Stories from Friday, July 18, 2014

Longtime Eureka Springs Hospital employee Jodi Smith has been named Employee of the Year 2013 by Allegiance Health Management. She was selected from among all employees of the 32 health care facilities Allegiance operates across five states. Smith has worked for the hospital since 1991, starting her career while it was still being operated by the City of Eureka Springs. ...

LITTLE ROCK-- Governor Mike Beebe announced Wednesday that the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, has awarded $2,043,454 in grants for projects in 33 Arkansas counties -- including Carroll County -- through its County Courthouse Restoration Subgrant, Historic Preservation Revitalization Grant, Certified Local Government Subgrant and Main Street Downtown Revitalization Grant programs...

BEAVER -- Recently Beaver Mayor Ann Shoffit received a surprise in the mail -- a copy of a June 20 letter stating that the Beaver Spring is being considered for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. The letter was addressed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Archeologist Rodney Parker from Frances McSwain, director of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program...

A company located in California, Record Transfer Services, has been mailing letters to citizens of Carroll County informing them that the company can provide them with a copy of their Current Grant Deed and Property Assessment Profile for a processing fee of $83...

Here we are, deep in the throes of the rituals of summer. School is out, vacation days are being cashed in and picnic baskets are being packed. Barbecues are firing, pools are splashing and ice cream trucks are rolling. Meanwhile, thousands, yea millions, are taking to the great American highway...

Julianna Lucille Joyce and Alexander "Xander" Powell Johnson, both of Van Buren, Ark., plan to marry at an outdoor wedding on July 26, 2014. The ceremony will be held on the Bourlon farm in Van Buren with Bro. Pepper Bourlon of First Baptist officiating...

The Carroll County Airport Commission had a very routine monthly meeting Thursday, after working through several meetings with disruptive issues. A dispute with the Ozark Flying Club had dominated recent meetings, and the dispute spilled over into quorum court meetings. ...

Southwestern Electric Power Co. says it will comply with the Arkansas Public Service Commission's request for more evidence demonstrating a need for its plan to construct a high-voltage power line through the Ozark Mountains -- but not until January 2015...

More than 40 residents spoke during the public comments portion of Monday's meeting of the Eureka Springs City Council, with the vast majority urging the council to adopt the Eureka Springs Master Trail Plan. Those residents got their wish, as the council voted 5-0-1 to adopt the plan. ...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- In another attempt to delay fluoridation of their drinking water, several Carroll County citizens attended the quarterly board meeting of the Carroll-Boone Water District on Thursday, July 16. Among them was Eureka Springs Alderman Mickey Schneider...

Green Forest will honor one of its fallen soldiers, United States Army 2nd Lt. Michael Goins, by changing the name of South Arch Avenue to Lt. Michael Goins Avenue. Lt. Goins, 23, was killed in Iraq on August 15, 2004. The city will hold a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Aug. 15, the 10th anniversary of his death, to honor Lt. Goins and rename the street...

Each summer, the Berryville Public Library hosts programs and events for residents of all ages, and this year is no exception. With science as this summer's overall theme, the library has hosted some exciting events over the last few weeks. "We have events at the library at least once a week for every age group, as well as extra stuff people can do on their own time toward winning cool prizes," said Mark Schuster, the library's director. ...