Despite runaway rates, many resist masks
Arkansas has had a statewide mandate in effect since mid-July that requires people to wear masks when unable to maintain a distance of at...
Plan B for parking pitched
At the July 12 City Advertising and Promotion Commission meeting, Finance Director Rick Bright reported he met with city Finance Director Lonnie Clark about...
The Pursuit Of Happiness
I’m trying hard not to sound snooty about Donald Trump’s course and progress toward the GOP’s nomination this summer, but it is a difficult...
Ambulance tussle dominates QC
Mike Ellis - Questions about the ambulance service in eastern Carroll County livened up an otherwise uneventful Quorum Court meeting Monday evening. During public...
Code enforcement clarified
Alderman Peg Adamson asked Building Inspector Bobby Ray at Monday’s council meeting about enforcing code violations in the city, to which Ray said he...
This Week’s Independent Thinkers
A person has to be mighty old to remember when nails, balls, pencils, cauliflower and nearly every item sold in a grocery, hardware or...
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...
Covid up, allergies way up
Residents of Eureka Springs have reported catching Covid recently, even those who went through the early years of the pandemic without getting the virus....
Dump truck a go, pickup not so much
The County Roads Department received funding for a dump truck at Monday’s meeting, but the Quorum Court turned down a request for a pickup...
Flint Street looking for a director as good as the one who’s retiring
Pat Kasner has overseen the growth of the Flint Street Fellowship food pantry as volunteer director for 13 years, but come March 1, she’s...