JP outlines plan to protect and inform county residents: Absentee JPs affect the vote

Justice of the Peace Harrie Farrow tried another approach in her opposition to a proposed wind turbine farm south of Green Forest. At the April...

Progress made on water line repairs

At the April 22 city council meeting, Public Works Director Simon Wiley said the sludge pump was working and the sewage treatment plant is...

Airport opts to raise additional hangars

Carroll County Airport commissioners have said they would like to establish a local weather-reporting station here but may have to postpone those plans in...

HDC goes all out on art

The Historic District Commission approved an art installation at the intersection of Spring and Main Sts. Kyle Palmer, the city’s Director of Planning and Community...

Holiday Island tackles cleanliness and connections and CDs

The Holiday Island City Council meeting on April 16 commenced with a look into current finances. The city’s finances total $839,990.62 and sales tax...

Parks busy renting, repairing and rebuilding

Parks Director Sam Dudley said at the April 16 meeting that Spring Break had been “good and busy” with the campgrounds full. He added...

Fire oversight on wind turbines up in the air

Former County Judge E. Richard Williams said he does not agree with Scout Clean Energy’s claim that the company does not need any type...

FAA extends public comment period

Opponents of the proposed $300-million Scout Clean Energy Nimbus wind facility in rural Carroll County are pleased with the recent decision by the Federal...

Planning examining codes, cuts and crypto mining

At the April 9 Planning Commission meeting, discussion was primarily the need to review the city’s zoning map. Kyle Palmer, the city’s director of...

The town that water built still trying to control it

Public Works Director Simon Wiley told city council on April 8 that progress is being made to get funding to update the sewage treatment...