Eureka Springs News

In honor of Veteran's Day, Fayetteville bands Age of Liberty and What Army will be playing a tribute show for all veterans at the Squid & Whale, 10 Center St.

We are such a special little town, or so we think, but somehow we've managed to position ourselves with malls, gated-community mentality, discount shops, ghost tours, condo projects, concrete sidewalks, transient flea markets, used car lots, billboards, loud motorcycles, two-headed parking meters and simple-minded street signs so clustered no one ...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Dr. Ken Brown On Oct. 19, the Eureka Springs Board of Education set an election date of Feb.

Financially, Eureka Springs appears to be faring better than many areas of the country, with City Advertising and Promotion Commission revenues for September standing at $104,770, which is .7 percent above projections, though 2.2 percent below the same period in 2008.

"It's a slippery slope" said Levi Phillips, when describing a request for multiple polling sites for the Eureka Springs School District special election on Feb.

Ariel Watkins was crowned 2009 Eureka Springs Homecoming Queen Friday by 2008 Queen Megan Handley during ceremonies in Highlander gym.

Cafe Soleil is a bright spot on Eureka Springs' already sunny dining scene, combining good food with easy access, a precious commodity in the mountain town.

Turpentine Creek's 14th annual Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular will be held on Oct. 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. The Spooktacular will offer a hay ride and apple bobbing, and the only time of year to observe all of the refuge's animals at night.

The City of Eureka Springs has signed the U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement, and has a number of initiatives to conserve energy and reduce pollution.

Mary Jean Sell, city clerk/treasurer, for the City of Eureka Springs, recently attended the University of Arkansas Municipal Clerks Institute Advanced Academy class in Fayetteville.

Considerable discussion regarding the condition of walls around town took place, triggered by the collapse of about three feet of wall at Harding Reservation above Spring Street, during the Parks and Recreation Commission's Monday night meeting.

It's official. The Eureka Springs School Board favors putting a new high school at a district-owned 34-acre site on Lake Lucerne Road behind the middle school as opposed to expanding at the present site on US62W where the high school has been located since 1951.

Book into The Crescent Hotel for some good times, but don't choose room 218 unless you want some ghoulish times.

Hankering for a haunting on All Hallows' Eve? Visit the hotel where guests checked out long ago - but still refuse to leave.

The Crescent Hotel will host the Seventh Annual Mad Hatter Ball for the Eureka Springs School of the Arts on Oct.

Iris at the Basin Park will host a reception for Eureka Springs artist Valerie Hubbard Damon on Saturday, Oct.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services wants to shut down an assisted living center in Eureka Springs.

A Carroll County man is accused of attacking several people at a retirement center.

The state Department of Human Services has told a Eureka Springs assisted care facility that it plans to revoke the facility's license in December.

A crowd of about 55 people watched the unveiling of the proposed layout and cost for two alternatives for a new high school to serve the area's needs for the next 20 to 50 years at a Eureka Springs School Board meeting at the high school cafeteria Monday.