during the Farmers’ Market. (The farmers arrive early; we...
Just Peace
“Hope is a garden
Of seeds sown with tears,
Planted with love
Amidst present fears.”
- Mattie Stepanek
Mattie, a young peacemaker and poet, wrote about peace and hope....
ISawArkansas
Years ago we took off for a Willie concert in Little Rock but ended up in Texas. It was because one of us had...
Free Parking
The fish rots from the head – Old saying
The Trump administration is corrupt and the evidence is spewing from the rotted head for everyone...