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Palace Hotel & Bath House and the Eureka Springs Historical Museum are presenting a new exhibit featuring the “Eureka Springs LEGO Palace.” The LEGO Palace is the work of local artist Larry Jones and is based on the iconic Eureka Springs landmark, Palace Hotel & Bath House. Originally constructed in 1901, the Palace has operated as a hotel and spa for more than a century and is the last of the original Eureka Springs bath houses still in operation today.

Carroll County Judge Ronda Griffin said Monday morning that she sees a path forward for the county to purchase the former AP&L building in Berryville, with a couple of caveats, but the plan might have run into a snag later that day.

For the first time in many months, the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is close to being at full capacity. At its Sept.

Another Carroll County resident has reportedly died from complications related to COVID-19, even as the number of active cases continues to show a decline. The new death, reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Friday, Sept.

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will present the Eureka Springs Meet the Candidates Forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. All candidates running for mayor, city council and other local offices have been invited and everyone is welcome to attend the nonpartisan events.

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry contacted members of the city’s Historic District Commission by email in mid-September after some commissioners were critical of the city’s decision to settle a lawsuit brought by city council member Bill Ott.

The death toll for Carroll County residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic remained at 116 as of Friday, Sept. 23, and the number of active cases continued to fall, dropping to 52.

Scott Loftis, managing editor for Carroll County Newspapers, lodged a formal criminal complaint with Carroll County prosecuting attorney Tony Rogers on Sept. 21, the day after the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission appeared to violate the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act by holding an executive session to discuss the parameters of its search for a new executive director.

The Eureka Springs Historic District Commission has given the green light for the destruction of the “purple house” that will pave the way for the planned expansion of Eureka Springs Hospital. The HDC voted 4-1 at the Sept.