Stories from Monday, September 25, 2006

EUREKA?SPRINGS -- All interested Carroll County residents, including health professionals, business managers and clergy, are encouraged to attend a recovery workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 27, starting at 11 a.m. at Inn of the Ozarks, according to Tim Summers of Decision Point...

BERRYVILLE -- An eight-week divorce recovery workshop will get underway starting Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at First Assembly of God, Berryville. A free meal will be available at 6 p.m. Cost for books is $25 and scholarships are available. The workshop is designed to help heal wounds brought about through the divorce process, with facilitators who have experienced the process. Classes will deal with anger, stress, forgiveness, child issues, coping skills, and other aspects of divorce...

BERRYVILLE A good turnout was reported for the Berryville School election, in which a millage request passed by a narrow five percent margin. Nearly 1,300 district patrons cast ballots, with 679 voting for the 6.5 millage hike, and 612 against a 67 vote difference...

GREEN FOREST -- Green Forest voters showed up in the hundreds Tuesday to vote on a millage increase, that was not passed, and a vacant school board seat, which was filled by Michael Grigg. The millage increase that would have funded 43 percent of a nearly $7 million monolithic dome middle school for the Green Forest School District failed by 26 votes, with 294 for the increase and 320 against it...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- It's budget time again, and the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners (BOC) will hold a Capital Improvements Program (CIP) forum Monday night at its monthly business meeting. The CIP is prepared in five-year increments. Next year's CIP will cover from 2007 to 2011...

PEA RIDGE -- In spite of heavy overnight rains, the Eureka Springs Highlander golf team made it to the Class AAA?State Golf meet Monday with a one stroke victory over rival Pea Ridge during AAA?regional tournament action on the Big Sugar course. Salem won a playoff with Shiloh Christian to settle the first two places, then Eureka scored 261 to Pea Ridge's 262 to take the final place for state...

By David McNeal, CCN Sports Editor BERRYVILLE  The Lady Bobcat volleyball team took an early morning practice called by Coach Kristin Smith to heart Tuesday and swept the Farmington Lady Cardinals in varsity and JV games later that day.. ...