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Editor’s Note: Emails quoted in this report have not been edited for grammar, spelling or punctuation. Carroll County Judge Ronda Griffin vetoed an ordinance approved by the county’s quorum court that would have rescinded the position of major in the sheriff’s office.

The first of three defendants accused in the 2018 killing of a Carroll County man is scheduled to go to trial beginning Tuesday in Eureka Springs. Jason Hartley Helm is charged with first-degree murder and cruelty to animals in connection with the death of Chris Alvard, whose body was found in his home near Eureka Springs.

After a week of no reported local deaths attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arkansas Department of Health reported three more Carroll County residents had died from complications related to the novel coronavirus, bringing the local death toll to 112.

Berryville residents could soon see an increase in water and sewer rates. Mayor Tim McKinney addressed the matter during his remarks at a city council meeting on Aug.

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Monday, Aug. 15, marked the first day of school for students in the Green Forest School District and according to superintendent Matt Summers, things were rather uneventful — if somewhat busy.

Students across Carroll County returned to school Monday, making for what school administrators called an “exciting time.” “It’s a new school year and time for a fresh start for everybody,” said Berryville superintendent Owen Powell. “Our students are in another grade level and a lot of them will change campuses because of that.

Carroll County News Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry will face three challengers in the Nov. 8 general election — including a former mayor and a former city contractor involved in a lawsuit in which Berry is a defendant.

Robert Kennedy, a former candidate for Carroll County sheriff, was arraigned last week in Carroll County Circuit Court on a felony charge of terroristic threatening stemming from his arrest on April 25.

Eureka Springs City Council member Nick Roberts will remain on the City Advertising and Promotion Commission after a motion to replace him on the CAPC failed to gain approval at an Aug. 8 council meeting.