Stories from Friday, June 12, 2009

By Anna Mathews Carroll County News BERRYVILLE -- "Buy less, use less." That's the advice Gary Gray is handing out. As facility manager for the Eureka Springs Recycling Center processing facility, Gray says economic woes have hit the recycled materials market hard...

By Mike Ellis Carroll County News GREEN FOREST -- The city council accepted a bid to relocate city utilities for a highway expansion project, but the bidder withdrew his bid. Eric Greer, with Greer Excavating, said he did not like the way his bid was handled. His company had been the apparent low bidder, at $103,000, on a project to relocate a water line, but his bid contained an obvious discrepancy in a specific unit cost...

By Becky Gillette EUREKA SPRINGS -- The controversy over the Artery has erupted onto the national stage with people throughout the country and in some foreign countries reacting to a Fox News story on the issue and articles in the Arkansas Times, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and AOL news online...

By E. Alan Long Carroll County News HARRISON -- The board of directors of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District wrestled with the national recession by prioritizing recycling grants, making changes in oversite of its operation, and restructuring its debt with Arvest Banks Tuesday...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- In the continuing celebration of its centennial, Father Shaun Wesley and the parishioners of St. Elizbaeth of Hungary Catholic Church in Eureka Springs invite the public to an open house on Saturday, June 20, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m...

David "Buck" Harness, a resident of Alpena, AR, was born June 8, 1959 in Harrison, AR, the son of Roy and Maxine (York) Harness. He departed this life Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Alpena, AR at the age of 49. Mr. Harness was of the Baptist faith. He was a graduate of Harrison High School and worked for Duncan Industries for 30 years. He was an avid sportsman, enjoying hunting and fishing...

By David McNeal CCN Sports Editor GREEN FOREST -- Lady Tiger scholar athlete Tiana Anderson has earned another honor, this time as a selection from the Arkansas Track Coaches Association to the All-Arkansas Academic Track and Field team. A banquet was held Saturday, June 6, in Little Rock at the Wyndham hotel. The Top 10 Arkansas Track Athletes and the Top 10 Arkansas Academic Track Athletes were honored...

"Calling fishing a hobby is like calling a brain surgery a job." --Paul Schullery This week's trip was no trip at all but rather an opportunity to sit down with a professional fisherman and pick his brain. Mike Hawkes was in town visiting a friend. I had the good fortune to visit with him and ask some questions...

BERRYVILLE -- The gospel music group 2nd Generation will be in concert at Antioch Church on June 28 starting at 6 p.m. Based in Kansas City, the trio is known for its Southern Gospel style, close harmony and fun in a bluesy, jazz sound. They have appeared at churches, state fairs, national qurtet convetions, Silver Dollar City, TBN, and Singing in the Sun...