Council gets July numbers

The city’s July financial report, presented at Monday’s city council meeting, indicated a general fund year-to-day revenue shortage of 8 percent, or $168,351 with...

Quorum Court breezes through short agenda

The quorum court met Friday afternoon, a meeting postponed from Aug. 17. Circuit court ran late that Monday in the Eastern District courthouse, and...

Katrina 15 years ago pales to Covid-19

This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I was living with my daughter, Bri, at the time in Ocean Springs, Miss., in...

From sport fishing to opening a tearoom. IKR!?

Tami Simpson thought it was a great idea to go from running a Gulf of Mexico charter business to opening a tearoom in the...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

Seeking a New World We are under the sign of Virgo now. During Virgo we are to learn how to serve the self and then...

Domestic violence surging during pandemic

Pandemic restrictions and resulting economic harm have led to an increase in domestic violence in Carroll County. There is help available from The Purple...

Is that smothered cooking Cajun? Creole? Yes.

Eureka Springs has two transplants from the French Quarter in New Orleans who moved to Eureka Springs and opened the Creole Girls Café, 14...

SWEPCO to modernize meters

Southwestern Electric Power Co. has announced plans to install advanced wireless digital meters, also known as smart meters, for its estimated 1,700 customers in...

Hospital equipment upgrades continue

Managers Darrell Parke and Mark Stearns announced at Monday’s Hospital Commission meeting that after being unutilized for years, the operating room is now functioning...

Two Covid cases linked to anti-mask policy

The Arkansas Department of Health has reported two cases of people with Covid-19 who visited the Rockin’ Pig Saloon in the 14 days leading...