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By Scott Loftis SLoftis@cherryroad.com A Holiday Island man accused of stabbing his father to death in November 2021 will undergo a court-ordered mental examination to determine whether he was insane at the time of the slaying. Gabriel Brotherton was arrested Nov.

Josh Durrill of Fleetwood Pyrotechnics in Salem, Mo., works on setting up fireworks atop Saunders Heights for Berryville’s annual Fire on the Mountain display on July 4. Photo courtesy of Dean Lee .

Shreveport, La.-based Southwestern Electric Power Co., which provides electric power to approximately 1,700 customers in and around Eureka Springs, announced Wednesday, June 29, that the Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a base rate increase for SWEPCO customers in Arkansas, as well as an interim fuel adjustment for the 2021 winter storm fuel recovery cost.

A recording device used to document meetings continues to cause issues for the Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission.?At a June 27 workshop, the recording device “failed to capture” the meeting, according to Kim Stryker, assistant to Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry.

For the first time in months, the Arkansas Department of Health on Friday, July 8, reported more than 100 active cases of COVID-19 in Carroll County. Friday’s report listed 112 active cases of the novel coronavirus in the county — up from the 85 reported July 1 — and an increase of 67 new cases in seven days.

Eureka Springs Hospital will host its next COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 29, at the Eureka Springs Hospital Clinic across the street from the hospital. Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be available.

A group of citizens will get the opportunity to provide input on a master plan for city parks in Eureka Springs. At its June 21 regular meeting, the Eureka Springs Parks Commission spent a majority of time talking about a planning committee that will be formed to discuss ideas for city parks.

Eureka Springs Hospital is offering outpatient speech therapy for adults. Speech therapy helps people who have communication difficulties, cognitive deficits and swallowing disorders.

A fundraiser for the Flint Street food bank was held June 10 at the Ozark Mountain Hoedown in Eureka Springs. Two tables of non-perishable food items and $863 in cash and checked were raised and presented to the food bank. Pictured, from left to right, are Robert Jones, Diana Senica, Mickey Fanfield, Baylee Bass, Dusty Wilson, Barb Childress, Mike Nichols and Gary Smith. Submitted photo

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.