ESI Staff
Courthouse to get technological upgrade
The first Quorum Court meeting of the year began with a blank agenda, but an emergency situation regarding courthouse security provided a topic for...
Public’s turn at the mike at council meeting
Linda McBride again mentioned parking problems in the residential section of Spring Street where she lives. She said it had been seven months since...
Berryville to tackle to ambitious projects
Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney will deliver his annual state-of-the-city address later this month, but gave a preview during an interview last week. The mayor...
HDC approves church makeover
The Historic District Commission met Jan. 3 for the first city government of the New Year, and one of the three applications considered was...
Cruel and unusual punishment
Cruel and unusual punishment is intolerable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on people. Burning people alive, public dissection and disembowelment...
Slap on the back for council
Editor,
I thank the City Council for abandoning the lease agreement for meetings’ space at the Community Center of Commerce. Through research, education and knowledge we...
Voting can change society. It already has.
Editor,
I have been heartbroken since the 2016 election was stolen by Putin and his minion Trump became president of our wonderful country....
Standing up for states’ rights
Editor,
As the congressional challenger for Arkansas's District 4 House seat, I support HR 1227 Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017, which “amends the...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Factotums in the Lexicography Department of the Oxford English Dictionary have chosen “youthquake” as the Word of the Year in 2017. A noun, youthquake...
Constables on Patrol
January 1
11:10 a.m. – Someone upstairs reported a disturbance in the business downstairs. No one was there when constable arrived, and the business was...