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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.

Eureka Springs City Council member Bill Ott has been reappointed to the Arkansas Municipal League’s Advisory Council for Economic Development for 2022-2023. Mayor Virginia Young, president of the municipal league, appointed Ott.

A Green Forest man was arrested last week in Mountain Home and charged with maintaining a gambling house, according to a report by the Baxter Bulletin. Daniel Paul Scallorn, 33, was arrested Wednesday, July 27, the Bulletin reported.

Berryville High School cheerleaders Bella Hulse (left) and Alicen Johnson will represent Varsity Spirit in the 2022 Varsity Spirit Spectacular at The Walt Disney World Resort on November 17-21, 2022. Cheerleaders and dancers who are invited to perform in the Varsity Spirit Spectacular are part of a select group of high school varsity captains, co-captains and officers identified at Varsity Spirit summer camps across the country hosted by Universal Cheerleaders Association, Universal Dance Association, National Cheerleaders Association, National Dance Alliance, United Spirit Association or Urban Cheerleading Experience. Berryville High School’s cheer squad attended a UCA Camp at Drury University from June 16-19, where both Hulse and Johnson were selected for this experience. “We are thrilled that these excellent athletes will have the chance to perform and experience our Special Events in Orlando, FL,” said Bill Seely, president of Varsity Spirit. “We are honored to provide them a one-of-a-kind opportunity.” Submitted photo

Another Carroll County resident has died in the past week from complications related to COVID-19, but the number of active cases showed a slight seven-day decrease. The additional death — included in the July 29 report from the Arkansas Department of Health — raised the local death toll to 108 since the pandemic began.

The Eureka Springs City Council has taken the first step in regulating camping on private property. At its regular meeting Monday, July 25, at The Auditorium, the council voted 5-1 to assign a number and approve the first reading of an ordinance aimed at cutting down on camping or using a vehicle as temporary residence that may draw the ire of neighboring residents.

The filing period for candidates seeking municipal offices in the Nov. 8 general election will begin at noon Wednesday, Aug.

Employees at Tyson Foods will soon have access to expanded educational opportunities thanks to a new partnership between Tyson and social impact company Guild. The partnership — funded by a four-year, $60 million investment — will allow Tyson to expand its existing Upward Academy program to include access to more than 175 programs from some of the nation’s top universities and learning providers.

St. John’s Properties in Chattanooga, Tenn., announced Monday, Aug. 1, that it will contribute $5,000 to the Berryville Library in memory of Dwane Usrey, a native of Green Forest. St. John’s Properties is owned by Usrey’s widow, Eddie Usrey, along with their daughter Angela Usrey, son Mitchel Usrey and son-in-law George Caudle.