Stories from Thursday, October 28, 2004

BERRYVILLE ---- City and county officials celebrated the grand opening Friday of what Mayor Tim McKinney described as a "wonderful" addition to the city, the 12-apartment West View project that has been under construction for a year. As the dignitaries from all over Northwest Arkansas gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, apartment residents could be seen proudly sitting on their front porches, as all the housing units are already full and a waiting list has been started...

BERRYVILLE ---- Mayor Tim McKinney proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 30 as Berryville Kids Club Day, saying the community need such a "positive program" for the children, and commended the Kids Club for its efforts to provide quality educational enhancement and "youth developments for our children."...

Ordinances defining gift shops and providing enforcement of collection of the 2 percent gross sales tax for the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission (CAPC) were approved by the city council Monday evening. Both were passed with emergency clauses, putting them into effect as soon as they are published...

Although Raycliff Manor Victorian Haunt director Tony Grat would love to become known as "The Prince of Terror," he says horror for him "is not about the dark side." "People like to be entertained, and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays."...

Speed limits posted on some Holiday Island roads are not enforceable, according to a ruling signed Friday by Berryville District Court Judge Kent Coxsey. The ruling came down in the case of Rosemary Helms, 50, of Holiday Island, who was ticketed on March 24 for allegedly driving 40 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone on Holiday Island Drive...

In Monday's lengthy business meeting of the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID) Board of Commissioners, a majority of the property owners on Suntop Lane complained about lack of water pressure. Ed Atkinson was spokesman for the group...

Early voters have been turning out in record numbers to cast ballots in the upcoming general election. During the first week of early voting, which began Oct. 18, nearly 900 ballots were cast. The majority of early voters, (570) cast ballots at the Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville. The remainder (297) voted in Eureka Springs at the Western District Courthouse...