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A fundraiser held May 7 by Equity Bank and the Berryville Lions Club resulted in a total donation of more than $500 to the local nonprofit food bank Loaves & Fishes in Berryville last week. Pictured at the check presentation are (from left to right) Lea Ann Jackson, Susan Brandt, Zach Streit, David Baker, Jay Lee, Craig Kesner and Traci Jordan. Steve Johnson / Carroll County News

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry contacted state auditors in February 2021 about “possible overpayments” to Tracy Johnson, former events coordinator for the City Advertising and Promotion Commission.

Arkansas TOPS advocate Emma Jean Vance (center) presents a collection of clothing to Berryville Elementary School nurse Kristy Evans (left) and Mindy Hicks, director of Bright Futures Berryville. This community service project of Arkansas TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) was recently collected at Arkansas TOPS State Recognition Days held at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs. TOPS, a weight loss support group, honored losers of the most weight across the state of Arkansas. Submitted photo

Eureka Springs High School is ranked 11th best in the state according to a recent survey conducted by U.S. News and World Report.

Representatives from three area FFA chapters joined CS Bank officials earlier this month to present a check to Grandma’s House Children’s Advocacy Center as part of the annual Roughstock Challenge “Battle of the Banks” rodeo fundraising efforts. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Alpena, Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest FFA chapters. Attending the check presentation were (from left) Berryville market president James Myatt and Mickey Marley of CS Bank, FFA representatives Caleb Usrey of Alpena, Sara Divall of Green Forest, Kanon Coatney of Berryville, Maddi Kate Walker of Green Forest, Kaleigh Evans of Grandma’s House, and CS Bank Berryville branch manager and community development coordinator Laci Tennant. Robert Cox / Carroll County News

A large tree blocked Madison Avenue in front of the Berryville post office on Thursday, May 5, after heavy storms blew through Carroll County the previous night. Melody Strodtman /Carroll County News .

Former state senator Bryan King of Green Forest continued his criticism of state Sen. Bob Ballinger’s financial dealings recently, pointing out that Ballinger has not paid for three years’ worth of advertising in the program for Green Forest’s annual Agriculture Appreciation Days.

Berryville High School senior Alyssa Lee has been selected as the Chapter A, Eureka Springs, recipient of a $2,500 PEO Scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. Pictured from left to right are Nancy Werbitzky, Ann Ferrill, Terry Eilskov, Alyssa Lee, scholarship committee chair Margie Bullock and Chapter A president Sallie Pittman. Submitted photo