Allegiance way behind on lease payments
Commissioners at the Oct. 15 Hospital Commission meeting expressed dissatisfaction with the fact Allegiance Health Care is four and a half months late on...
JPs insulted by county official keep focus on business at hand
Justice of the Peace Lamont Richie ended Monday night’s quorum court meeting with an impassioned complaint about an unnamed county elected official. Richie and...
County prepping roads for winter
Jim Kelley appeared on behalf of the Road Department at Monday’s quorum court meeting, and explained that a gravel road costs about $2,200 per...
CAPC hears marketing support requests
At the Oct. 10 City Advertising and Promotion Commission meeting, Jay Wilks, director of Out in Eureka, presented data from the four most recent...
Folk Festival Feat
Finance Director Rick Bright told CAPC commissioners the Folk Festival lineup had been set when the opportunity to book Funky Feat, four members of...
CAPC ad reach extended
CAPC Executive Director Mike Maloney told commissioners Wednesday the Arkansas.com site has a new strategy. It will contain a limited number of micro-sites on...
Here comes a judge
Democrat Sam Barr, who has held Carroll County’s top administrative position for 10 years, is seeking another two-year term as county judge. His opponent,...
Sheriff’s race: experience vs. experience
Jim Ross won the Republican nomination and will face Democrat Mark Bailey for Carroll County Sheriff in the Nov. 6 election. Incumbent Randy Mayfield...
Workshop expands Planning’s way of looking at things
At the Oct. 9 Planning meeting, Tom Buford presented an alternative for how commissioners could conduct public hearings. He learned at a workshop for...
Planning application forms update
Planning commissioner Abbey Abbey presented her latest version of a new CUP application form at last week’s meeting. She included recent suggestions, including asking...