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Herbert Lee Roberts
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
Herbert Lee Roberts, 71, of Berryville, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, near his home. He was born April 24, 1930, in Topeka, Kan., a son of Frank Lee and Vella Claudine (Littrell) Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a veteran, having served his country with the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He owned and operated an excavation business. He was a member of the Carroll County Cattlemen's Association and the Carroll County Farm Bureau...
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Betty Marie Dweiley
(Obituary ~ 01/16/02)
Betty Marie Dweiley, 88, of Forest City, N.C., died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 10, 1913, in Cook County, Ill. Betty and her husband Al moved to the Beaver Town area near Eureka Springs in about 1971, and then moved to North Carolina in the early 1980s. While in Eureka, she was active in Ukulele Club, Hiking Club, the Hospital Guild, and the local chapter of AARP...
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Tigers triumph in great atmosphere
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
The crowd was ready, the gym was packed, and the Berryville Bobcats and Green Forest Tigers didn't disappoint the fans who came to Bobcat gym last Friday night to see the annual rivalry between the two teams renewed. The Tigers' Neal Hodges was on fire from the start and scored 26 points by halftime. He finished with 29, but was matched by Bobcat Grant Myrick, who poured in 15 points in the fourth quarter to finish with 29...
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Lady Bobcats 17-3 after GF game
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
It was the annual grudge match between the Berryville Lady Bobcats and the Green Forest Lady Tigers last Friday night, and it turned into a good game this year. Coach Mitch Myrick's Lady Bobcats fell behind 11-3 in the first quarter, but came back with a strong second half for a 53-41 win...
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Eureka 22-3, thanks to Saints
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
One was a blowout, and one was a nail-biter last Friday night when the St. Paul Saints visited the Eureka Springs Highlanders Coach Josh Hill's senior boys romped to an 84-53 win behind 41 points from senior Griggs Covington. That made them 22-3 on the season, 5-0 in 1AAA play, and headed for a huge game with Green Forest this Saturday, Jan. 19, in a make-up from Jan. 4...
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Column: "The Sports Trail": Big crowds for big games, so where's the beef?
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/02)
by David McNeal It was packed, every row filled, with walls of cheerleaders standing at the ends, and fans two-deep in the corners. The basketball court didn't look square, it looked round due to people packing into the corners. And it was hot, real hot. With that many people cramming into the Berryville gym to watch the first playing of Green Forest Tigers vs. Bobcats, the heat build-up wasn't just between the two teams competing on the floor...
Stories from Wednesday, January 16, 2002
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