Stories from Friday, December 2, 2016

Note: Regular, ongoing meetings are listed in the section below specific date events, and that section is updated frequently. Many ongoing meetings have special speakers/events; be sure to check that section. December 1, 8 and 15 Photography Class A photography class will be held from 5:30 p.m. ...

Green Forest Head Start and Early Head Start had 14 children with perfect attendance for the month of November. Each child received a certificate and prize. (Submitted photo)

The ECHO Clinic's community room started filling up at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24. Volunteers dropped off pies, cooked created dishes from scratch and community members took their spot at one of the many tables in the room. Decorated with orange and red hues, the tables signified what many Americans look forward to on the fourth Thursday in November. ...

Even though a proposed 1 percent sales tax didn't pass, the Eureka Springs City Council isn't giving up on the city's water and sewer infrastructure. At the council's meeting Monday night, Mayor Butch Berry said he's trying to figure out why voters rejected the tax in the general election Nov. 8. Revenue from the tax would have been used to fund repairs and improvements to the city's water and sewer infrastructure, as well as help fund operation of the Auditorium...

Sometimes the only way to prove yourself is to persevere. This applies across the range of experience. If you are young and you want others to listen to you and to trust you, then live in such a way that makes trust possible -- and not just for a week or a month -- but for as long as it takes...

The Eureka Springs City Council approved an ordinance allowing the public works department to purchase wastewater treatment plant equipment Monday night. The ordinance was passed on a first reading and second and third readings by title only. The emergency clause was approved, as well...

State Sen. Bryan King cautioned Carroll County residents Monday night about the effects Arkansas Medicaid expansion could have on the state's budget, particularly in regard to education. King hosted a discussion on the Arkansas state budget, education and state government Monday night at the Berryville Community Center. Many community officials attended the event, including the superintendents and board members of the Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest school districts...

Statements that a Eureka Springs man made to investigators after the shooting death of another local man in February 2016 will not be suppressed as evidence, a circuit judge ruled last week. Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson issued his ruling on Nov. 23, in response to a motion from the attorney for Christopher Kevin Butler...

A Berryville man has been arrested on charges of domestic assault and terroristic threatening, allegedly having threatened to kill his wife and "homosexuals" at the Eureka Springs restaurant where she works. An affidavit of probable cause submitted by officer Cody Boren of the Berryville Police Department states that 28-year-old Jeremiah Bliss-Leija was arrested at approximately 2:20 p.m. ...

Calvin Fish rakes his daughter's yard in preparation for the city's leaf pick-up program. His daughter, Donesa Mann, is a teacher in Eureka Springs and lives in Berryville. 'I do this each year just to help her out,' Fish says. He says it takes about three days to rake the entire yard. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...

The Berryville School District has a confirmed case of mumps at each of its schools now. An announcement sent out by the school administration on Wednesday says that the district has received notification from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) of a confirmed case of mumps on each of its school campuses. ...