Stories from Tuesday, September 8, 2020

On Sept. 4, 1845, John Moore and his two sons were in the area prospecting for lead in the mountains of Indian Creek, just north of Berryville, when they came across a cave. They did not find the lead they were looking for; however, they did name the cave after themselves. ...

The Green Forest Tigers were facing a big enough challenge going into Friday’s home game against Pottsville. Then the degree of difficulty got turned up even more.

The Green Forest Lady Tigers picked up their first victory of the season on Aug. 31, sweeping the Alpena Lady Leopards at the Grim Gym.

With a revamped starting lineup and very little preseason preparation, the Berryville Lady Bobcats needed a little time to find their rhythm.

This listing includes individuals who are booked into the Carroll County Detention Center. Charges may be reduced or dropped, and individuals are presumed innocent until being found guilty in court. As of Monday, Sept. 7, a total of 102 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

If working from home and staring at the yard has ignited that need to learn more about gardening, now is the time to apply for the Arkansas Master Gardener program, the state’s largest horticulture volunteer and education organization.

With feral hogs becoming an issue in Carroll County, the Conservation District is looking into purchasing hog traps in bulk from Boss Hawg Hog Traps if at least 10 community members are willing to purchase one.

FAYETTEVILLE — A $750,000 federal grant will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and local hospitals to develop a rural training track (RTT) for its family medicine residency program so it can graduate up to four additional medical residents a year...

Music will be in the air in downtown Eureka Springs every weekend until November as part of the Overhead Music Series.

A Eureka Springs restaurant that recently reached a resolution with the Arkansas Department of Health after failing two inspections related to the state’s requirements for face coverings has now closed voluntarily after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

“Here we go again,” I’m sure some of you are thinking. “Is this woman writing another column chiding people for not wearing a mask?” You’re darn right I am! As regular readers know, my husband, Gideon, is a teacher at Eureka Springs Middle School. He and his colleagues have resumed teaching in-person and the anxiety over transmitting COVID-19 is real. There hasn’t been a major breakout yet, but our educational leaders go to work every day knowing there could be...

We need to think seriously about the election for state and local offices in addition to all of the current attention to the presidential candidates. A friend recently asked me when and how to see names of the candidates on the ballot for our county. ...

After years of dedicated service, Dr. John Muller is retiring from caring for the animals at Good Shepherd Humane Society Adoption Center.

Berryville city inspector Carl Goins is leaving the position after more than 25 years. His last day of work for the city will be Tuesday, Sept. 29.

If voters in Holiday Island approve incorporating as a city in the Nov. 3 general election, they’ll also elect a mayor, recorder and five-member city council.

Eureka Springs students who have opted for virtual rather than on-site learning can still get breakfast and lunch by stopping by the high school twice a week.

The Berryville Community Center reopened Tuesday, Sept. 8, after closing six months ago because of COVID-19.

Kelly Ramirez of Berryville was selected as the winner of the Friends of the Berryville Library’s recent mural design competition. The Friends were looking for a mural design that would make a visual statement about what our library means and brings to our community. The finished mural will be hung on the outside of the library at 104 Spring St. with plans to move it to the new library building in the future...

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com Leading up to Labor Day weekend, Arkansas saw its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, Sept. 4. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced at a news conference on Friday in Searcy that the week ended with a “fairly dramatic exclamation point” with 1,094 new cases of virus in the state. Hutchinson said that’s the highest single-day increase the state has seen so far, saying that brought the the state to a total of 64,175 cases...

Cornerstone Bank has announced it will be shortening its name to CS Bank, pending regulatory approval from the Arkansas State Bank Department. The decision to shorten the legal name is a strategic decision to avoid confusion as the bank continues to expand into other markets, Cornerstone said in a news release...

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. Lunch is served weekdays at noon. Tuesday, Sept. 8 Beef tips with gravy, rice, glazed carrots, sweet peas, roll Wednesday, Sept. 9 Ham & beans, fried potatoes, okra & tomatoes, cornbread, brownie...