Lovely County Citizen: Newspaper serving Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Historical Museum celebrates grand re-opening

By Jennifer Jackson

The Eureka Springs Historical Museum celebrated its official re-opening Sunday after completing a major remodeling on the museum's main floor and exhibits. And not all the history was under glass. Attending the party was Mae... >>
Gentlemen and ladies, light your lanterns

By Jennifer Jackson

The Eureka Springs Preservation Society is sponsoring a lantern decorating contest in conjunction with the 2013 Grand Illumination June 30 through July 14. Cash prizes of $100, $75 and $50 are offered for the first, second... >>
Cherokee Conjurers bring magic to Basin Park

By Jennifer Jackson

Bobby Neugin and his son, Jeramy Neugin, are packing their bags and coming to Eureka Springs this weekend. Some of the things going into the bags: the eye of a witch killed in Oklahoma. The preserved hand of a chupacabra. A... >>
The dog came back Maggie is faithful friend of Opera

By Jennifer Jackson

It's the 63rd season for Opera in the Ozarks, which every summer, brings a troupe of talented singers and musicians to the program site near Inspiration Point for two months. And for at least 10 years, Maggie has been a... >>
Singer finds a new voice at Opera in Ozarks

By Jennifer Jackson

In the fall of 2007, Jesse Donner entered Iowa State University. It had been his dream since high school to study aerospace engineering at ISU, but in the middle of his sophomore year, Donner switched majors. Since then,... >>
ES School Board narrows super search to four candidates

By Kathryn Lucariello, Carroll County News

At a special board meeting Thursday night, the Eureka Springs School Board narrowed a list of 14 superintendent candidates to four and voted to hire a consultant to assist in the search. The board has set two meet-and-greet... >>
Eureka Springs Rotary Club Scholarships

At the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 24, seven Eureka Springs High School seniors each received $1,000 scholarships from the Eureka Springs Rotary Club. Pictured from left, front row, are: Nathan Wilkerson, who has a 3.02... >>
A spring flows through it Trio turns Wagon Wheel into pub

By Jennifer Jackson

In Ireland, you can lean back and kiss the Blarney Stone for luck. In Eureka, you can lean back and drink a shot off the Blarney Stone for fun. The Blarney Stone is a new bar and restaurant that opened May 23 on Main Street.... >>
Third Fleur Delicious Weekend set for July 9-14

Fleur Delicious Weekend is a Celebration of all the senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch -- a French-themed weekend in which restaurants, bars, art galleries, boutiques, spas, and music venues participate with... >>
Father Shaun moving away

By Jennifer Jackson

Father Shaun Wesley, pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church in Eureka Springs and St. Anne Catholic Church in Berryville, has received a new assignment and will be leaving at the end of July. Father Shaun has... >>

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Gentlemen and ladies, light your lanterns (06/13/13)
The Eureka Springs Preservation Society is sponsoring a lantern decorating contest in conjunction with the 2013 Grand Illumination June 30 through July 14. Cash prizes of $100, $75 and $50 are offered for the first, second and third place winners. The idea is to light up Eureka Springs for the Fourth of July in a traditional way by hanging lighted paper lanterns on downtown businesses and houses in residential neighborhoods. ...

Highway Department to repair CR 55 / Buck Mountain Road (06/13/13)
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department announced Monday it has accepted a bid to make improvements to County Road 55, a.k.a. Buck Mountain Road, off Hwy. 23 South in Eureka Springs. The work will extend 5.5 miles westward from Hwy. 23. The bid was awarded to low bidder Hutchens Construction Co., of Cassville, Mo., for $258,512.26. ...

Cherokee Conjurers bring magic to Basin Park (06/13/13)
Bobby Neugin and his son, Jeramy Neugin, are packing their bags and coming to Eureka Springs this weekend. Some of the things going into the bags: the eye of a witch killed in Oklahoma. The preserved hand of a chupacabra. A medicine bag, crystals, dream-catchers and a rock that can make it rain...

Judge Crow accepts responsibility for error, tells Citizen he will seek re-election next year (06/13/13)
Circuit Judge Gerald Kent Crow told the Lovely County Citizen last Thursday that he will seek re-election next year, and he accepts responsibility for his actions that led to a recent letter of reprimand. Crow added that he did not realize he was breaking any rules at the time he committed the actions in question...

Two students from Eureka awarded $5K scholarships (06/13/13)
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is has announced that two students from Eureka Springs are among seven statewide winners of the Horatio Alger Arkansas Scholarship. Keegan C. Wilbur and Joshua B. McClelland will receive $5,000 that will go toward their college tuition, fees, books and on-campus room and board...

Citizen of the Week

Citizen of the Week
06/13/13
This week's Citizen of the Week is someone who is owed a big "Thank You" from anyone in the city who enjoys the blues or whose income benefits from tourism: Charles Ragsdell, the driving force behind Eureka Springs Blues Weekend. Ragsdell, who is also chairman of the City Advertising & Promotion Commission, coordinates all the musical talent that appears throughout the city during this four-day festival celebrating blues music of all kinds...