Eureka Springs Independent

Over the last several months, Alderman Rachael Moyer said she’d received several concerns about people wandering on Hwy. 62. and that these concerned citizens expressed perceived assumptions that these people were “homeless.” After learning that...

During the Sept. 28 city council meeting, Alderman Rachael Moyer raised concerns about the consistency of commission reporting, especially nearing budget season. She said she was under the impression that commissions were already required...

A second Town Hall discussing the proposed one percent sales tax was held at the Eureka Springs Auditorium on Sept. 24. Mayor Butch Berry introduced Shannon Jones and Daniel Barnes, members of McClelland Consulting...

When Arkansas switched to a new standardized testing system three years ago, the state launched a system that would measure each school district’s ability to show growth in academics. The Arkansas Teaching, Learning, and...

Mayor Robert “Butch” Berry ESI: Why are you running for mayor? Berry: We have initiated many significant projects under my administration, and I want to see them through. It’s important to keep the continuity, knowledge and...

ESI: What are the most important issues you would address as county judge? Wallace:  Two of the most important issues include the Nimbus Wind Project and maintenance of roads. We also need to consider the...

The Sept. 15 quorum court meeting shared some things in common with the previous meeting. On Aug. 18, a large crowd gathered in the Berryville courthouse, and many of them took a three-minute opportunity...

After the Labor Day break, Eureka Springs City Council reconvened for a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 14, covering several topics and tying loose ends. Alderman Steve Holifield was absent with notice. In public comments,...

Outside of the continued staff updates, the Eureka Springs Hospital Commission had a singular new item of business during their regular Sept. 21 meeting. The item had to do with initial settlement demand for...

A town hall meeting was held on Thursday, Sept. 10 to discuss the proposed one percent sales tax and bond issues. The meeting was announced on Facebook that morning. Mayor Butch Berry apologized for...

The Sept. 16 meeting of the Historic District Commission included a brief discussion of possible changes. Chair Debbie Davis suggested holding a workshop to discuss alternative building methods and materials. She said the HDC...

Members of the Carroll County Airport Commission heard some positive news about an airport upgrade at the Sept. 18 meeting. A newly installed tank now offers jet fuel to airport patrons, and that will...

During principal reports at the Sept. 14 meeting of the Eureka Springs School Board, two new principals offered their first accountings. Rachal Hyatt, former director of programs for the district, now serves as Middle...

The HDC has had a series of recent meetings with very light agendas, but the Sept. 2 meeting included four applications, two of which involved contributing properties. During the meeting, commissioners also heard about...

Quorum court committee meetings seldom draw a crowd, but more than 20 people showed up for the first meeting to address the effects of large projects moving into the county, a standing panel called...

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is not your grandma’s senior center. On the other hand, it is exactly that, but different. Or perhaps it’s grandmas and grandpas that aren’t the same....

During the Aug. 26 regular meeting, Tourism Director Mike Maloney returned to the topic of the previous CAPC meeting; what options does the CAPC have if a collector does not remit taxes. The process...

Eureka Springs City Council met Monday, August 24. Alderman Rachael Moyer added an update regarding the low to moderate income survey (LMI) to the agenda; discourse that brought attention to a new topic of...

Finance Director Michael Akins gave city council the lowdown on the budget for the last two months in the workshop prior to the Aug. 24 meeting. Sales and Use tax collected by merchants in April...

The Aug. 18 quorum court meeting lasted almost two and a half hours, with much of that time devoted to public comments on an agenda item to accept funds from U.S. Immigration and Customs...

The Planning Commission held the last in a series of workshops to prepare the draft of a sidewalk ordinance. The regular Aug. 11 meeting followed, and commissioners voted to submit the draft to city...

Members of the Carroll County Airport Commission celebrated a new step for the airport. At the Aug. 21 meeting, commissioners heard that the airport now offers jet fuel for sale, inviting additional traffic to...

Recently, those looking to purchase property in Carroll County have discovered that active leases were attached to the land they were interested in. In at least one case, the landowners were under the incorrect...

You can start out today with a step inside that doorway curiously labeled “Records Room” in which shelves tightly packed with colorful binders and ledgers line the wall from floor to ceiling; but if...

Several business owners on upper Spring St. attended Monday’s city council meeting to address problems with the entertainment district trial. Christina Piasecki, co-owner of Brews, described unintended challenges for businesses just outside the district. Initially,...

A “perfect storm” is coming regarding healthcare coverage for people in Arkansas, which already ranks near the bottom on many health indicators such as the worst state to be born in and 50th in...

Members of the Eureka Springs School Board heard a presentation Monday night for a new bus barn. Josh Siebert, with Modus Studio, led a detailed exploration of possible approaches for a new site with...

GREEN FOREST — Skepticism and concern have been growing over the past few years as many rural communities have faced rumors and attempts by “big business” to develop data centers, wind turbines, solar farms,...

Last weekend was huge for Carroll County, marking the opening of the County Fair, a Berryville Founders Day celebration of the past 150 years, and, most anticipated of all, the Grand Opening of the...

Back in the late 1800s, two city fathers faced off about what to call the town that was growing up around them. Blackburn Henderson Berry and Dr. Arthur Baker cogitated about what name was...

This summer the world is experiencing an unprecedented number of climate change disasters including wildfires, flooding, drought, record low snowfalls and a melting Arctic. While the impetus to use more alternative energy sources has...