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Nonprofits in Carroll County can go to www. arcf.org/givingtree to apply online for Giving Tree Grants through Carroll County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation. Applications must be submitted online by Aug.15.

Mercy Hospital Berryville Auxiliary celebrated its Ruby Jubilee, 40 years since its reorganization in 1982, at its annual meeting. Dr, Bill Flake was the keynote speaker who related the history of the auxiliary and his mother, Blanche, who was instrumental in the reorganization.

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry (right) and city council member Bill Ott (left) recently attended the 88th Annual Conference of the Arkansas Municipal League in Little Rock. Also attending was Eureka Springs city attorney Forrest Jacobi (not pictured). Submitted photo

Daughters of the American Revolution participated with Holiday Island Elks Lodge 1042 for the 245th Anniversary of the American flag on June 11. The celebration and ritual included Elks Lodge officers and members, Boy Scout Troop No. 67 and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The American Legion posted the American flags. Pictured are, from left, Sue Eddy, Margaret Scobee, vice regent Sharon Lawlor and regent Terri Herman. Submitted photo

When Joe Mills moved his family to Berryville in 1968, little did he realize his first coaching job after graduating from the University of Arkansas would turn into a lifelong career at Berryville High School and that Berryville would become his home in retirement.

Students in the Eureka Springs School District will once again have to pay for meals after a vote by the district board during its meeting on July 11. “Meals have been free the past couple of years,” said district superintendent Bryan Pruitt, “and now we’re going back.

It sounds like the pitch for a new movie — “Coming in June: Two dozen teenagers from rural Arkansas. Two flights. A long weekend in New York City. One chance to perform on a historic, world-famous stage.”

Carroll County News managing editor Scott Loftis and associate editor Robert Cox received a total of five awards in the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest — including first place for Loftis in Freedom of Information reporting — the foundation announced Thursday, June 30.

Green Forest police chief John Bailey confirmed last week that three juveniles have been arrested in connection with a recent shooting, and court documents indicate two of the three are being charged as adults.

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.