Worth the wait… Doggie Shop Grand Opening May 19

It’s been exactly one year this week since Good Shepherd Humane Shelter Executive Director Cole Wakefield estimated that the shelter’s new thrift store on...

Climate change harming more people than COVID-19 did

The changing climate disrupts human health in some ways that are obvious and others that are not, Victor Dzau, MD, said. Dzau is President...

Wind facility power could be sold in Arkansas

Scout Clean Energy’s proposed $300-million Nimbus Wind Energy project in rural Carroll County would provide an estimated 180 megawatts of energy from 43 wind...

Wind facility proposal likened to SWEPCO project

The proposed Scout Clean Energy Nimbus Wind Project south of Green Forest has been compared to the proposed SWEPCO high-voltage transmission lines that would...

More energy questions

Former Carroll County Judge E. Richard Williams, who lives on County Road 905, has questioned the lack of public notice for a project that...

Overflow crowd speaks to quorum court

A large crowd filled the courtroom at the Eastern District courthouse for last week’s quorum court meeting. Some 60 people filled the seats and...

Previous victory indicates hope for wind turbine opponents

Opponents of the $300-million Nimbus Wind Facility, proposed by Scout Clean Energy, have been told there is no regulatory avenue for stopping the construction...

Chevy Bolt plugged at council

Police Chief Brian Young spoke city council on Monday about ESPD’s policy to allow police officers to take their work vehicles home. The topic...

More hiring at CAPC

Commissioners of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission discussed a request on March 27 from interim Tourism Director Scott Bardin to accept a job...

‘America’ exhibit draws parallels to current politics

Diego Rivera’s “America” is the first exhibit in 20 years focused solely on the Mexican artist who believed an artist’s role was to create...