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Thursday, January 21, 2021 There wasn’t much on the agenda for last week’s 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 city’s budget for 2021. Mayor Jerry Carlton said the city held a budget meeting last month and reported that the city’s 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 n...

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. File photo 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 improve...