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State Sen. Bryan King met Friday, Aug 11, with local poultry farmers affected by Tysons Foods'

Tyson Foods, the largest employer in Carroll County, notified several poultry farmers in the county on Monday, Aug. 7, that it intends to cancel their grower contracts, multiple sources said.

Ruth Hager, chair of the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission, made the decision without a vote of the full commission to fire Justin Huss as parks director, Hager testified in a deposition taken July 10 in connection with a lawsuit filed by Huss.

The Carroll County Quorum Court is expected to consider a proposed emergency ordinance at its next regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15, that would establish rules and regulations for towers in the county.

Four people were arrested by Carroll County sheriff’s deputies after a high-speed chase that stretched from Berryville to Blue Eye on Saturday, July 29, and left two patrol vehicles damaged. Ricky Wayne Myers, 43, of Berryville, was arrested along with Dillon James Carpenter, 31, of Berryville; Jeffrey Christopher Lewis, 25, of Eureka Springs and Skyeanne Elizabeth Taylor, 22, of Green Forest.

A 40-year-old Berryville man was arrested July 22 after a missing 16-year-old girl from Oklahoma was found at a residence on County Road 4502.

The Carroll County Quorum is scheduled to resume discussions regarding a possible land use commission at its August meeting.

The recent auction of tax-delinquent properties in Carroll and Madison counties raised more than $290,000 the commissioner of state lands announced recently.

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