Stories from Thursday, August 4, 2005

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- At its weekly meeting Friday, the Holiday Island Planning Commission (HIPC) turned down a request to build a deck that would encroach on the 18-hole golf course. Contractor Joe Hobbs approached the commission on behalf of property owners Dale and Carol Bates, who would like to build a short 15-foot by 18-foot deck with a half-arbor and netting at the back of their home at 35 LaQuinta Loop...

CHARLES (CHUCK) TACKETT, a resident of Berryville, was born July 11, 1950, in Berryville, a son of Orval E. and Irene (Carr) Tackett. He died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, in Fayetteville, at the age of 55. Mr. Tackett was employed by Tyson Foods where he was on the support team...

CHARLIE ANN HELMS, 71, a resident of Berryville, died Tuesday, July 26, 2005, in Springfield, Mo., with her family at her side. She was born Jan. 25, 1934, in Berryville, a daughter of Charlie and Queen (Maxwell) Bean. After graduating from high school, Charlie Ann lived in Kansas City, Mo., where she worked for Phillips Petroleum. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Berryville Lady Bobcat Emily Bell is finding out that being seen on the basketball court in various cities is a good thing. It's hard to miss Emily on the court, as the slim 6-foot-2 post player towers over most opponents. Even at the USA AAU Division II National Championships in Orlando, Fla., held July 10 through 17 at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, Bell was noticed among the crowd of national players on the 100 teams attending...

Some things never change -- thank goodness. Football practices started all across the state of Arkansas on Monday morning, just like they have since the early 1900s. Heck, the Arkansas Activities Association was founded in 1912, so we're talking a long time here...

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville Community Center Karate Club had a very busy week recently with a visiting dignitary from Washington State. The visitor, Robert Martin, is a 6th Degree Black Belt and head instructor for Family Karate Center, as well as Director of International Karate Association in Washington State...

An open house at the new Carroll County Detention Center has been scheduled for Friday, Aug. 5, from 4 until 7 p.m. The $8 million jail and sheriff's office is located on Hailey Road, just off U.S. Hwy. 62, at the east end of Berryville. The new sheriff's office has been functioning for more than a month. Prisoners are scheduled to move into the new detention center in the next few weeks...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Members of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission (CAPC) almost made a decision about whether or not they should hire one or two persons to replace former Auditorium Director/Special Events Coordinator Pearl Brick Wednesday evening, but decided to interview candidates first...

EUREKA SPRINGS --With the buzz of ghost tales in Eureka Springs spreading across the land year after year like a swarm of bees pollinating spring flowers, the city seemed a likely candidate for the show "Ghost Hunters," which began airing its second season last Wednesday on the Sci-Fi Channel at 7 p.m. (Central)...