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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

State Sen. Bob Ballinger’s bill for advertising in the program for Green Forest’s annual Agriculture Appreciation Days remains unpaid, a source said last week, even though Ballinger’s campaign page on Facebook said the debt has been paid.

Carroll County Solid Waste customers in Eureka Springs will likely soon see an increase on their bills. The Eureka Springs City Council voted to give Mayor Butch Berry the authority to amend the current contract with Carroll County Solid Waste to include a fuel surcharge that will go in affect when diesel prices increase enough to greatly surpass the budgeted cost.

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 .

Active cases of COVID-19 in Carroll County dropped slightly over the past week, with 13 cases reported Monday by the Arkansas Department of Health. Statewide, the active case total showed a nearly 25 percent increase, rising to 2,057 — the third consecutive week of rising numbers.