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Recent Headlines 
Light show over the Ozarks
(05/21/13)
It's estimated that lightning strikes the earth somewhere every one second. Last night the sky over Carroll County and the Ozarks made it's contribution to that statistic. Here are a few shots by David Bell of nature's fireworks over the county. Also take a look at the Lovely County Citizen Facebook page for some of Chip Ford's pictures of what strong winds can do (and did do) to Basin Park... 
Berryville Odd Fellows initiate Gary Ivie
(05/20/13)
The Berryville Lodge No. 82 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows made Gary Ivie a part of their membership last week at their regular Monday evening meeting. "Gary has lived at Autumn Hills Nursing Home for the last eight years," said IOOF secretary George Phillips. ... 
ES Superintendent Curtis Turner announces resignation, will take over fiscally distressed Mineral Springs School District
(05/17/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- It might not have been a surprise that Eureka Springs Superintendent Curtis Turner announced his resignation, effective the end of this fiscal year, at Thursday night's school board meeting. It was revealed in April that Turner had applied for the superintendent's job at the Mineral Springs Saratoga School District and was on the short list of four candidates for the position...
HISID to look at half-million dollar wastewater sludge processing facility
(05/17/13)
By Kathryn Lucariello Carroll County News HOLIDAY ISLAND -- At its regular meeting Monday, the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners will consider recommendations by engineering firm McGoodwin, Williams & Yates to build a belt press sludge process facility they say will cost upwards of half a million dollars... 
Breaking: Suspect in Alpena gas station shooting arrested, bond withheld
(05/16/13)
ALPENA -- Joe Anthony Gutierrez, the man accused of trying to shoot his ex-girlfriend at an Alpena gas station in the wee hours of May 15, has been arrested, police said today. Gutierrez, also known as Gustavo Cerreon-Cervantes, was arrested Sunday afternoon in Green Forest on charges of kidnapping and attempted murder, after authorities used his cellphone to pinpoint his location in Boone County, Ark. Authorities there responded to the place where Gutierrez was hiding out, Sheriff Bob Grudek said. Boone County officers then followed him to Green Forest, where he was taken into custody. shooting, which occurred just before 1 a.m. at the Red-X gas station near the intersection of Highways 62 and 412... 
Womack to local GOP: 'Fight for the soul'
(05/15/13)
Editor's note: The printed version of this article included a few inadvertent errors, including an incorrect title for Womack. Carroll County News apologizes for the mistakes; they have been corrected here. CARROLL COUNTY -- U.S. Rep. Steve Womack told local Republicans they were in the midst of a "fight for the soul" of the nation last Friday night, a fight that would soon be brought to their doorsteps... 
Quorum Court to consider opposition to SWEPCO plans
(05/15/13)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Justices of the Peace will consider Friday whether to join the already swelling chorus opposed to the construction of a new power line across Carroll County. The project, proposed by investor-owned Southwestern Electric Power Company, is currently pending before the Arkansas Public Service Commission... 
Carroll Electric sets its annual meeting for May 23
(05/15/13)
BERRYVILLE -- Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. has announced its annual meeting will be held Thursday, May 23, with registration starting at 9:30 a.m., and the meeting at 10 a.m., at the Carroll County Fairgrounds. Members should have received notice, which was mailed out May 9. Enclosed is a ballot for board election... 
The late Charles Nelson honored by state Funeral Directors group
(05/15/13)
BERRYVILLE -- Charles M. Nelson was inducted posthumously into the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association Hall of Fame recently. Nelson died at age 67 on May 2, 1997. He left his business, Nelson Funeral Service Inc., to his family, and grandson Bobby Thurman currently owns and operates the family business... 
Police seeking man after shooting at Alpena gas station
(05/15/13)
ALPENA -- Sheriff Bob Grudek said police are searching for a man suspected of firing multiple shots at an Alpena gas station in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Grudek would not release the name of the suspect or many details about the case. The shooting happened between 2 and 3 a.m., the sheriff said, at the 24-hour gas station near the intersection of Highways 62 and 412, close to the Boone County line... 
Green Forest school test scores up, taking district off state improvement list
(05/13/13)
GREEN FOREST -- Officials at Green Forest High School recently caught a first glimpse of the results of this year's end-of-course examinations, and what they saw has teachers and administrators clicking their loafers. Speaking at an academic awards ceremony earlier this week, Principal Barry Hardin told a gymnasium full of teenagers that their hard work had taken the school firmly off the state's improvement list -- where it had been marooned for some seven years until now... 
Threatened to throw me from a cliff, Branning's ex told police
(05/13/13)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Christopher Branning, the only known witness to his wife's fatal fall from Lovers' Leap last summer, had previously threatened to throw a different woman from a cliff, recently released court records allege. A former girlfriend of Branning's had filed a petition for an order of protection in 2009 -- accusing him of raping and beating her, dragging her across her own backyard, and then threatening to hurl her from a cliff... 
