Tyson cutbacks affect Carroll County
About 3,000 Tyson employees are losing their jobs as the result of Tyson Foods’ recent decision to close four processing plants after the company,...
Covid milder, but not letting go
Cases of Covid-19 are increasing again in Eureka Springs and Northwest Arkansas, according to recently released information. There has been an outbreak at the...
Vaccine fatigue growing
Bivalent Covid booster shots became available in late 2022 that target the original omicron variant, and some other variants, of Covid-19. The American Medical...
CAPC reeling in Aud director
The City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s July 26 meeting was dominated a 30-minute executive session that focused on hiring of a new Auditorium Director....
Act 372 struck down, for now
On July 29, U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks blocked Arkansas from enacting Act 372, which would penalize librarians for “furnishing harmful items to...
Task Force zeroes in on fiber-optic access
The Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development met July 26 to discuss progress on initiatives including encouraging affordable housing, creating a preservation trades’ school,...
Ham radio is a contact sport
It may come as a surprise to some that amateur radio has not been supplanted by newer forms of technology such as the internet...
County see-saws with industry procedures
Opponents of a planned wind turbine farm south of Green Forest continued to air their objections before the quorum court. Prior to the July...
Council OK with Temporary Entertainment District
During Eureka Springs City Council’s July 24 meeting, resident and bookstore owner Karen Lindblad implored aldermen to not approve a temporary entertainment district resolution...
HDC, Preservation Society could revive awards’ partnership
The deadline for Preserve Arkansas awards is Aug. 31, and members of the Historic District Commission were asked to think about properties to nominate....