Stories from Monday, December 27, 2004

by Larry Elkins Well it's probably past Christmas time by the time you read this. Then again maybe it wasn't even Christmas at all. I've been hearing a lot recently about how Jesus wasn't born on Dec. 25, and how Christmas was a pagan festival in ancient Rome...

The Rev. Stan Adams, most recenly of First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro, will assume the pastorate at First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs with his first sermon on Jan. 9. He and his family will move to Eureka Springs on Dec. 28...

It is believed that 10 percent of the Christian population in the United States is sexually addicted. Studies show that two-thirds of Christian men struggle with pornography, and that 40 percent of pastors have confessed to looking at pornography. It is estimated that 25 to 33 percent of all women and 10 to 15 percent of men have been sexually abused. This apparent epidemic is exacerbated by the availability of Internet pornography...

MINNIE V. PHILLIPS, a resident of Berryville, Ark, was born March 26, 1925, in Metalton, a daughter of Roy E. Walker and Rushie Elizabeth (Miller) Walker. She died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 at her home at the age of 79. Minnie and her late husband, James H. Phillips worked as carpenters in Carroll County. She was a member of the Four Square Church in Wichita, Kansas...

The Lincoln Wolves ducked an incoming winter blast Tuesday when they traveled to Berryville for three games, but couldn't duck two red-hot Bobcat senior high teams that both recorded big wins. The Lady Bobcats moved their record to 12-2, 5-0 with a 67-43 win over a 6-5, 2-3 Lady Wolves squad. The Bobcats got 30 points from Joey Curtis and upped their record to 9-3, 4-1, with a 68-37 victory...

In spite of a winter snowfall sweeping in from Oklahoma, the Green Forest Tiger basketball teams went ahead to Gentry on Tuesday night for three make-up games. The junior high girls started the night off right with a 36-23 win, giving them a 7-1 overall record, 3-0 in 1AAA play, but both senior teams took losses. The Lady Tigers fell 60-43, and the senior boys lost 60-41...

A suspect in the death of a local man whose body was found in a burned-out car the day after Thanksgiving is being held on a million-dollar bond in Carroll County Jail, charged with capital murder and related charges. If the charges are proven, it will be Carroll County's first murder of the year, a decrease over 2003, when there were two murders...

BERRYVILLE ---- An affordable housing complex for low-income older adults is expected to be ready for occupancy in February. Ozark Meadows II, located next to the 20-unit Ozark Meadows Apartments on Clive Street in Berryville, is 80 percent complete, said Terry Gray, construction superintendent for Champion Builders...