Eureka Springs Independent

Eureka Springs City Council met on Monday, Oct. 12 for a regular meeting that addressed issues surrounding low-income populations, housing, and a pending lawsuit.  Kacy Alley, with the Arkansas Municipal League, gave an update on...

The Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted a Meet the Candidates Forum on Thursday, Oct. 16. Local candidates were invited the Eureka Springs Community Center to introduce themselves and answer questions provided by the...

More than 70 people gathered in the Holiday Island ballroom for a candidate forum featuring HI City Council candidates as well as one candidate for Lt. Governor, one for Congress, both County Judge candidates,...

Harold “Harry” Meyer ESI: Why are you running for council? Meyer: I have been a dissenting voice on city council for eight years and because of that I have been able to effect some changes that...

Aaron Borey ESI: How have the duties for this position changed recently? Borey: Eureka Springs decided to divide the full-time City Clerk position into two separate part-time positions to ensure responsibilities are completely defined and...

Susanne Stinebrickner is known in Farmers’ Market circles as the Microgreens Lady. She moved to the area from Texas after Hurricane Ike in 2008, and in 2009 landed on acreage in Green Forest off...

The Eureka Springs school district’s annual report to the public was delivered prior to the regular board meeting on Oct. 12. Rachal Hyatt currently serves as Middle School principal, but she previously served as director...

Most of the Oct. 12 meeting of the Eureka Springs School Board dealt with an annual report to the public. A short business meeting followed that presentation, and board member Ginger Johnson continued a...

With a new tank in place offering jet fuel, sales from that tank have been brisk, and members of the Carroll County Airport Commission have already approved another purchase of fuel to resupply that...

The Historic District Commission approved four applications on Oct. 7, and three of the four were contributing properties dating back to the city’s early days. An application from 263 Spring St. by owner Sharon Lawlor...

The Planning Commission continued a discussion of zoning for treatment centers at the Oct. 13 meeting. After a public comment in July regarding a proposed addiction treatment center, the commission received an opinion from...

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...