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The Purple Flower Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Resource & Support Center was honored to be the beneficiary of the 8th Annual Arkansas State Chili Championship, held April 20 at the Holiday Island Country Club. Pictured is a check for $7,000 being presented by Steve Falkowski, the event organizer and 1997 world champion, to The Purple Flower staff and board members. Pictured from left to right are board vice president Becca Martin, victim advocate/office manager Margo Elliot, lead victim advocate Allysa Dean, board president Shelly Marlowe and event organizer Steve Falkowski.

Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning national monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), recently named CS Bank as a recipient of its 2023 Best Community Banks to Work For in America award. The $560 million-asset bank received accolades for its welcoming and uplifting approach, which fuels camaraderie and enhanced productivity. CS Bank’s CEO, Charlie Cross, recently accepted this prestigious award on the bank’s behalf in front of more than a thousand community bankers from across the country at the ICBA’s Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.

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With little public discussion, the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission unanimously approved the appointment of Mike Maloney as the CAPC’s permanent executive director at its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 24.

A dream scenario has fallen into place for longtime Carroll County educator David Gilmore. Principal and federal programs coordinator at Eureka Springs High School for the past seven years after a 16-year stint in the Berryville School District, Gilmore recently accepted the superintendent position in Green Forest.