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SEPT. 30 Flu shot clinic The Carroll County Health Unit in Berryville will hold a free flu shot clinic from 8 a.m.
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Grapefruit seed extract
Please note this is a previously published column that I have been asked by many to make available again. Here is the original.
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What’s in a name?
Former CAPC director served in lawsuit
Lacey Ekberg, former executive director of the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission, was served Monday morning in South Carolina as a defendant in a lawsuit against several current and former city officials in connection with the CAPC.
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February date set in murder trial
The family of the late Christopher Alvard will mark a grim anniversary in February 2023, but they’ll have to wait at least a little longer for the men accused of his murder to be tried in court. Carroll County Judge Scott Jackson on Monday set trial dates of Feb.
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County sees another death; active cases fall
Another Carroll County resident has died from complications associated with COVID-19, bringing the pandemic death toll for the county to 116. The new death – the first in 21 days — was listed in a report issued by the Arkansas Department of Health on Sept.
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Preservation officer announces resignation
Kylee Hevrdejs, Eureka Springs’ director of planning and community development and historic preservation officer, has submitted her resignation. “Sadly, that is true,” Hevrdejs wrote in a Sept.
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School board approves annual budget
The Eureka Springs School Board approved its 2022-2023 operating budget during its regular meeting on Sept. 12, and superintendent Bryan Pruitt said it was a group effort.
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Affordable housing pitch gets favorable response
A presentation from a real estate broker about possibly building 80 to 100 “affordable housing” units in Eureka Springs has received a favorable response from the city’s planning commission. David Buttecali, a Eureka Springs resident who owns Andora Real Estate LLC in Texas and Arkansas, asked for initial feedback for a project on East Mountain Drive during the planning commission’s Sept.
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Cilantro
Fresh cilantro, when made into a pesto, is not only tasty but can be exceptionally good for you. Cilantro is that parsley-like herb used in salsa that gives a delicious zip to the food. When cilantro goes to seed you get coriander but it is the leaves in this case that can be so good for you. In addition to being rich in vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients it can be used as a very powerful chelating (deep cleansing) food, according to a Japanese researcher named Dr. Yoshiaki Omura.
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