Workshop on land vacation coming soon

Nicky Boyette - Alderman Kristi Kendrick presented council the second of two ordinances regarding changes she envisions for the process for vacating property in...

Local view on Secretary of Education nominee

By Nicky Boyette - President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, a billionaire from Michigan who has campaigned for...

Recount vital to determining election integrity

By Becky Gillette - “Never in the history of political polling have so many got it so wrong and offered so few plausible explanations,”...

From fast lane to a simple life of watching herbs dry and more

By Becky Gillette - To visit the 12-acre homestead of Richard and Jane Pille north of Holiday Island is a compelling lesson in how...

Photography as a ‘stepping off’ point: Everything you can imagine is real – Picasso

By Becky Gillette - After Edward C. Robison III got serious about photography in 1999, he used a large format 4”x5” film camera. At...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week Nov. 30 – Dec. 6

Advent, Liturgy, Light in the Darkness, St. Nicholas Risa - December, month of hopes, anticipations and expectations (suspense for the little ones), is filled with...

Future of medical pot is hazy at best

By Becky Gillette There are more questions than answers after Arkansas voted to approve medical marijuana in the Nov. 8 election. How will it be...

County budget tight with no end in sight

By Nicky Boyette Justice of the Peace Lamont Richie told the Carroll County Quorum Court the budget committee is preparing the final 2017 budget numbers...

Airport expanding despite county budget crunch

By Nicky Boyette Commissioner Sandy Martin announced at the Nov. 18 Carroll County Airport Commission meeting that CCA’s 2017 budget would be tighter than expected....

Eastern district ambulance service one step closer

By Nicky Boyette In the Nov. 8 election, voters in the eastern part of Carroll County approved a 2.5 mill tax to establish an ambulance...