News

The attorney representing a group of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Mayor Butch Berry and several other city officials in connection with the City Advertising and Promotion Commission has asked a judge to schedule a three-week trial as soon as possible.

James DeVito’s many years of public service, including multiple terms on the Eureka Springs City Council and the City Advertising and Promotion Commission, have come to an end — albeit a bit controversial one.

The filing period for candidates seeking municipal offices in the Nov. 8 general election began at noon Wednesday, Aug.

Another Carroll County resident has died in the past week from complications related to COVID-19, but the number of active cases showed a slight seven-day decrease. The additional death — included in the July 29 report from the Arkansas Department of Health — raised the local death toll to 108 since the pandemic began.

Clear Spring School supporters are building their organizational endowment brick by brick. Their “Building a Path to the Future” fundraiser has already added nearly $5,200 into the long-standing Clear Spring School Endowment – creating a stronger endowment that will give back in support of the school forever.

The Flint Street Food Pantry in Eureka Springs is in need of specific items. According to Kathy Barnes, director, the pantry needs canned tuna, snacks, deodorant, toothpaste, canned soup, razors and shampoo.

The Eureka Springs City Council has taken the first step in regulating camping on private property. At its regular meeting Monday, July 25, at The Auditorium, the council voted 5-1 to assign a number and approve the first reading of an ordinance aimed at cutting down on camping or using a vehicle as temporary residence that may draw the ire of neighboring residents.

Carroll County homeowners began receiving notices last week from the county assessor’s office about increases in the appraised values of their homes. Assessor Jeannie Davidson said the notices, which resulted from a recently completed countywide reappraisal, should not be interpreted as tax bills.

The Carroll County Quorum Court approved an appropriation ordinance of nearly $327,000 at its regular meeting Monday, July 18, to purchase 50 hand-held radios for first responders. The purchase is part of an ongoing upgrade of the county’s emergency communications system.

Our world is changing quickly. Our behavior as a nation has been and is in question by so many throughout the differing countries and here at home.