Stories from Monday, January 9, 2006

Annie Kingston and the Hidden Faces series returns with Annie Kingston still in the role of forensic artist in Redding, Calif. Redding is haunted by a serial killer whose victims are beautiful women. Using strychnine to kill them, the killer's calling card, known only to the killer and investigators, is removal of a single item that apparently bespeaks the victim's femininity -- a manicured finger, hair, an ear lobe with earring...

HARRISON -- The Eureka Springs Highlanders made a good start in the North Arkansas College Senior Boys Invitational Wednesday night when they defeated the Yellville-Summit Panthers 66-62 to advance to Thursday's game. Eureka faced Valley Springs on Thursday in the second round of the tournament, playing their third night in a row...

WASHBURN, Mo. -- The Eureka Springs Highlander basketball team notched three wins on the good side of their season record during the Christmas break when they won the 19th Annual Southwest Holiday Tournament last week. Coach Daniel Cornelison's senior boys defeated the Southwest JV 65-21, Cassville, Mo., 54-49, and Pierce City 65-61 in the championship game to take the top trophy home...

GEORGIA ROSE (STUBBS) WILLIAMS, a resident of Berryville, was born May 20, 1923, in Prim, Ark., a daughter of Charles Isaac and Mary Viola (Dillard) Stubbs. She died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, in her home at the age of 82. Mrs. Williams had professed her hope in Christ and was a member of the Southern Heights Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and co-owned and operated Williams Supermarket for many years...

GLORIA H. MATNEY, of Rogers, was born July 6, 1925, in Los Angeles, Calif., the second daughter of Louis and Della Robidoux. She died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at the age of 80, with family members present. Gloria was united in marriage to Herbert E. Matney in 1943. Together they raised three children: Patrick, Sandra, and Michael. Gloria was very active in the PTA in Los Angeles, where her children attended elementry school, and became the PTA president...

LARRY MARR, a resident of Green Forest, was born Dec. 22, 1952, in Birmingham, Ala., a son of Frank William and Donna Lee (Holloman) Marr. He died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, in Harrison at the age of 53. Mr. Marr was a drug investigator with the Carroll County Sheriff's Department...

PAUL HENRY KELL died at Eureka Springs Hospital on Jan. 3, 2006, at the age of 85. He was born April 13, 1920, in the Walnut Grove community south of Berryville, a son of William Harrison Kell and Serrilda (Jones) Kell. He married Lucy Johnson on July 27, 1946, in Eureka Springs. ...

FLORENCE LOUISE (STANDLEE) JONES, a resident of Golden, Mo., was born Feb. 15, 1935, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Oral C. and Ruby V. (Barker) Standlee. She died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, in her home at the age of 70. Mrs. Jones was a member of the First Baptist Church in Golden. Before her retirement she was employed by Sears for 31 years...

MARGARET GRAVES, a resident of Alpena, was born Sept. 5, 1929, in the Rudd community of Carroll County, a daughter of Jess Henry and Nora Josephine (Wilson) Fultz. She died Friday Dec. 30, 2005, in her home at the age of 76. Mrs. Graves was a homemaker and a quilter. She made quilts for other people...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Dakoda Campbell Buck, 32, of Holiday Island, was taken into custody last week for allegedly threatening a man with a gun outside a Eureka Springs tavern -- just eight days after being booked for alleged possession of meth and marijuana at his Holiday Island home...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Promoter Steve Shell questioned the City Advertising and Promotion Commission's policy regarding advertising of outside promoters' events and evoked a commitment to clarify the matter to promote whatever events are taking place in the city regardless of who is doing it, during Wednesday's CAPC workshop...

BERRYVILLE -- While discussion turned rancorous along party lines, the Carroll County Election Commission deferred making a decision on which type of electronic voting system to purchase until a special meeting slated for 11 a.m. on Jan. 16. With about 15 citizens in the audience, Chairman Levi Phillips and outgoing Republican representative Bryan King verbally sparred on issues centering on the use of only three polling places during statewide, special and run-off elections...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- "Kingdom Warriors," a men's Bible study, will get underway in the lower level of First Christian Church on Passion Play Road on Jan. 18, according to organizer John McCann. Classes will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays for approximately 10 weeks...

BERRYVILLE -- Height was the key in both senior high games played Tuesday night in Bobcat gym, with the Bobcats and Lady Bobcats both taking key 1AAA Conference wins. Coach Brent Compton's senior boys posted a 42-35 victory, overcoming the Tigers' 6-6 and 6-9 post men...