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Eureka Springs Hospital Commission chairman John House revealed more details behind the firing of Alliance Management Group at the commission's regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 19.

Oct. 12 2:39 p.m. — An officer responded to reported dogs in a vehicle and the dogs were fine. 4:53 p.m. — An officer responded to reported harassment. 5:43 p.m. — An officer responded to found property and took possession of it. 6:10 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of people on a hotel roof...

More than 100,000 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 have now been reported in the state of Arkansas, the state health department said Tuesday afternoon.

The Eureka Springs School District is converting the basketball ticketing system to an online only system in which tickets must be pre-purchased prior to the game. For more information, visit www.EurekaSpringsSchools.k12.ar.us, click Athletics and click on Home Town Ticketing to purchase your ticket with a credit or debit card...

A coding error caused the District 97 State House of Representatives race between incumbent Harlan Breaux and challenger Suzie Bell to be left off some early voting ballots, Carroll County election officials said, but the mistake was corrected Tuesday morning.

At a special called meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15, the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission named city gardener Scott Miskiel the interim parks director.

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is allocating even more money to marketing through the end of 2020.

It won’t be difficult to spot the difference in this year’s Eureka Springs boys basketball team as compared to the past few years.

All Ryan Sanchez accomplished in his first two seasons as Eureka Springs’ girls basketball coach was to lead the Lady Highlanders to 41 victories and a return to the state tournament.

The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission opened its floor to public comments on the use of Confederate flags in the cemetery for its third meeting in a row on Wednesday, Oct. 14, but did not move to make any changes to its current policy.

Local Eagle Scouts have been busy at the Eureka Springs soccer field. Lately, the scouts have used their weekly meetings to refresh and tidy up the area. Scoutmaster Bruce Bieschke said the scouts have hauled 'a few tons of crushed limestone, stained the scout-built bleachers, repainted hand railings and uncovered the beautiful stonework' created by scouts years ago...

Northwest Health System nurses Velvet Shoults, left, and Lisa Jones demonstrate a virtual medical visit with Ashley Moyer, APRN with Sugar Creek Health Clinic in Bentonville, to members of the Holiday Island Rotary Club on Friday, Oct. 16. Moyer specializes in geriatric care and sees patients regularly through telemedicine. The Holiday Island Rotary Club meets at 9 a.m. on Fridays in the Holiday Island Clubhouse Ballroom...

Francesca Garcia-Giri is this week's Citizen of the Week. Garcia-Giri is the person behind the Eureka Springs Community Center and Eureka Springs School of the Arts' Community Hope Flag Project, which encourages everybody to create their own flag of hope. The flags will be displayed at the community center after Thursday, Oct. 29. Garcia-Giri, right, is pictured with community center activities director Catherine Luna...

This week's Pet of the Week is the indomitable Poppy! Poppy is a medium-sized female terrier mix. She is happy-go-lucky and loves to play. Poppy's freckles and smile make it sure that she will stand out wherever she goes. Poppy has been with us since September and would love for you to take her home to play. Poppy and her adoptable friends can be visited any day at Good Shepherd Humane Society adoptions center on Highway 62. We are open daily from noon until 5 p.m.!...

Cornerstone Bank recently provided the funds to furnish a new scoring table for the basketball gym at Eureka Springs School. The new technology will allow for video footage of the athletes and many other exciting capabilities to enhance the experience of a Highlander sports event...

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library continues its annual documentary film screening series at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the library's garden space adjacent to 188 Spring St. This week's feature is City of Joy, a film that follows the first class of students at a remarkable leadership center in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region often referred to as "the worst place in the world to be a woman." In this ultimately uplifting film, viewers witness the tremendous resilience as these women transform their devastation into powerful forms of leadership for their beloved country.. ...

After serving as the Eureka Springs parks director for more than four years, Justin Huss has been fired. "I can confirm I was relieved of my duties as executive director Friday afternoon via text message," Huss said Sunday, Oct. 11.

Oct. 5 3:49 a.m. — An officer responded to assist EMS with a patient. 11:58 a.m. — An officer responded to a traffic accident. 2:19 p.m. — An officer spoke to someone about a child custody issue. 3:46 p.m. — Officers responded to a possible disturbance but everything was fine...

The number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Carroll County rose sharply again in the past week, according to data from the Arkansas Department of Health, and two more county residents died from the virus.

If you live in city limits, the Eureka Springs City Council wants you to get a license for your dog.

The Eureka Springs School Board presented its annual report to the public before its regular school board meeting Monday, Oct. 12.

This week's Pet of the Week is everybody's favorite ‘good boy’ Digger. Digger is a young black lab mix that loves to run and play. He is very treat responsive and eager to make those holding them happy. Digger has been with us for month and is ready to run free. ...

Cornerstone Bank, Equity Bank and Arvest Bank are this week's Citizens of the Week. The banks are the sponsors for the Eureka Springs High School Renaissance Program, providing meals to students that maintain a 3.0 GPA. Here, the students enjoy grilled burgers, hot dogs and ice cream courtesy of the banks...

The eight big cats Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge recently rescued from Wildlife in Need, Inc., are doing well, according to a blog post on TCWR's website. The blog post says the animals are enjoying their new habitats at TCWR, adding that big cats in captivity can live up to 20 years and it costs approximately $10,000 a year to care for a single big cat. To help TCWR care for the animals, visit www.TurpentineCreek.org/support-us/donate...

