High-voltage transmission lines will be needed
The Nimbus Wind Project will need to build a high-voltage transmission line less than four miles long to transmit the power from where it...
Can wind farm be built with no environmental permits?
Scout Clean Energy, which is proposing a $300-million Nimbus Wind Farm project in a rural area of Carroll County near Green Forest, said that...
B&B application runs the clock at Planning
The Planning Commission devoted more than a half-hour of its Feb. 14 meeting to an application for a bed and breakfast at 105 Breezy...
Parks hires new director
In an executive session that lasted another an hour, Parks’ commissioners came out with a vote to hire Sam Dudley as Executive Director in...
Contact Arkansas House members regarding STR bill
Lamont Richie recommends people concerned about the Short-Term Rental bill, SB 197, contact every member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He has sent...
Arkansas Senate defies neighborhood protections
Senate Bill 197, a bill that would prevent any city in the state from prohibiting short-term lodging in residential areas, is moving with lightning...
Breaking News
From Mayor Butch Berry:
I just got noticed that SB197 (short term rentals) will be heard by the House this Wednesday (March 1) at 10:00...
Need for wind turbines in Carroll County challenged
In 2019 Scout Clean Energy based in Boulder, Colo., announced what would be the first large-scale wind generation operation in Arkansas, a facility the...
HDC OKs two tear-downs
Members of the Historic District Commission usually offer stiff resistance to demolition requests, but the HDC granted two demolition permits last week with little...
Airport prepping for eclipse
With spring just around the corner, members of the Carroll County Airport Commission discussed the resumption of monthly Fly-In events. Those gatherings ordinarily take...