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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. 22 Pulled pork, baked beans, fried okra, roll Wednesday, Sept. 23 Beef & broccoli, rice, stir fry vegetables, fortune cookie...

Carroll County voters will have three options for casting their ballot in the Nov. 3 general election.

With the Eureka Springs Business Center opening to the public last week, the Eureka Springs Community Center has achieved a major goal toward self-sustainability.

Dr. Julia Horton-Bertrand came full circle when she returned home to join Mercy Clinic Family Medicine – Berryville. Her name may sound familiar for other reasons, as well. She will practice alongside her father, Dr. Charles Horton, at the clinic. Horton-Bertrand is taking new patients and seeing patients of all ages. She has a keen interest in preventative medicine, especially encouraging screening tests and immunizations...

Mayor Tim McKinney announced dates for the annual fall leaf and limb pickup at the Berryville City Council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15.

This week’s Pet of the Week is our sweet kitty Nala. Nala spends her days in the Bates Cat House waiting on visitors so she has a lap to climb in. Nala is very much a relaxed kitty who loves to rub on her humans and purr.  If you are looking for the perfect laid-back companion to binge the latest shows with, then Nala is the kitty for you! She’d especially enjoy a view of The Lion King so she can get to know her namesake! Nala is a grey tabby and is available at the Good Shepherd Adoption Center on Highway 62 between Eureka Springs and Berryville. We are open daily from noon to 5 p.m. Call 479-253-9188 for more information.

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. 21, a total of 107 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

The Carroll County Election Commission wants to help you be sure your vote counts and provide a safe atmosphere for everyone to vote in November. If you are not registered to vote, you can fill out a voter registration application at the County Clerk’s office or website, or the Secretary of State website. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 5. The Carroll County Clerk website is co.carroll.ar.us/County Clerk/. Click on the...

Eureka Springs residents can now display political signs for as long as they like.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats ran into one of the better Class 4A teams in the state last week, losing in three sets to Shiloh Christian on Monday, Sept. 14.

Monday, Sept. 28 Elementary School Breakfast: Pillsbury Mini Cinnis, fresh grapes, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk Curbside breakfast: Pillsbury Mini Cinnis, fresh grapes, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk...

Monday, Sept. 28 Breakfast K-2: Chocolate donuts, fruit, juice, milk 3-5: Cini Minis, fruit, juice, milk 6-8: Biscuit with sausage gravy, scrambled eggs with ham & cheese, fruit, juice, milk 9-12: Cini Minis, yogurt with granola, fruit, juice, milk Lunch...

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...

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.

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.

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 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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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!

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.  . ...

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

Monday, Sept. 21 K-5 breakfast: Apple frudels 6-12 breakfast: Superdonut, string cheese Lunch: Corndog, baked beans, carrots, mixed fruit Tuesday, Sept. 22 K-5 breakfast: Pancake, sausage on a stick 6-12 breakfast: Muffins Lunch: Hot pocket, broccoli salad, carrots and celery with ranch, chocolate pudding, fruit...

Monday, Sept. 21 Elementary School Breakfast: Bowl of cereal, yogurt, fresh grapes, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk Curbside breakfast: Bowl of cereal, yogurt, fresh grapes, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk...

Monday, Sept. 21 Breakfast K-2: Cherry frudel, fruit, juice, milk 3-5: Cherry frudel, fruit, juice, milk 6-8: Breakfast slider, fruit, juice, milk 9-12: Super donut, yogurt with granola, fruit, juice, milk Lunch K-2: Vegetable soup, grilled cheese, California blend veggies, fruit, milk...

Monday, Sept. 14 Breakfast K-2: Strawberry bagel, fruit, juice, milk 3-5: Strawberry bagel, fruit, juice, milk 6-8: Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice, milk 9-12: Honey bun, yogurt with granola, fruit, juice, milk Lunch K-2: Pulled pork sandwich, french fries, baked beans, fruit, milk...

Monday, Sept. 14 Elementary School Breakfast: Pillsbury Mini Cinnis, fresh grapes, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk Curbside breakfast: Pillsbury Mini Cinnis, fresh grapes, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk...

Monday, Sept. 14 K-5 Breakfast: Super donut and string cheese 6-12 Breakfast: Donuts Lunch: Pig in a blanket, sweet potato wedges, salad, sidekick Tuesday, Sept. 15 K-5 Breakfast: Waffles 6-12 Breakfast: Tornados Lunch: Fajitas, pinto beans, corn, mandarin oranges...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

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. ...

A Green Forest man is being held in the Carroll County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond after being arrested on charges of sexual indecency with a child, sex trafficking and internet stalking of a child.

Monday, Sept. 7 Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 8 Elementary School Breakfast: Sausage & biscuit sandwich, diced peaches, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk Curbside breakfast: Sausage & biscuit sandwich, Apple & Eve juice, apple slices, 1 percent milk, fat free chocolate milk, fat free strawberry milk...

Monday, Sept. 7 Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 8 K-5 Breakfast: Poptarts 6-12 Breakfast: Honeybun Lunch: Nachos with beef, pinto beans, salad, pineapple Wednesday, Sept. 9 K-5 Breakfast: Breakfast pizza 6-12 Breakfast: Pancake, sausage on a stick...

Monday, Sept. 7 Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 8 Breakfast K-2: Apple frudel, fruit, juice, milk 3-5: Apple bosco, fruit, juice, milk 6-8: Tornado, fruit, juice, milk 9-12: Donuts, yogurt with granola, fruit, juice, milk Lunch K-2: Chicken alfredo, garlic bread, kidney beans & corn salad, broccoli, fruit, milk...

Members of the Connect 4 board and North Arkansas College met Friday, Aug. 28, at the college’s Carroll County Center in Berryville to sign a memorandum of understanding to give students in the C4 program concurrent credit if they choose to attend NorthArk.