Stories from Tuesday, September 15, 2020

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. 14, a total of 103 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

More Eureka Springs residents voiced their opinions about Confederate flags in the Eureka Springs Cemetery during a cemetery commission meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9.

I’m writing this week’s column from my home office, something I’ll be doing for the next few weeks. That’s because my husband, Gideon, has come down with something that looks an awful lot like COVID-19. I don’t have any symptoms yet, or hopefully ever, but there’s no way to predict what’s going to happen a day, a week or a month from now...

The Berryville Library now has open-door hours from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, giving patrons access to browse or use computers. Masks are required while inside the library.  While appointments are not absolutely necessary, numbers allowed in the library at any given time are limited and those with appointments get first service.  The library staff continues to work very diligently to maintain a safe and comfortable environment while providing many programs virtual through the use of social media.  . ...

This week’s Pet of the Week is Polka Dot. Polka Dot has been hanging out with us since July and is ready to polka on into your home. She loves to stretch out like an accordion while you rub her back and with treats, she will let you take the lead. Polka Dot is currently staying in our Bohemian Lighthouse and can be visited any day between noon and 5 p.m. Stop by the Good Shepherd Humane Society Adoption Center and pick up this sweet girl. Remember: To dance is human, to adopt Polka Dot is divine!

Kendra R. Turner of Green Forest received a master of science in education degree during Arkansas State University’s summer commencement ceremony Aug. 7 at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro.

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the exclusive provider of blood for patients at over 40 area healthcare facilities, is expanding a critical appeal for blood to include all blood types. Reserves are alarmingly low, due to very high usage levels in area hospitals and a continued negative impact on donation rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible donors are urged to give immediately to avoid a future shortage that may impact the area healthcare community...

Kaylin Rains, a senior at Berryville High School, has been nominated to be featured in Inspiring Teens Magazine for her Christian-based TikTok account, which has nearly 30,000 followers.

Carroll County residents are invited to participate in the annual “Load Up Your Pickup Day,” thanks to a special grant-in-aid from the Carroll County Quorum Court. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Carroll County Fairgrounds in Berryville...

The Green Forest City Council agreed to purchase new police vests and to start looking for a new vehicle for the police department at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8.

In partnership with several other Northwest Arkansas animal welfare organizations, Good Shepherd Humane Society rescued 34 dogs from a hoarding situation on Friday, Sept. 4.

The death toll from COVID-19 in Arkansas is approaching a grim milestone, and the state recorded its highest single-day increase in confirmed cases last Friday.

A Eureka Springs police officer who joined the department less than a week after being fired from a similar position in Green Forest last year has resigned after being stripped of his law enforcement certification.

This November on our ballot will be an initiative to dissolve the Historic District Commission. If this happens, we will lose millions in grants, we will lose our certified local government, along with Main Street standings, again millions in grants gone. ...

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. 15 Meatloaf, potatoes & gravy, green beans, Mexican cornbread Wednesday, Sept. 16 Baked cod with lemon pepper, seasoned greens, Catalina vegetables, roll, lemon pudding...