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Any time of the year can be emotionally tough but so much about this day and age seems much more troublesome for so many. While everyone feels blue or down every now and then, anxiety and tension are different.

A recently completed countywide reappraisal project will result in higher property taxes for many Carroll County residents, but there is some good news. Dennis Wells, the Carroll County appraisal manager for Arkansas CAMA Technology Inc., told the county quorum court at its regular meeting on Monday, June 20, that property values in the county have increased significantly in the five years since the last reappraisal was conducted.

The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission was back to normal business after recent controversy at its regular monthly meeting on June 15. A newly hired sexton, Patrick Lujan, opted out of the position after an audio recording of a special meeting — captured on a recording device that commissioners thought had been turned off — caught commissioners making disparaging comments about Lujan and former sexton/head groundskeeper David Helms.

David Writer will be the Republican nominee for Carroll County Judge in the November general election. Writer defeated Bud Phillips in Tuesday’s preferential primary runoff to win the Republican nomination,…

Firefighters from several local departments spent three hours Sunday fighting a blaze at a local tavern. Eureka Springs fire marshal James Cowan said Eureka Springs firefighters received a call around 10 a.m.

Another COVID-related death was reported in Carroll County, bringing the number of those who have died from complications related to the novel coronavirus to 105. The additional death was accompanied by yet another increase in active cases, with 59 reported Friday, June 17, by the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Eureka Springs School District board re-elected its existing slate of officers during its regular meeting on June 13, and board members drew for terms, a move made necessary by changes in the district’s zone borders in the wake of the 2020 Census.

With hot days and warm evenings, cold tea is an enjoyable and healthy pleasure. Mother Nature provides for us in abundance if we will only let her. You know how good and beneficial green tea is for you and how it can be blended with any of the mints but here are two more incredible gifts to be enjoyed on upcoming summer days. While conventional Orange Pekoe tea found in the supermarket can be delicious and refreshing as a cold drink, why not break your routine with an herbal tea such as raspberry leaf or rooibos?

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry (right) and city council member Bill Ott (left) recently attended the 88th Annual Conference of the Arkansas Municipal League in Little Rock. Also attending was Eureka Springs city attorney Forrest Jacobi (not pictured). Submitted photo

Citizens in Eureka Springs may soon be asked to help offset a rise in the cost the city is having to pay for water service. Michael Akins with the city’s finance department told city council members at a budget session before its June 13 regular council meeting that the subject could be brought to them soon.