Bins or bags or both?

Yellow trash bags used by residents for trash pickup by Carroll County Solid Waste was on the docket at the Oct. 9 city council...

Covid milder, vaccines rarer

There have been reports of Covid making the rounds locally with some adults experiencing mild cases and others reporting being very sick but not...

District and ES schools climbing in state stats

Each October, the Eureka Springs School Board issues a report to the public, a detailed assessment covering recent accomplishments and future hopes. Most of...

HDC in and out in 10 minutes

The Historic District Commission met on Oct. 4, and the meeting took less than 10 minutes. The agenda had one item, and that application...

Clean it like you mean it

It’s fall cleanup time, and the busiest month of the year for tourism in Eureka Springs. It’s that time of year to catch up...

God bless America … and hurry!

At age 92, Dr. Cecil Todd could still be considered a pyromaniac for the Gospel. For 74 years he has been busy setting fires...

‘You can love a river to death’

The Kings River has been significantly degraded in recent years by poor streamside management practices including people purchasing homesites and then cutting down trees...

Who holds the hiring reins debated at CAPC

The Sept. 29 City Advertising and Promotion Commission meeting held an additional agenda item of whether to have the commission hold hiring power or...

One of three trees makes the cut to live

With a bare quorum at the table, a special meeting of the Board of Zoning Adjustment on Sept. 26 would require a unanimous four...

ESPD grilled on equipment purchases

At Monday’s Eureka Springs City Council meeting questions were raised about the police department’s purchase of a “sniper rifle” and other equipment. Whether the...