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The city of Berryville has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Arkansas Natural Resources Council, Mayor Tim McKinney announced during a city council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

A nativity scene placed in Eureka Springs’ Basin Spring Park by the Great Passion Play will remain in place, the play’s executive director announced Monday, Dec. 5, after city officials requested the week before that it be removed.

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. Breakfast is served Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Menus are subject to change.

The Aug. 8 blog post on the Ozarks Chorale’s website says it all: “We’re back! The clouds are rolling back, and soon we will be singing together again.” That post announced the end of the two-plus year hiatus of the popular choir due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was back-and-forth, sometimes unorganized, and chaotic, but in the end, the Eureka Springs City Council took the first step in establishing a new residential parking district along a part of Spring Street.