Eureka Springs Independent

The July 8 Eureka Springs City Council meeting continued discussion of a request for a Conditional Use Permit for a gun shop within city limits. Owner Keeling Grubb previously went through the 20 steps...

The City Advertising and Promotion Commission has held a series of special meetings following the abrupt departures of Chair Chris Clifton, commissioner Chris Jones, and Finance Director Scott Bardin, who resigned without notice. Interim...

When the Historic District Commission met on July 3, two of the four items on the agenda dealt with applicants who had received previous approval for projects. In both cases, construction deviated from the...

Most of Monday night’s meeting of the Eureka Springs School Board was devoted to a presentation about career and technical education within the district. Former high school counselor Rachal Hyatt now serves as Director of...

When City Advertising and Promotion Commission Chair Chris Clifton sent a letter last week urging stakeholders to attend a special meeting in which he encouraged suppression of the slogan, “Free to Be” and its...

At the June 18 Carroll County Quorum Court meeting, justices of the peace once again voted against an ordinance affecting a proposed wind turbine farm south of Green Forest. JP Harrie Farrow has led the...

Eureka Springs City Council held back-to-back meetings June 24, first reviewing the budget and then holding a regular meeting. According to Finance Director Michael Akins, the review of sales tax remitted in the first...

Parks Director Sam Dudley opened the June 18 meeting saying the Bigfoot in the Park event on Memorial Day weekend went over well, however the storm that followed created issues for Parks. More than...

The Carroll County Airport Commission has voted to proceed with development plans at the west end of the airport. At the June 21 meeting, consulting engineer Joey Wallace explained how upcoming grant cycles could help...

Eureka Christian Health Outreach, a free health clinic in Eureka Springs since 2005, will host an all-day free ECHO MASH Clinic on Saturday, July 13. The clinic may be particularly helpful for people who...

The Ozark Chinquapin (Castanea ozarknesis) was once a ubiquitous species with a range that included the interior highlands of the Ozarks and parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama. The species is...

The Planning Commission again rejected a proposed gun dealership at 3022 E. Van Buren. Keeling Grubb’s application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was first heard at a special meeting in May 2023. At that...

At a special meeting on June 14, the City Advertising and Promotion Commission suspended Tourism Director Mike Maloney indefinitely, with full pay, pending an investigation. Commissioners retired to executive session, a closed meeting within...

The Parks and Recreation Commission is got down to planning Jamboreeka for July 4th at Lake Leatherwood City Park. Director Sam Dudley assured commissioners that everything is on track. Businesses have given prizes for a...

Public schools in Arkansas used a different provider for standardized tests during the past school year. The new testing process led to some changes in preparation for the tests, but the biggest change will...

State Senator Bryan King is continuing efforts to address the causes of the degradation of the Kings River, the Buffalo River, the Mulberry River and other rivers in his district that have become wider...

The Eureka Springs City Council meeting on Monday became spirited and quarrelsome while discussing wastewater meterage. Brian Wright, owner of Kettle Campground, said that after council told him on January 8 that he should have...

The Historic District Commission approved Steve Beacham’s request to remove a neglected structure at 65 Spring St. At the June 5 commission meeting, Kyle Palmer, the city’s Director of Planning and Community Development, said the...

                  The historic Basin Spring Bath House bridge from Spring over Main Street to retail outlets downtown was closed off recently by Jacob Coburn, the city building inspector. Coburn said the bridge has deteriorated...

New members of Holiday Island’s Advertising and Promotion Commission (HIAPC) got down to their first order of business June 6. Led by Chair Bryce Holland, they started with options for a web site. Donna Putnam,...

Residents of Peachtree Village in Holiday Island, the only Level One assisted living facility in Carroll County, were given a 30-day notice that they had to find other housing by the end of June....

Memorial Day is traditionally a huge weekend for the economy of Eureka Springs as visitors flock to town for the start of the tourism season. This year it will be remembered as a frightening,...

When Holiday Island City Council met last week, it was determined that the Planning Commission will have a meeting on June 11 to discuss 13 applications for short-term rental properties. If all applications are...

Peachtree Village Retirement Village in Holiday Island is closing as of June 30. “It is devastating for the community,” Acting Administrator Megan Skelton said. “We currently have twenty-six residents, including two who are over 100...

The National Weather Service believes at least two EF-3 tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, caused by a super cell swept through northwest Arkansas early Sunday morning on May 26. These storms caused at least eight...

Last Wednesday’s City Advertising and Promotion Commission meeting started with the mention that Mike Maloney and Kolin Paulk were absent, and that Brian Weinmann has resigned, leaving seat four open. Applicants for the position...

The quorum court met May 21, with nothing on the agenda concerning proposed wind turbine south of Green Forest, an issue that has dominated quorum court meetings for more than a year. Justice of...

Executive Director Sam Dudley started the May 21 Parks and Recreation meeting telling commissioners that the Basin Park improvements have been completed with the installation of the final park benches. The older, metal benches...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has sent word that Hickory Creek, Horseshoe Bend Campground, Indian Creek Lost Bridge South, Rocky Branch Campground, Dam Site Island, War Eagle and Horseshoe Bend Day Use swim...

Opponents of the proposed Scout Clean Energy Nimbus Wind Facility have been vocal in disapproval of the lack of regulatory oversight for the proposed $300-million project proposing 46 wind turbines more than 600 feet...

The Planning Commission settled into a long meeting last Tuesday, May 14, and revisited some areas of concern from recent meetings. Public comments, whether delivered in person or by email, took up more than 15...