Stories from Monday, November 22, 2004

GREEN FOREST ---- Construction of a 5-million-gallon water storage tank at Pine Mountain, east of Green Forest, is about to get under way. The Carroll-Boone Water District (CBWD) initiated plans to build a second tank, next to its existing tank, earlier this year...

David Joe Fox III, 21, of Huntsville and David Hershel Walker, 18, of Springdale turned themselves in last week, joining several others already implicated in what authorities describe as a large-scale cattle-rustling operation. Two of those previously charged include Brent Lesley Foster, 19, and Chance Ryan Biggerstaff, 20, both of Berryville. The fifth suspect is Doyle R. Scrivner, 23, of Harrison...

The Knob Rock Rattler, published in Shell Knob, Mo., is celebrating 25 years of publication. Production has come a long way from the first typewritten issue, a one-sided flyer distributed to about 500 people and published in November 1979. Consisting of one sheet, it advertised Jeannie's Bittersweet Boutique and Lock's for Men clothing store...

Tiger fur flew on Tuesday night when the Eureka Springs Highlanders wrestled two non-conference wins from the Green Forest senior teams in Tiger gym. Coach Josh Hill's senior boys (4-3) outmanned Coach Bill Niven's squad of seven for a 47-19 victory, leaving the Tigers 0-2...

Linda Redford of Blue Eye, Mo., won the pro division of the Women's Bass Fishing Association Harvest Moon Invitational tournament on the Ohio River out of Paducah, Ky., on Saturday, Oct. 30, when she boated a two-day total of 13.20 pounds, beating out a field of 42 other pros...

The Green Forest Tigers face the Fountain Lake Cobras this Friday in the second round of the Class AAA State Football playoffs, and again it will be at Tiger field, mud, water and all. Fountain Lake, the No. 3 seed from the 7AAA conference, sports a 7-2-1 record, with losses to Ashdown and Nashville, both of whom are still in the playoffs. Ashdown defeated Dover 28-14 last Friday, while Nashville beat Clinton 42-8...

GENE WEBB, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 21, 1924, in Berryville, a son of Artie Jesse and Dove Pearl (Keen) Webb. He died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, in his home at the age of 79. Mr. Webb was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army. Before his retirement he worked as a welder. He was a member of Southern Heights Baptist Church in Berryville...

RUBY (PHILLIPS) HAND, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 3, 1927, at Osage, Ark., a son of William Felix and Clora Jane (Sisco) McNair. She died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, in her home at the age of 77. Mrs. Hand was a homemaker and attended the Antioch Church. She was involved in the Busy Bees, 4-H Clubs and enjoyed working on genealogy...

DOROTHY JANE DAVID died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, in Muskogee, Okla., after a long illness. She was born June 7, 1920, in Tulsa, Okla. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Ray David, of the home; son John David and wife Julie of McLean, Va.; son Jim David and wife Cyndi of Edmond, Okla.; sisters Mary Fourt and husband R.A. ...

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