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State auditors found a number of issues related to Eureka Springs city finances and record-keeping, according to a report presented to a legislative committee last week. The Arkansas Legislative Audit division presented reports to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee Standing Committees on Counties and Municipalities, Educational Institutions and State Agencies on Thursday, May 12...

State Sen. Bob Ballinger’s bill for advertising in the program for Green Forest’s annual Agriculture Appreciation Days remains unpaid, a source said last week, even though Ballinger’s campaign page on Facebook said the debt has been paid. Two separate sources, each of whom asked not to be identified, confirmed recently that Ballinger had not paid for advertising in the program for the past three years, with one source saying Ballinger owed “around $400 or $500.”...

Carroll County is getting its first medical marijuana dispensary. Osage Creek Dispensary, owned by Berryville resident Jay Trulove, received approval from the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday, May 5, to transfer from its location in Fayetteville to 101 E. Van Buren near downtown Eureka Springs...

Eureka Springs High School is ranked 11th best in the state according to a recent survey conducted by U.S. News and World Report. Eureka Springs Schools superintendent Bryan Pruitt shared the news with the school board during its regular meeting on May 9...

Cortisol and DHEA are two hormones closely associated with health, sickness and weight gain. Whether eating to fill an emotional need or grabbing fast food simply because there’s no time to prepare something healthy, a stressed-out lifestyle is rarely a healthy one. ...

The Carroll County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arkansas Community Foundation, recently announced that ECHO Village has successfully met and exceeded its fundraising match and has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Endowment for Home Improvement in Carroll County...

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry contacted state auditors in February 2021 about “possible overpayments” to Tracy Johnson, former events coordinator for the City Advertising and Promotion Commission. In an internal email obtained by the Lovely County Citizen, Lance Woodworth, a certified public accountant for Arkansas Legislative Audit, writes that he “received a call from the Mayor of Eureka and the Finance Director.”...

Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at six vote centers in Carroll County for the 2022 preferential primary on Tuesday, May 24. Voters can choose to cast their ballots in either the Republican or Democratic primary, although there are no contested races among local candidates in the Democratic primary. ...

Visitors to Eureka Springs have a new way to learn about the city’s public art and natural springs. And all that is needed is a smart phone. A new augmented reality tour called Eureka Springs AR Tour (ESART) is sponsored by the Eureka Springs Arts Council and the City Advertising and Promotion Commission and will give users an interactive way to discover many areas in the downtown area...

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission spent most of its recent workshop discussing tweaks to procedures for giving marketing money to individuals and groups who are bringing events to the city. City tourism director Madison Dawson presented suggested changes during the May 12 workshop at The Auditorium. ...

Carroll County Solid Waste customers in Eureka Springs will likely soon see an increase on their bills. The Eureka Springs City Council voted to give Mayor Butch Berry the authority to amend the current contract with Carroll County Solid Waste to include a fuel surcharge that will go in affect when diesel prices increase enough to greatly surpass the budgeted cost...

State Sen. Bob Ballinger’s bill for advertising in the program for Green Forest’s annual Agriculture Appreciation Days remains unpaid, a source said last week, even though Ballinger’s campaign page on Facebook said the debt has been paid. Two separate sources, each of whom asked not to be identified, confirmed recently that Ballinger had not paid for advertising in the program for the past three years, with one source saying Ballinger owed “around $400 or $500.”...

Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at six vote centers in Carroll County for the 2022 preferential primary on Tuesday, May 24. Voters can choose to cast their ballots in either the Republican or Democratic primary, although there are no contested races among local candidates in the Democratic primary. ...

Eureka Springs High School is ranked 11th best in the state according to a recent survey conducted by U.S. News and World Report. Eureka Springs Schools superintendent Bryan Pruitt shared the news with the school board during its regular meeting on May 9...

State auditors found a number of issues related to Eureka Springs city finances and record-keeping, according to a report presented to a legislative committee last week. The Arkansas Legislative Audit division presented reports to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee Standing Committees on Counties and Municipalities, Educational Institutions and State Agencies on Thursday, May 12...