Stories from Thursday, October 26, 2006

BERRYVILLE -- Much ado about legislative audits and attorneys dominated a near two-hour meeting of the Carroll County Quorum Court Friday morning. With both items up for discussion under miscellaneous business, Justice of the Peace Harley Barnum introduced the audit discussion, highlighting the history leading up to a letter received by County Judge Ulys Smith, which most of the quorum court was not aware of until Friday's meeting...

Veterans Day activities to honor all veterans of U.S. Military service, living or dead, will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11, across Carroll County from Green Forest to Holiday Island. Activities will commence at 10 a.m. Friday with an assembly at Green Forest High School, according to Nancy Caillouet. ...

WILLIAM (BILL) F. WHITE, a resident of Branson, Mo., formerly of Green Forest, was born July 16, 1950, in Berryville, a son of Frank Jackson and Stella Mable (Davis) White. He died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 56. Bill s parents owned White s Locker Plant in Green Forest, where he learned his skill in meat processing. He was of the Baptist faith...

Week of Oct. 17 October 17 3:17 a.m.- Incident report taken after a male subject went to police station stating he had been punched by another male subject who also had taken his girlfriend. 11:25 a.m.- Incident report taken on theft of services. 2:18 p.m.- Caller stated there were trespassers at sewer treatment plant. Subjects left before officer arrived...

Week of Oct. 16 Oct. 16 8 a.m. - Officer spoke to a subject concerning threats. Subject was referred to the investigating officer. 11:47 a.m. - Officer assisted St. John s - Berryville emergency medical staff with a patient at Price Cutter. 2:10 p.m. - Police responded to a report of a truck in the ditch in the area of Stubbs. The truck was gone upon arrival...

Week of Oct. 16 October 16 6:05 p.m. - Police were dispatched to a School Drive residence in reference to a disturbance. 8:45 p.m. - Police responded to a stalled 18-wheeler on East Main Street. 8:50 p.m. - Police were dispatched to a report of a fire at Green Forest Foods. It was a controlled burn...

GENTRY -- First half fireworks settled the score in Berryville's favor in a 12-7 battle at Gentry, giving the Bobcats a 4-4 season mark. Berryville took the opening kickoff and started a march, with Ellis Cook needing just two carries to score. Leading 6-0, they kicked off to the Pioneers, with Adam Noble making the play this time...

OMAHA -- Three Highlander basketball teams opened the '06-07 season at Omaha on Thursday, but the senior boys were the only group to get out of town with a win. Coach Daniel Cornelison's Highlanders held the Eagles to single digit scoring in the second and third periods, good for a 52-40 victory...