Quorum Court allocates committee assignments

The quorum court met Monday evening to set dates for meetings in the coming year, and Justices of the Peace decided to keep the...

HISID loses incorporation bid

“It was a very successful year,” District Manager Lawrence Blood stated at the year’s last meeting. The district repaired damage from a landslide, fixed...

Carroll-Boone holds out hope for a new roof

One consistent theme for the Carroll-Boone Water District Board of Commissioners during 2018 was getting a roof over their heads. At the January 2018...

ESH renovation plan moves along, then pauses

The Hospital Commission walked step-by-step through 2018 with architectural firm Bates and Associates in an attempt to craft a plan for possibly renovating Eureka...

To tree or not to tree? Planning grapples with who decides

During 2018, the Planning Commission handled tree cuts, Code confusion, tree cuts, Conditional Use Permits, commissioner conduct, more tree cuts, variances, the same ordinances...

HDC keeps close watch on guidelines

The goal of the Historic District Commission is to preserve and protect the architectural and natural beauty of Eureka Springs. HDC must issue a...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week Jan. 9-15, 2019

Capricorn – Lost in Light Supernal Capricorn, our 10th sign and 10th Labor of Hercules, continues. We (all of humanity) are Hercules. Capricorn is the...

Commissioners and JPs find a way to make airport fly

The meeting room in the terminal was packed to overflowing for the Dec. 21 Carroll County Airport Commission meeting. Judge Sam Barr, one incoming...

Eureka Springs could land a dispensary

Eureka Springs has a good shot at having a medical marijuana dispensary license awarded to a group of local doctors and a pharmacist who...

Signage critical for first responders

Highlights of the Dec. 18 Western Carroll County Ambulance District meeting were exploits of the first responders and EMTs. Holiday Island Fire Chief Bob...