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Drug charges against a Eureka Springs husband and wife have been dismissed after a judge agreed with a defense attorney that the arrests were based on an illegal search. Prosecutors moved to dismissed charges against James and Rebecca Calahan and Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson signed an order to that effect on Nov. 15. Jackson’s order also states that a defense motion to suppress evidence in the case was granted...

If all goes as planned, Eureka Springs will have a roundabout at the intersection of highways 62 and 23 by the end of 2024. The Eureka Springs City Council approved a resolution on Monday night expressing the willingness to partner with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) to construct the roundabout. Mayor Butch Berry said he talked with ARDOT representatives years ago about putting a stoplight at the intersection and asked about alternatives...

While new and active cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in Carroll County, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he sees signs of improvement on the state level. “No new deaths and active cases dropping is good to see along with more than 5,000 new vaccinations today,” Hutchinson posted Sunday on Twitter. “This is great news as we continue to fight new incoming variants and must do all we can to prevent more cases.”...

Clear Spring School has received a $550 book grant from the Holiday Island Elks Lodge #1042 to purchase specialty titles for its new library. The grant will support the purchase of large print books to help students with vision impairment and dyslexia, as well as books that teach tolerance and conflict resolution...

Robert Kennedy is this week’s Citizen of the Week.

Just like last year, the arrival of colder weather in Arkansas is being accompanied by an increase in cases of COVID-19. Despite the increase, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday pointed out some positive news. “In the last week we have increased by 10,000 the number of fully vaccinated Arkansans,” Hutchinson posted on Twitter. “While active cases are up by about 1,200 over last week, we have 30+ fewer hospitalized; and our deaths are lower than in some time...

A Holiday Island man was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 10, in connection with the death of another man. Gabriel Brotherton, 26, was booked into the Carroll County Detention Center just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to jail records. Carroll County Sheriff Jim Ross said in a news release Thursday that county dispatchers were notified of a possible deceased person in the yard of a residence on Apache Drive in Holiday Island. ...

The Eureka Springs Christmas Parade of Lights rolls through downtown Eureka Springs at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. This year’s theme is “A Cinematic Christmas,” celebrating everyone’s favorite holiday movies. Preceding the parade at 5:30 p.m., Mayor Butch Berry will light the Christmas tree in Basin Park — a change in day and time for the tree lighting...

Among the topics of discussion at a meeting of the Carroll County Airport Commission on Nov. 19 were the related topics of increasing revenue and expansion. At the heart of the discussion was the possible acquisition of several acres of land to build new hangars for lease and the possibility of restructuring a number of existing long-term, low-return hangar leases...

For the first time since 2019, the Carroll County Community Orchestra will perform on Sunday, Dec. 5. The orchestra’s annual Christmas concert, canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Bobcat Arena in Berryville...