The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2023 Arkansas Century Farm Program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years. Online and printable applications are available at agriculture. arkansas.gov/arkansas- department-of-agriculture- services/arkansas- century- farm- program/. There is no cost to apply.
Eureka Springs Hospital and Eureka Springs Community Center are partnering on the annual Earth Day Celebration, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 21, at the community center at 44 Kingshighway in Eureka Springs.
Berryville was well represented at the Eureka Springs Tourism Trade Show, held Tuesday, April 4, at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center.
The Greater Berryville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 5, for Ashley Hinton, the new owner of Trusted Advisor Insurance and United Countryside Realty.
The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Lunch is served at noon each weekday. The suggested donation for ages 60 and up is $4. There is a $6 charge for those under 60 and all carryout meals. Menus are subject to change.
Churches and other groups in Carroll County will be hosting and participating in several events to celebrate the Easter holiday. Many area churches will be participating in the “Celebrate Jesus Parade,” which will begin at 2 p.m.
Three months into his tenure as mayor of Green Forest, Don McNeely says he’s been particularly surprised by one aspect of his new position. “I love the job,” Mc-Neely said during an interview Thursday, March 30, in his office at City Hall.