May 2022

A little bit of curiosity is leading to some big things for the Good Shepherd Doggie Thrift Store in Berryville. The thrift store, one of two in Carroll County that helps fund Good Shepherd Animal Shelter, will be moving to a larger, more efficient facility by year’s end.

Daniel Klatt will be the next Carroll County sheriff, while Sara Huffman will be the county’s next circuit clerk and Krista Burnett will be the new county tax collector. Klatt and Huffman won their respective races against multiple opponents in the Republican preferential primary Tuesday, while Burnett defeated Brittany Blok in the tax collector’s race.

Discussions about a recently released legislative audit of city finances got contentious among council members at the Eureka Springs City Council’s regular meeting on Monday, May 23. While some council members felt the audit results reflected minor issues, others were more disappointed with the findings.

The family of lifelong Berryville residents Joel and Mildred Gibson presented a check for $25,000 to the Berryville Library Building Project on Friday, May 27. “Our family is excited about this great opportunity of building a new and improved library that will serve the community our parents loved so much,” said daughter Carol Sue Gibson Wooten.

Get ready to do some serious reading this summer and help raise money for the Berryville Library Building project. A local family who asks to remain anonymous has issued a challenge, pledging to donate $1 for every hour read up to 25,000 hours for the 2022 Summer Reading program at the Berryville Library.

Carroll County News will launch its redesigned website Wednesday, June 1. The web address — www.