Have you ever stopped during the middle of your day and asked yourself, “How in the world did I end up here?” I’m a self-diagnosed overthinker and anyone who knows me will agree; I overthink everything! This is one personality trait I have been cursed/blessed with and it got worse after law school. I analyze every situation and examine all possible consequences. I listen to each word that is spoken, trying to figure out what can be done to help the person with whom I’m speaking. Most of the time, they just need to be heard.

I came to Carroll County five years ago after spending several years working in Pine Bluff. That was actually my third stint at the paper in Pine Bluff: I served as sports editor there in the mid-1990s, then was a night editor and city hall reporter from 2001-2004 before serving as managing editor from 2010-2014...

Three years. Nine semesters. Countless dollars and trips to Conway. That’s what it took for my husband Gideon to get his master’s degree in teaching, and now he is gearing up to put that degree into action. I am overjoyed to announce he will be teaching social studies and language arts at Eureka Springs Middle School beginning in August...

The forgotten election: Eureka Springs School Board. Do school boards seem boring and irrelevant? Not so fast. The voting public elects their board of education, which in turn votes on the academic, legal and financial viability of a school...

Dear Editor: A few days ago I was deeply honored and humbled as the recipient of the Carroll County Community Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. I was humbled by the knowledge that there were many other volunteers in our county who have worked...