Healthcare providers are the deciders on individual testing

The Arkansas Dept. of Health has provided the following information for guidance: If you think you have been exposed to Covid-19 and develop a fever,...

Support is out there

The Flint Street Fellowship Food Bank said it would be unable to provide food bank services through the end of April, and a determination...

House candidate busy helping people

With so many people filing for unemployment at the same time, it is taking time to get benefits. Suzie Bell, co-founder of the ECHO...

Sheriff procures medical and security money

The quorum court held an emergency meeting on March 30 to make the county’s coronavirus relief plans compatible with state and federal plans. During...

Schools adapting to shortened year

Monday afternoon, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that schools will remain closed through the end of the school year. In Eureka Springs, school officials...

Governor and mayor share what they know

As of Monday, March 30, not a single positive test for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had been reported in Eureka Springs. Data from...

Scientist’s thoughts on the virus

How things have changed in a matter of weeks. It used to be if you were walking down a sidewalk and saw a friend,...

Pay the piper

With the major closings of schools, businesses, and sports events, the cancellation of the “We’ve Got Talent” show at the Aud seemed a relatively...

Judge sets election date for Holiday Island incorporation

Last Thursday, March 26, Carroll County Judge Sam L. Barr submitted the official order to set an election on the issues of incorporating Holiday...

Advice for being COVID stir crazy

The social distancing and stay-at-home recommendations surrounding the coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19, have been especially difficult on people who are extroverts....