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A moratorium on future industrial wind and solar energy projects in Carroll County, which received final approval from the Carroll County Quorum Court on May 20, will not be in conflict with a new state law, deputy prosecuting attorney Steven Simmons told justices of the peace before they voted on the issue.

Kings River Watershed Partnership will hold its Carroll County river cleanup on Saturday, May 31.

A Berryville police officer’s actions in the fatal shooting of a Eureka Springs man on May 1 were justified, and no criminal charges against the officer are warranted, Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney Tony Rogers wrote in a May 22 letter to the Arkansas State Police.

At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 20, the Carroll County Quorum Court approved the third and final reading of a proposed ordinance that would impose a moratorium on future industrial wind and solar energy projects in the county.

Are you concerned about the increasing division and incivility in our country and community? Do you want to see more respect and compromise in our politics? Would you like to learn how to have more respectful conversations with others of differing political views? Then join Braver Angels Arkansas, an alliance of the national Braver Angels organization, for “Braving Societal Polarization: Finding Common Ground During Polarizing Times,” from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at First United Methodist Church, 195 Huntsville Road.

Kings River Watershed Partnership will hold its Carroll County river cleanup on Saturday, May 31.