Stories from Friday, June 21, 2019

Basin Spring Masonic Lodge No. 386 secretary Ferguson Stewart, middle, presents two Smead Walden Memorial Scholarships to Eureka Springs High School graduates. Pictured from left to right are Kendall Jackson Burch Hull, Stewart and Garrett Taff Cross.

The recent auction of tax-delinquent properties in Carroll County raised more than $80,000, the Commissioner of State Lands announced. The auction drew 28 bidders, who purchased 10 of the 93 available parcels for a total of $80,496.75 for county and state government...

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission should have a new director soon.

A hog farming operation located in the watershed of the Buffalo National River will shut down as part of a $6.2 million agreement with the Department of Arkansas Heritage and Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Opera in the Ozarks’ 2019 summer season “Changes of Heart” will kick off Friday, June 21, and continue through Friday, July 19, at Opera in the Ozarks’ own mountainside venue, Inspiration Point. The season includes 22 fully staged and costumed opera productions...

It is always a pleasure to recognize a Good Neighbor. We at CARE Community Center would like to acknowledge a member of the Holiday Island community, Tom Dees.

Editor’s Note: This column was originally published on June 25, 2017, in the Lovely County Citizen. It is the story of my dad’s redemption, and I hope it inspires love and forgiveness. Growing up, I knew my dad was an alcoholic. I knew that from an early age. My mom raised me on her own and didn’t try to keep things from me, including the reason why my dad wasn’t around very much. I still saw him on holidays or when I’d visit my grandparents, but he certainly wasn’t a regular fixture in my life...

Huckleberry (No. C19-0030) is a male Husky mix, approximately 1.5 years old. He has gorgeous blue eyes and a winning smile. He is a playful boy that will keep you entertained with his goofball personality. He walks well on a leash and is waiting to meet you. He is neutered and has his shots. He’s available for adoption at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs. The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479-253-9188.

The Harrison Roundup Club Wagon Train will pass through Carroll County this weekend on its route from Harrison to Springdale. The wagon train is scheduled to stop for the night in Carrollton on Friday, June 21. On Saturday, the wagon train will travel along several county roads — including a stop for lunch at Fry Farms on County Road 995 — before stopping for the night on County Road 719...

A Eureka Springs man facing charges of rape and kidnapping appeared briefly in Carroll County Circuit Court on Monday in Berryville.

Solar System Ambassador Katherine Auld tells kids about all the opportunities NASA has to offer.

A Eureka Springs man was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday in southwest Missouri.

For nearly a dozen years the popular “Fire on the Mountain” fireworks show has lit up the sky above Saunders Heights in Berryville, and the tradition will continue this year.

The state finance department has released State Sen. Bob Ballinger of Berryville and his wife, Jessica, from a lien that had been filed over unpaid taxes.

The 2019 Rat Race was held Saturday in Green Forest. More than 400 runners participated, including this youngster heading to the finish line just ahead of a group of soldiers from the 224th, who ran the entire 5K with full 35-pound field packs. They ran across the finish line proudly flying the flags of their unit and the United States.

Local residents are angry and frustrated at the possibility of a limestone quarry operating near the Kings River, and they made their feelings clear at Monday night’s meeting of the Carroll County Quorum Court.

Results from the 2019 Rat Race 5K.

Welcome to my world, Arkansas Razorbacks fans.