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The Carroll County Quorum Court passed several ordinances in quick order without a single dissenting vote Monday night, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some lively moments during the panel’s regular monthly meeting. During the portion of the meeting set aside for public comments, Berryville resident Lisa Price-Backs asked the court to call a special session after the regular meeting to consider a proposed resolution regarding the definition of “navigable waters.”...

When it comes to the idea of building a new parking garage in downtown Eureka Springs, the City Advertising and Promotion Commission is taking it slow. Former commissioner James DeVito presented the proposal to the commission on Wednesday, June 14, saying the lack of parking has been the biggest complaint the city has received over the years. DeVito said the city has been fielding these complaints since 1972, when a discussion began about building a parking garage in town...

Full disclosure: It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Tuesday night, I just sat down to write this week’s column and I can’t think of anything worthwhile to write about. This happens every now and then. Writer’s block is pretty common for most writers, or so I tell myself. Nobody is a fountain of creativity all the time, right? If your answer to that question is “no,” please lie to me...

The Lovely County Citizen ran a story last week announcing that Bob Ballinger decided to run for the District 5 Arkansas Senate seat.  Ballinger does not deserve the voters’ support.  He neglected his constituents and is embroiled in a bribery scandal.  ...

A Missouri man died this weekend after falling from a top floor at the Crescent Hotel. A press release from the Eureka Springs Police Department says William Thomas of Webb City, Mo., fell from the staircase at the hotel and was later pronounced dead at the Eureka Springs Hospital on Saturday, June 10. ...

Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum When entering the city limits of Eureka Springs on North Main Street, have you ever wondered what the skeleton of the old abandoned building, right past the Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway, once was?...

Submitted photo Boy Scouts from Troop 67 from Eureka Springs cleaned up the Kings River from Trigger Gap to the Highway 62 bridge. A total of about 12 miles was cleaned, which had the scouts and leaders getting out along the river and walking and searching the gravel bars for trash. Fifteen tires were pulled from that stretch of river, along with other assorted debris. A scout mom cleaned up the take-out site at the Highway 62 bridge...

Carroll House Apartments will look a little different in the near future. On Tuesday, June 13, the Eureka Springs Planning Commission approved new construction at the apartments, located at 71 Pivot Rock Road. The construction includes an addition to the clubhouse, a new gazebo and a playground...

The renovations to Eureka Springs Hospital won’t be built in a day. On Monday afternoon, the Eureka Springs Hospital Commission met to discuss the process of getting the renovation started. The commission agreed to work with Allegiance Health Management, the company that runs the hospital, at a meeting in March...

HOLIDAY ISLAND—The Holiday Island Board of Commissioners spent most of the day Monday debating the pros and cons of purchasing 40 pressure reduction valves at a cost of about $3,000 each. They would be used to replace the original PRVs that were installed when water lines were laid in the Suburban Improvement District in the early 1970s. ...

The Eureka Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission could be sponsoring a new mobile application in the next year. On Wednesday, June 14, local app developer Chip Ford addressed putting together a contract allowing the commission to offer the application for free citywide. Ford said he wanted to have a sponsorship agreement with the commission...

The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission laid the issue of flag placement for Memorial Day to rest at its Wednesday meeting. Commission chairwoman and cemetery superintendent Peg Adamson discussed an incident that occurred on Memorial Day weekend over the placement of flags on veterans’ graves...