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The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission apparently didn’t follow Arkansas law when it went into executive session twice over a two-day period, terminating one employee and — according to documents — promoting another.

State auditors found a number of issues related to Eureka Springs city finances and record-keeping, according to a report presented to a legislative committee last week. The Arkansas Legislative Audit division presented reports to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee Standing Committees on Counties and Municipalities, Educational Institutions and State Agencies on Thursday, May 12.

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission spent most of its recent workshop discussing tweaks to procedures for giving marketing money to individuals and groups who are bringing events to the city.

The Carroll County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arkansas Community Foundation, recently announced that ECHO Village has successfully met and exceeded its fundraising match and has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Endowment for Home Improvement in Carroll County.

Visitors to Eureka Springs have a new way to learn about the city’s public art and natural springs. And all that is needed is a smart phone.

Eureka Springs High School is ranked 11th best in the state according to a recent survey conducted by U.S. News and World Report.

Active cases of COVID-19 in Carroll County rose slightly over the past week, with 19 cases reported Monday by the Arkansas Department of Health. Statewide, the active case total showed a more than 25 percent increase for the second consecutive week, rising to 2,581 — the fourth consecutive week of rising numbers.

Cortisol and DHEA are two hormones closely associated with health, sickness and weight gain. Whether eating to fill an emotional need or grabbing fast food simply because there’s no time to prepare something healthy, a stressed-out lifestyle is rarely a healthy one. But weight gain when under stress may also be at least partly because of the body’s system of hormonal checks and balances, which can actually promote weight gain when you’re stressed out, according to some researchers. Being sure your thyroid is working right is crucial for weight loss and blood labs such as TSH, T3 and T4 are good to do.