How safe are COVID-19 vaccines?
Safety of the new vaccines is an urgent topic, and there’s conflicting information. Some is evidence-based, and some is speculative or based on incomplete...
Transplanted Texans bring ‘big’ with them
Holiday Island has struggled in recent years, especially during the pandemic, to keep a strong commercial district going. But Robert and Andrea Evans, who...
County ironing out pay parity
Carroll County Quorum Court held a special meeting last week to provide raises for jailers to head off the possibility of the jail closing...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week May 19-25
Signs & Festivals, Eclipses & Retrogrades
The last half of May, under mutable Gemini Sun, is busy – two festivals, two retrogrades, a lunar eclipse...
ESH tells council that reimbursements in disarray
Every alderman of City Council was in attendance Monday, May 10, for the regular meeting. Mayor Butch Berry started by announcing that there are...
Time to get graduation cards
Eureka Springs School Board met Monday evening with the end of a challenging school year in sight. The meeting returned to the Middle School...
Leaking water lines to be replaced
Council unanimously approved Res. 795 at Monday’s meeting, which authorizes Mayor Butch Berry to accept the recommendation of McClelland Engineers to accept Kirk’s Excavation...
Workers bear brunt of higher housing costs
While it isn’t unique to Eureka Springs, the appreciation in housing values seen in the past year means that many who work in this...
Soaring property values reflected by higher property taxes
Reappraisals for property in Carroll County will go on the books in 2022, and a lot of property owners in Eureka Springs might by...
Parks’ gardener fired
Parks gardener Denise Pepmiller filed a formal grievance to Parks Commission Chair Kevin Ruehle in regard to Interim-Director Scott Miskiel. Her grievance, filed in...