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The former Entergy building in Berryville apparently will soon be government property, but it won’t belong to Carroll County. Instead, the city of Berryville intends to purchase the building to house its police department.

Palace Hotel & Bath House and the Eureka Springs Historical Museum are presenting a new exhibit featuring the “Eureka Springs LEGO Palace.” The LEGO Palace is the work of local artist Larry Jones and is based on the iconic Eureka Springs landmark, Palace Hotel & Bath House. Originally constructed in 1901, the Palace has operated as a hotel and spa for more than a century and is the last of the original Eureka Springs bath houses still in operation today.

Carroll County Judge Ronda Griffin said Monday morning that she sees a path forward for the county to purchase the former AP&L building in Berryville, with a couple of caveats, but the plan might have run into a snag later that day.

For the first time in many months, the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is close to being at full capacity. At its Sept.

Another Carroll County resident has reportedly died from complications related to COVID-19, even as the number of active cases continues to show a decline. The new death, reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Friday, Sept.

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will present the Eureka Springs Meet the Candidates Forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. All candidates running for mayor, city council and other local offices have been invited and everyone is welcome to attend the nonpartisan events.

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry contacted members of the city’s Historic District Commission by email in mid-September after some commissioners were critical of the city’s decision to settle a lawsuit brought by city council member Bill Ott.

The death toll for Carroll County residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic remained at 116 as of Friday, Sept. 23, and the number of active cases continued to fall, dropping to 52.