ESI Staff
Council odds and ends
Alderman Bob Thomas suggested at Monday’s meeting that council have its own travel and training budget. He pointed out that historically, aldermen have depended...
Cemetery needs to liven up budget
Alderman Bob Thomas, who has sat on the Cemetery Commission for the past six months, gave a brief history of the Eureka Springs cemetery...
Commentary Arkansas ballot issues: Some guidance
On Nov. 8, in addition to choosing candidates for national, state and local elections, there are seven state ballot issues to consider.
To carefully consider...
Spending freeze covers lower revenue
Prior to Monday evening’s regular meeting, Eureka Springs City Council held a budget workshop where Mayor Butch Berry said even though tax revenue is...
Reece and Barr vie for Carroll County Judge
This Carroll County election has many municipal, county and even state elected officials running unopposed. But the race for the top administrator in the...
HDC removes final hurdle to demolition at Community Center
It took three tries, but the Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation got approval from the Historic District Commission for the redesigned plan for razing...
Constables on Patrol
October 17
2:25 p.m. – Daughter told ESPD her mother did not answer the door for her nutrition specialists and her phone went straight to...
The Pursuit of Happiness
I am writing the third volume of the biography of the bookseller John Heartbreak. The title of this book is John Heartbreak’s Coffee is...
Wolftoon
Curve Ball
Independent Guestatorial: Proposed 1 percent tax
We will be voting for a proposed 1% ten-year temporary tax to support infrastructure and operating demands for water/sewer and the Auditorium. Without the...