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Baby Jesus found damaged beyond repair (Local News ~ 12/19/08)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- The annual Christmas tradition of stealing Baby Jesus from Basin Park has once again run its course. According to Eureka Springs Police Investigator Morris Pate, an anonymous call was received on Monday that the figure was on Kansas Street in the area where the Old Red School House was... -
Four charged with multiple crimes following wave of vandalism in Eureka Springs
(Local News ~ 12/19/08)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- A joint investigation by Eureka Springs Police and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office has resulted in the arrest of two adults and two juveniles, a 17-year-old male and a 16-year-old female, on various charges including theft, burglary and criminal mischief...
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$25,000 grant will help save historic photos for posterity (Local News ~ 12/19/08)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- It's taken decades for Cornerstone Bank (formerly the Bank of Eureka Springs) Chairman of the Board John Cross to collect 5,000 historical photographs of Eureka Springs and surrounding Carroll County. Now it will take a little less than a year to put them all in a digital collection, but Glenna Booth is hard at work at it... -
Bettie Ruth Ash
(Obituary ~ 12/19/08)
Bettie Ruth Ash, 80, of Gateway, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at her home. She was born July 28, 1928, in Garfield, to Arthur C. and Ollie Jennings Weimer. She married Elmo F. Ash, Oct. 22, 1947, who followed her in death, Dec. 14, 2008. She worked at the Gateway Post Office for a number of years, and was a member of the Freedom Freewill Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; a brother, David Daniel Weimer; a sister, Dorothy Zesotarski; and a grandson...
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Elmo F. Ash
(Obituary ~ 12/19/08)
Elmo F. Ash, 80, of Gateway, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. He was born Feb. 20, 1928, in Mundell, to Adam and Bertha Davis Ash. He was a farmer, as well as worked in the oil fields and at Northwest Tire and Dee Rylee Oil Company for a number of years. ...
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Ann Woollard Basore
(Obituary ~ 12/19/08)
Ann Woollard Basore, 82, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. Born July 14, 1926, in Memphis, Tenn., she was the daughter of D.B. Woollard, Jr. and Mildred Borum Woollard Cooper, and the stepdaughter of John A. Cooper. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Neff Basore, whom she married in 1952...
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Harley M. Phillips, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/19/08)
HARLEY M. PHILLIPS, JR., 85, of West Monroe, La., died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in West Monroe. He was born Dec. 28, 1922, to Harley M. Phillips, Sr. and Viola Phillips in Altus. Harley grew up in the Arkansas River Valley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and participated in many battles in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. After the war, he married Lucille Brady of Ozark, and soon after their marriage they moved to California...
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Nellie G. Walker
(Obituary ~ 12/19/08)
NELLIE G. WALKER, a resident of Holiday Island, was born May 14, 1921, in Higginson, a daughter of William J. and Effie A. (Reed) Walker. She died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 87. Miss Walker served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. She was a member of the Faith Christian Family Fellowship Church in Eureka Springs...
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Spoken 4 to minister at Antioch (Community News ~ 12/19/08)
BERRYVILLE -- Spoken 4, a top 10 2008 Horizon Group of the Year, will be in concert at Antioch Church on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m., according to Pastor Dale and Judy Meredith. The group is just two years old, but has been turning heads and catching ears with more than 100 collective years of Southern Gospel music experience. ... -
Berryville Methodist 'rediscovers Christmas'
(Community News ~ 12/19/08)
BERRYVILLE -- Berryville's First United Methodist Church will "rediscover Christmas" as special events are planned during Advent season. A Community Breakfast with Santa will be held Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. Donations of new hats, scarves, gloves, or socks as well as food or money for Loaves and Fishes Food Bank will be accepted...
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Local church and community stories found in our 12-19-08 print edition
(Community News ~ 12/19/08)
These stories and others are found only in our print edition, available in newsstands or by subscribing. Look here for how to subscribe. Eureka Unitarian Universalists host Sufi Center's Universal Worship Service on New Year's Eve Berryville Christian candlelight service is Dec. 24...
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Highlanders fight Hornets, win two of three on the road (High School Sports ~ 12/19/08)
HACKETT -- The Eureka Springs Highlanders found themselves in a 4-2A Conference firefight when they traveled to face the Hackett Hornets last Friday. Coach Aaron Hall's Lady Highlanders (8-8, 3-1) came from behind to send their game into overtime, then made 5 of 9 free throws in the extra period to earn a 59-55 victory... -
Local sports stories found in our 12-19-08 print edition
(Other Sports ~ 12/19/08)
These stories and others are found only in our print edition, available in newsstands or by subscribing. Look here for how to subscribe. Smart building runs itself, regulates total environment Column: Nate Allen: Razorbacks win Thorpe Classic opener, face Lumberjacks Saturday...
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Local news and community stories found in our 12-19-08 print edition
(Local News ~ 12/19/08)
These stories and others are found only in our print edition, available in newsstands or by subscribing. Look here for how to subscribe. Berryville city workers get early gift from council Guardsmen on their way home Change at courthouse coming Jan.1 as Shirley Doss steps down after 24 years...
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