HDC still stacking rock wall guidelines
The Historic District Commission continued recent discussions of retaining walls and other masonry issues. At the April 5 meeting, commissioners spoke of the need...
Teachers’ raises will require budget ingenuity
The Eureka Springs School Board wrestled with the effects of a state-mandated large increase in the starting pay for teachers. At Monday night’s meeting,...
Women get down to raise funds and awareness
Women will dress in colorful costumes for a potluck feast, drumming, blessings, an auction and dancing at the Goddess Gala on Tuesday, April 18...
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...