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Members of the Green Forest FFA chapter hosted a special petting zoo Friday, April 23, 2021, for children at the Learning Center in Green Forest.

The seventh annual Roughstock Challenge Battle of the Banks Rodeo was held Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Carroll County Fairgrounds Arena in Berryville. The annual event serves as a fundraiser for the FFA chapters at Green Forest, Berryville and Alpena school districts. According to organizers, Saturday’s event — based on admission, concessions and sponsorships — raised more than $4,000 for each chapter. Among the five primary sponsors — Equity Bank, Arvest Bank, First National Bank of Northwest Arkansas, Anstaff Bank and Cornerstone Bank — Arvest emerged as the winner of the fantasy rodeo competition and decided to donate its $1,000 entry fee to Loaves and Fishes Food Bank in Berryville. The entry fees from the other banks were split between the various FFA programs.

The Awana Grand Prix Races were held Wednesday, March 17, at Woodland Acres Camp Gym in Green Forest.   The Awana Grand Prix is a Pinewood Derby-style racing event with a nearly 50-year track record of fun and excitement. New Hope Fellowship of Green Forest hosted the event. Trophies were awarded to Clubbers for Best Design and Speed Winners. It was a great time of fun, food, fellowship and of course trophies!

Macy Smalley (right) was crowned Miss Green Forest on Saturday night. She will represent Green Forest in the Miss Carroll County pageant later this year. Other pageant winners include Alyvia Newboles, who was named Miss Junior Green Forest and Miss Photogenic; Alyssa Newboles, who was named Little Miss Elementary; and Kyler Hartsell, who was named Miss Intermediate.

Six students from Berryville were chosen as finalists in the statewide Youth Entrepreneurial Showcase sponsored by Arkansas Capital.

The Berryville Bobcats hosted the Huntsville Eagles in a 4A-1 conference game on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at Bobcat Arena in Berryville.

The annual Carroll County Spelling Bee was held on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Berryville Performing Arts Center and virtually from Green Forest. Sixth-grader Molly Staats walked away with first place, topping 21 other students from Berryville and Green Forest to earn a trip to the 2021 Arkansas State Spelling Bee scheduled for Saturday, March 13, at the Vines Center in Little Rock. It was a Berryville sweep at the event, as sixth-grader Gregory Fausett was second, followed by fourth-grader Amy Wallace in third and fourth-grader Cash Staats in fourth.

Green Forest held its annual Christmas Parade on Saturday morning, following COVID-19 precautions and offering plenty of places for onlookers to watch from their vehicles.

The Green Forest Tigers and the Berryville Bobcats renewed their annual rivalry last Friday in the Carroll County Super Bowl at Bobcat Stadium. A 3-yard touchdown run by sophomore Ryan Bruegel with 3:22 left in the fourth quarter lifted Green Forest to an 18-12 victory.

One of the highlights of the annual Carroll County Livestock Show is the premium sale, which was held Saturday morning at the Carroll County Fairgrounds Arena. Winners in each division posed with Miss Carroll County 2019 Kourtney Granger and Junior Miss Carroll County 2019 Faith Kelley. Watch future issues of Carroll County News for more photos from the premium sale.

Green Forest High School honored the Class of 2020 with graduation ceremonies Saturday, July 25, at Tiger Stadium.

Berryville High School honored the Class of 2020 with graduation ceremonies Friday, July 17, at Bobcat Stadium.

Berryville residents celebrated July 4 on Saturday with food, fireworks and fun. The annual Fire on the Mountain fireworks display from atop Saunders Heights capped the celebrations Saturday night.