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CAPC finds funds to pay Aud utilities
By Nicky Boyette - At the CAPC budget workshop last Wednesday, the first challenge was to see where in the 2017 budget commissioners could...
Planning clears path for CUP, outdoor dining, Code revisions
By Nicky Boyette - The Dec. 13 Planning Commission meeting began with a public hearing regarding continuing a Conditional Use Permit for a five-unit...
Court passes tight budget
At Monday’s Carroll County Quorum Court meeting, an ordinance establishing the annual operating budget for 2017 passed unanimously, although it was slightly under last...
Arkansas medical marijuana law detailed
By Nicky Boyette - The Medical Marijuana Amendment, known as Issue 6, was approved by Arkansas voters Nov. 8, and the Mayor’s Task Force...
Experts weigh in on medical marijuana rules
By Becky Gillette - Medical marijuana has been legalized now in Arkansas. But there is already a shortage of physicians in the area with...
Independent Guestatorial: Burn, burn, burn: Let oil flow like a river
We’re clearly coming to the end of the fossil fuel era. We have the technology to shift to emission-free energy, we have the will...
Stay warm while being cool
A giving tree on Spring near the library has donned hats, gloves, sweaters – anonymous gifts from one who cares to those in need.
Slam, bam, wham
The driver of a 1998 Ford pickup lost control last Wednesday afternoon heading up Flint St. where it turns into Hale. The pickup bounced...
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The Pursuit of Happiness
By Dan Krotz - My wife and I bought a new car as a Christmas gift to each other for the next 10 years,...