Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Jimmy Jones (center) works on one of many projects in Carroll County. According to friends and coworkers, Jones worked hard every day.
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In a 2017 interview with Eureka Springs Channels Melodye Purdy, Berryville contractor Jimmy Jones gazes at a giant hole in a downtown Eureka Springs parking lot. Purdy says shes heard a lot of good things about Jones from his employees and Jones chuckles.
Well, good, he says. I guess they wanted a raise.
After Jones passing last week, his friends in the community said all those good things were true.
John Cross, who commissioned Jones to repair the parking lot in 2017, said he worked with Jones many times over the years on CS Bank projects. Cross said Jones worked on projects throughout Carroll County and even traveled to Harrison, Huntsville and Missouri to do work for the bank.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Jimmy Jones (center) works on one of many projects in Carroll County. According to friends and coworkers, Jones worked hard every day.
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In a 2017 interview with Eureka Springs Channels Melodye Purdy, Berryville contractor Jimmy Jones gazes at a giant hole in a downtown Eureka Springs parking lot. Purdy says shes heard a lot of good things about Jones from his employees and Jones chuckles.
Well, good, he says. I guess they wanted a raise.
After Jones passing last week, his friends in the community said all those good things were true. John Cross, who commissioned Jones to repair the parking lot in 2017, said he worked with Jones many times over the years on CS Bank projects. Cross said Jones worked on projects throughout Carroll County and even traveled to Harrison, Huntsville and Missouri to do work for the bank.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
There wasnt much on the agenda for last weeks meeting of the Green Forest City Council, and the council members wasted no time in getting down to business.
Topping the list for the Jan. 12 meeting was a vote to approve the citys budget for 2021.
Mayor Jerry Carlton said the city held a budget meeting last month and reported that the citys sales tax revenue had increased in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
We had no issues with budget, he said after that meeting.
During the January meeting, the resolution to approve the budget passed unanimously with no discussion.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Green Forest Mayor Jerry Carlton cuts the ribbon during an open house at the new Green Forest City Hall in June 2019. The building helped Green Forest earn recognition in Arkansas Business annual list of Trendsetter Cities, published last week.
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Two Carroll County cities were among more than 20 honored last week when they were named 2020 Trendsetter Cities by Arkansas Business.
The annual honors, designed to honor cities who are leaders in innovative programs and initiatives for improvement and growth, were presented in six categories for city improvement projects, ranging from Education & Workforce Development, Infrastructure/Water, and Environmental/Green Management Practices to Wellness & Fitness, Public Safety and Tourism Development/Creative Culture.