New judge named in HISID lawsuits; hearings set in both cases
(05/13/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- A new judge has been assigned to both Holiday Island assessment lawsuits, with a scheduling hearing set next week in the Bischoff v. HISID case. Case files for both the Bischoff suit and the Table Rock Landing Time-Shares Association v. HISID suit note that retired Judge Jay Finch has been assigned to hear the cases after Judge G. Kent Crow recused from both in February... 
HISID eyes major well repair costs
(05/13/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Holiday Island is looking at a possible $85,000 in repairs at Well #5, commissioners learned at a special meeting Wednesday. Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dan Schrader said there was a noticeable decrease in flow in Well #5, located at the bottom of Country Club and Wild Turkey drives, in April. Where it had been pumping 500 gpm (gallons per minute), it had dropped to 390 gpm and was getting worse... 
Holiday Island Theater Guild ready for hijinks this weekend
(05/13/13)
Cast members of the Holiday Island Theater Guild's production of "Lily, the Virtuous Seamstress" pause for a photo during dress rehearsals: Seated in front are Jeremiah White (played by Mary Diehl), Mrs. Merriwellborn (Phyllis Williams) and Goodman Schubert (Rick Ragan); standing are Merlin Skirmahorn (Bill Harris), Lily White (Clare Thompson Roy), Frank Merriwellborn (Brian Byerley), Trixie (Donna Harris), Fluffy Feathers (Barb Rassfeld) and J. ... 
Eureka Springs Rotary Club marks 90th year, honors Randy Wolfinbarger
(05/11/13)
The Eureka Springs Rotary Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. As part of that celebration during the Wednesday, May 1 meeting of the Eureka Springs Rotary Club, Randy Wolfinbarger, general manager of the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, was made an honorary Eureka Springs Rotarian. The club also named him a Paul Harris Fellow... 
Taking aim
(05/09/13)
From left, Coach Shawn Robertson, Kraig Kendrick, Austin Lehr, Rusty Nance, Riley Wood, Jack Hudgens and Coach Deanna Wood display hardware from last week's regional shoot at Lone Oak. Berryville and Green Forest shooters will be on hand Saturday in Grandview for the Northwest Arkasas Turkey Federation Jake Shoot. For more information and directions to the shoot visit www.wrvsa.com... 
PSC sets SWEPCO hearings schedule
(05/08/13)
LITTLE ROCK -- The staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission filed for approval Friday to set hearing dates in the SWEPCO Shipe Road 345 kV transmission line application. Staff and intervenors direct are tentatively scheduled for noon on June 28... 
No charges filed in Lovers' Leap death -- 9 months later
(05/08/13)
CARROLL COUNTY -- More than nine months after Crystal McCarley Branning fell to her death from a 200-foot-tall bluff near Green Forest, police say they have concluded their investigation and handed the case file over to prosecutors. "We're still following up on any leads that come in," Sheriff Bob Grudek said Monday, "but, as far as were concerned, it's now in the prosecutors' hands for whatever action they deem appropriate."... 
Pearson court date set in burglaries
(05/08/13)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Evan Pearson, the Berryville man accused of harboring a runaway girl last fall, is scheduled to be arraigned on June 10 on charges stemming from a string of burglaries this February. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Devon Closser said Monday that charges were pending against Pearson. The 24-year-old faces multiple counts of commercial burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, as well as failing to appear in court on an earlier charge of interference with custody... 
102-year-old Eureka woman: 'Live your life'
(05/08/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Asked the secret to a long life, Eureka Springs Florence Marable, 102, said, "Live it." That's the style she uses to answer questions: terse and funny. And maybe that is another secret to her long life. Marable was born March 29, 1911, in Albia, Iowa, a small farming town... 
HIPC approves new construction regulations
(05/08/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Friday the Holiday Island Planning Commission approved its revised Regulations for Construction and Residential Habitation. The document is considerably thinner than in years past due to changes in HIPC oversight and lack of a building inspector... 
Carroll County Relay for Life brings strong turnout, plenty of emotions
(05/08/13)
BERRYVILE -- Carroll County Relay For Life was considered a successful event to those who planned it, despite a last-minute change in location due to the weather; it was moved indoors to the Berryville Community Center. "We have never had this in the Berryville Community Center. ... 
A Cinco celebration
(05/08/13)
Persistent rain and blustery weather weren't enough to snuff out the Cinco De Mayo festivities Saturday at El Grande Event Center. Pat Bishop, owner of the Green Forest venue, said between 250 and 300 people had shown up to observe the Mexican-American holiday and enjoy a free lunch, live music, and other diversions. ... 
Time changes for May Festival of the Arts events Saturday
(05/08/13)
There have been a few time changes for events as part of the May Festival of the Arts on Saturday, May 11. New times are as follows: 10:00 am -- Unveiling of high school panels on the Art Wall. Parking spaces by the Art Wall will be blocked until the event concludes... |
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