Task Force zeroes in on fiber-optic access
The Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development met July 26 to discuss progress on initiatives including encouraging affordable housing, creating a preservation trades’ school,...
Ham radio is a contact sport
It may come as a surprise to some that amateur radio has not been supplanted by newer forms of technology such as the internet...
County see-saws with industry procedures
Opponents of a planned wind turbine farm south of Green Forest continued to air their objections before the quorum court. Prior to the July...
Council OK with Temporary Entertainment District
During Eureka Springs City Council’s July 24 meeting, resident and bookstore owner Karen Lindblad implored aldermen to not approve a temporary entertainment district resolution...
HDC, Preservation Society could revive awards’ partnership
The deadline for Preserve Arkansas awards is Aug. 31, and members of the Historic District Commission were asked to think about properties to nominate....
Airport qualifies for grants with higher limits
The Carroll County Airport Commission met last Friday with a new consulting engineer to outline plans for future grant applications.
Joey Wallace, with Grimes Consulting...
Fayetteville man dies in motorcycle accident
The Arkansas State Police report that a traffic accident at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, on US Hwy. 62 near Onyx Cave Road resulted...
The Dirt on Nicky
First was the earth, then came tomatillos
Tomatillo plants learned long ago in Guatemala and Mexico to dress their fruits in little paper shirts that...
CAPC considering a new marketing firm
At the July 12 workshop, City Advertising and Promotion commissioners discussed several topics that will be up for vote at the next meeting,...
B&B moratorium extension up to council
The Planning Commission voted last week to recommend another six-month moratorium on new or expanded bed and breakfast operations in residential zones.
A moratorium currently...