July 2022

ES council ponders using CAPC money to fund dam project

July 5, 2022

Dam discussions filled up most of the quick Eureka Springs City Council regular meeting June 27. Coming up with ways to help pay for repairs and improvements to the dam at Black Bass Lake consumed much of the 38-minute meeting at The Auditorium, the majority of time being spent debating whether the City Advertising and Promotion Commission can legally contribute funds to the project.

Equity Bank announces $25K pledge to Berryville Library building project

July 5, 2022

Friends of the Berryville Library members and bank leaders recently gathered at Equity Bank in Berryville as Equity market president Craig Kesner announced the bank’s intention to pledge $25,000 toward the construction of a new Berryville library.

Protocols return as cases increase

July 5, 2022

Continuing increases in COVID-19 cases in Carroll County have prompted at least one local hospital to reinstate some of its pandemic protocols. Eureka Springs Hospital CEO Angie Shaw told members of the hospital commission last week that the recent spike has caused the hospital to reinstate some to the protocols it had relaxed, including masks and barriers in certain areas.

ES Hospital mulls transport options

July 5, 2022

The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission might be ambulance shopping in the near future. At its June 20 regular meeting, the commission heard from Eureka Springs Hospital CEO Angie Shaw about issues with area transport services that are causing major delays in getting patients moved to larger facilities.

Is there a doctor in the house?
Eureka Springs clinic closing temporarily

July 5, 2022

Eureka Springs Hospital Clinic temporarily closed its doors effective Thursday, June 30. The urgent care clinic opened on March 1, 2022, with the intent to offer primary care as well.

One last time
Juarez earns All-Star MVP honors with Perez on sideline

July 5, 2022

Eric Perez made the difficult decision earlier this year to leave his job as head coach of the Green Forest soccer team for an assistant coaching position in Siloam Springs. It’s a step up to a larger classification for Perez, a Green Forest native who was a player on the Tigers’ 2014 Class 4A state championship team and then coached his alma mater to a Class 3A state title in his first year as head coach in 2021.

Sit down and stay awhile

July 5, 2022

L ifetime appointments are hard to come by. Unless you’re the Pope.

Bobcats’ Teague impresses with All-Star performance

July 5, 2022

Berryville’s Weston Teague made quite an impression at the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star game on Saturday, June 25, in Conway. Teague scored four points, grabbed one rebound and blocked two shots in 12 minutes of action for the West All-Stars, who lost to the East by a score of 87-75.

Melissa Sue Anderson

July 5, 2022

Melissa Sue Anderson of Berryville, Arkansas was born May 24, 1977, in Nashville, Arkansas, the daughter of James and Kathleen (Turley) Newell. Melissa passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Berryville, Arkansas, at the age of 45.

July 5, 2022

Jan Meredith Bullock passed away in Austin, Texas on Friday, June 17, 2022. He was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas on April 2, 1935, to James Meredith and Jeannette Bullock.