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The Eureka Springs School Board’s brief meeting on Monday, July 8, included a vote to approve a resignation that superintendent Bryan Pruitt calls “big news.” In the 13-minute meeting, the board voted to approve the resignation of Jason Hill, who has been a skills and trade instructor and sponsor of the school’s award-winning SkillsUSA program for the past 10 years. “We did accept the resignation, which is kind of big news, of Jason Hill,” Pruitt said.

The long-debated Spring Street Residential Parking District ordinance is no more.

Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land has announced that his office will auction tax-delinquent parcels located in Carroll and Madison counties

Their effort to place a constitutional amendment and initiated act aimed at protecting and preserving the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act on the Nov. 5 ballot had fallen “just short” of the required number of signatures while collecting the necessary number from the required 50 counties, indicating broad support and a strong organization.

Eureka Springs Hospital has received more than $2.2 million in funding from the State of Arkansas. Gov.

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Lunch is served at noon each weekday. The suggested donation for ages 60 and up is $4. There is a $6 charge for those under 60 and all carryout meals. Menus are subject to change.

The Holiday Island Presbyterian Church at 111 Valley Drive in Holiday Island invites everyone to a free ice cream social on from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.