31.4-mile transmission line quietly approved

Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. has received permission from the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) to build a $25-million 161-kilovolt transmission line stretching 31.4 miles...

Building Inspector seeks ordinance on rental safety

At the April 24 city council meeting Building Inspector Jacob Coburn requested aldermen to create an ordinance to establish minimum fire safety requirements for...

Wind farm comments dominate quorum court

The quorum court met April 18, and the public comments period featured another round of complaints about a proposed wind farm south of Green...

Commission contemplates eclipse traffic at airport

Facing a light agenda for the April 21 meeting, members of the Carroll County Airport Commission took a little time to look a year...

Wind farm questions answered, sort of

Scout Clean Energy held the second of two public information sessions Monday night at the Berryville Community Center. Residents ranged from adamantly opposed to...

Three consequential development projects unfolding

The Eureka Springs Independent has published 17 articles regarding the proposal by Scout Clean Energy to build 43 wind turbines hundreds of feet tall...

HDC makes partial approval

The Historic District Commission met April 19 in the Auditorium theatre, and Chair Dee Bright welcomed having the public closer to the table. Previous...

The Dirt on Nicky

Quercetin for certain April in my garden means the dawning of the age of asparagus. Every day till the middle of May, asparagus offers its...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week April 19 – 25, 2023

Mercury Retrograde – a magical time!   Mercury begins its second retrograde of the year sometime after midnight and before dawn, Friday, April 21. Mercury...

Planning says size matters

The Planning Commission meeting on April 11 took more than two hours, and the commission may return to meeting twice a month. Chair Susan...