Carroll County Community Foundation board member Stephanie Perez, right, presents a $2,000 check from the foundation's Giving Tree Grant program to Good Shepherd Humane Society on Sunday, Oct. 4. Perez is pictured with Good Shepherd board president Jay Fusaro...

Celia Stodden, daughter of Stephanie Stodden and Steve Stodden and granddaughter of Ellen Summers, has been named the Eureka Springs Rotary Student of the Month for September 2020. Celia, a aenior at Eureka Springs High School, maintains a 3.2 GPA. She has been a Silver Renaissance Card Holder. ...

James Myatt, Cornerstone Bank market president in Berryville, has announced the addition of Dustin Walker to the local bank’s lending team. Walker joins Cornerstone Bank as vice president/loan officer and will work from the bank’s Berryville office located at 907 West Trimble...

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library’s annual documentary film screening series continues Friday, Oct. 16,  at 6:30 p.m., in the library’s recently renovated garden space (adjacent to 188 Spring St.). This week’s feature “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” shows how down the road from Woodstock in the 1970s, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement. ...

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has released a new mobile app that is available for free on iPhone and Android phones. The new CCSO app provides access to jail intake and releases, emergency alerts with push notifications, missing children and missing persons, warrants, shelters and hotlines, active shooter protocols and training, county directory and sex offenders...

The Eureka Springs School District is converting the basketball ticketing system to an online only system in which tickets must be pre-purchased prior to the game. For more information, visit www.EurekaSpringsSchools.k12.ar.us, click Athletics and click on Home Town Ticketing to purchase your ticket with a credit or debit card...

Citizens will vote in November to keep or abolish the Eureka Springs Historic District Commission, so the city brought in a preservation expert to address the purpose of the commission at a town hall on Sunday, Oct. 4.

Fueled by a cluster of newly confirmed cases at a Berryville nursing home, Carroll County’s COVID-19 statistics have risen sharply over the past week.

Although every school district in Carroll County has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Eureka Springs appears to have fared relatively well.

The Eureka Springs School District is converting the basketball ticketing system to an online only system in which tickets must be pre-purchased prior to the game. For more information, visit www.EurekaSpringsSchools.k12.ar.us, click Athletics and click on Home Town Ticketing to purchase your ticket with a credit or debit card...

This week's Pet of the Week is Poppy! Poppy is an enthusiastic girl who loves attention. She is very playful, great with other dogs and loves to run and play with her friends — whether doggie or human! Poppy is available now and can't wait to meet her furr-ever family.  Come by any day to meet Poppy or one of her friends at 6486 Highway 62 West in Eureka Springs! ...

Dr. Jeff Baker and everyone that works with Spay Arkansas are this week's Citizens of the Week. The organization recently partnered with Good Shepherd Humane Society to facilitate more than 1,000 low-cost spays and neuters every year. For more information or to make an appointment, call 479-709-2717...

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library will begin this year's annual documentary film screening series at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in the library's recently renovated garden space adjacent to 188 Spring St. Docfest 2020 will begin with the film Mercury 13 about NASA's first women astronaut trainees...

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library invites everyone to meet up and chat with others while working on their own needle fiber arts project, including knitting, crochet, mending, embroidery, cross stitch, quilting and more. The club meets at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays in the library's newly renovated garden space adjacent to 188 Spring St., weather permitting...

The Eureka Springs Community Center (ESCC) is working with Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA) and Flora Roja on the Community Hope Flag Project. The project invites everyone to make their own small flag to be hung along with flags from their friends and neighbors at ESCC as an illustration of hope and unity for all to enjoy...

Sept. 28 9:41 a.m. — An officer responded to a reported deer that had been hit. 1:05 p.m. — Two people turned themselves in on outstanding warrants. 3:15 p.m. — An officer responded to a reported parking issue but did not locate the vehicle. 4:26 p.m. — An officer responded to assist a hospital patient...

Confederate flags being placed on graves in the Eureka Springs Cemetery have been a topic of controversy recently.

More than 80,000 Arkansas residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 1,200 have died, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said during a news conference Tuesday in Little Rock.

Mayor Butch Berry will have a town hall meeting with Catherine Barrier, the city's certified local government coordinator for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, addressing the Eureka Springs Historic District Commission at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in The Auditorium. The town hall will be live-streamed on the city's Youtube channel at www.Youtube.com/user/CityofEurekaSprings/live...

The Eureka Springs City Council voted Monday night to approve an appeal for a Sonic Drive-In at 104 Huntsville Road. The plan had failed to gain approval from the planning commission on Sept. 8 for lack of a majority.

After voting to cut ties with Alliance Management Group last week, the Eureka Springs Hospital Commission has agreed to name employee Angie Shaw interim CEO of the hospital.

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is expanding its marketing through the end of 2020.

A former Eureka Springs man who faces multiple charges including rape and kidnapping is scheduled to go on trial in April 2021, nearly two years after the crimes allegedly occurred.

The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission discussed the first and second quarter of 2020 financials in two special meetings Tuesday, Sept. 22, but did not approve the documents.

The historic Beaver Bridge will be temporarily closed for improvements.

Alyssa Harris of Eureka Springs has been named to the spring 2020 Provost's List for outstanding academic performance at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. To be named to the Provost's List, students must carry at least 12.0 units for credit in a semester and attain a grade-point average of 3.500 or better with no grade below C...