Covid’s omicron variant is up, down, and all around

Driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, Carroll County had 342 new cases and 580 active cases of Covid-19 the week ending Jan. 25...

Plant a tree for you. Then for a friend

Kathryn “Katchi” Childs is a third-generation resident of Carroll County. She grew up on the 800-acre Hidden Valley Guest Ranch owned by her parents,...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week Jan. 26 – Feb. 1

We Are All Aquarians Now This is a continuation of last week’s introduction to the North and South Nodes – Taurus/Scorpio. With North Node in...

Planning seeks opinions on parking

At last week’s meeting of the Planning Commission, much of the evening was devoted to parking issues. Commissioners looked at a proposed survey form...

Berryville Library almost halfway to fundraising goal

December marked a significant milestone in the Berryville Library Building Project’s efforts to build a new library by the year 2025. It was announced at the...

New programs considered by CAPC

At the City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s Jan. 12 workshop, Tourism Director Madison Dawson covered two ideas in the works for the CAPC to...

Covid cases are triple the last surge

The number of new cases of Covid-19 in Carroll County and Arkansas are now nearly three times as high as the previous surge back...

Council revotes on CAPC positions, outcome the same

At the Jan. 10 city council meeting, aldermen voted on which two members would become commissioners on the City Advertising and Promotion Commission. That...

Solution sought for small plane noise

Bob Sanders said he chose to live in the Trigger Gap area because it’s natural area near the Kings River surrounded by mountains. But...

Post-holiday Covid-19 surge has arrived

The groundswell that was anticipated from holiday gatherings combined with the more highly contagious Covid-19 variant, omicron, has arrived locally and nationally. Carroll County...