August 2022

The 2022 Berryville Library 25,000 Leagues Under the Sea Summer Reading Program goes into the books as the most successful summer reading program to date. Five hundred and four readers signed up for this year’s program with 362 reporting hours. A lifelong Berryville family who wishes to remain anonymous offered a challenge to the community: they would donate $1 for every hour read up to 25,000 hours. The readers of Berryville not only reached this goal but surpassed it, logging 26,630 hours this summer. The $25,000 raised will be used toward building the new library.

The 2022 General Election is scheduled for Nov. 8. Listed below are the candidates who have filed for municipal offices in Carroll County. Berryville Mayor: … Login to continue reading Login…

Carroll County News Longtime Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney will seek another term in office. McKinney, who was first elected in 1990 and took office on Jan.

James DeVito’s many years of public service, including multiple terms on the Eureka Springs City Council and the City Advertising and Promotion Commission, have come to an end — albeit a bit controversial one.

RCox@cherryroad.com Children in Berryville now have a new place to play. The Berryville City Council heard a report from Mayor Tim McKinney regarding the new playground at the Freeman Avenue soccer complex.

RCox@cherryroad.com A Springdale man who was arrested June 24 after attacking the Carroll County Veterans Memorial on the downtown square in Berryville with a hammer recently underwent a court-ordered mental evaluation. Dustin C.

RCox@cherryroad.com For the third consecutive week, another Carroll County resident has died from complications related to COVID-19, but the number of active cases continued to show a downward seven-day trend. The additional death — included in the Aug.

The attorney representing a group of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Mayor Butch Berry and several other city officials in connection with the City Advertising and Promotion Commission has asked a judge to schedule a three-week trial as soon as possible.