Stories from Tuesday, November 24, 2009

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A civil lawsuit against Eureka Springs Mayor Dani Joy, city council members Robert "Butch" Berry, Beverly Blankenship, Patrick Brammer, James DeVito and Joyce Zeller, former council member Rob Wagner and City Clerk Mary Jean Sell, was filed in Carroll County Circuit Court on Nov. 12...

BERRYVILLE -- During a short meeting Friday, the Carroll County Election Commission denied a formal request from the Eureka Springs School District for multiple polling sites for its special millage election on Feb. 9. District Superintendent Wayne Carr requested two polling sites; one in Eureka Springs and at the other at the Holiday Island Club House, to "allow voters to conveniently vote in Eureka Springs or at Holiday Island," he said...

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Olive Lucille Whiteley Clark, a resident of Berryville, AR was born July 14, 1920, a daughter of Cleo and Zelah (Warren) Whiteley. She departed this life Sunday, November 22, 2009 in Berryville, AR at the age of 89. She was a member of the Cove Church in Berryville. She worked for the Berryville School district for 25 years in the cafeteria...

Lula "Lu" Fern Holland, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born July 7, 1937 in Alpena, Arkansas. She departed this life Friday, November 20, 2009 in Springfield, MO at the age of 72 years. She is survived by one son, Kenneth L. and wife Karen Holland of Marietta, GA; one daughter, Delilah and husband Jimmy Paxton of Berryville, AR; four grandchildren, Rebecca Holland, Amanda Wosotowsky, Leandra Holland, Chrissy Paxton; one brother, Sammy L. ...

Lorraine Emma Goodwin, a resident of Green Forest, AR was born March 7, 1917, a daughter of Waller and Marie (Woods) Smith. She departed this life Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in Green Forest, AR at the age of 92. Lorraine is survived by her three daughters, Nita and husband Cletis Reeves of Green Forest, AR, Rose Marie and husband Jim Schwinge of Underwood, WA and Linda Ann and husband Kenny Dills of Arlington, WA; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 21 great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends.. ...

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville junior high girls are the champions of the Junior Bobcat Classic Tournament after defeating Kingston's girls 28-21 in the finals Saturday evening. Coach Valeri Turner's squad (3-1) made 12 of 16 free throws and got 16 points from guard Britni Smith, who hit two final free throws with just 0:01.6 left in the game...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- In addition to considering whether the Western Carroll County Ambulance District (WCCAD) can purchase an ambulance for use in Holiday Island (see story above), commissioners have also been asked to purchase three expensive pieces of equipment for Eureka Springs ambulances to use...

CARROLL COUNTY -- Holiday Island Fire Chief Jack Deaton, who is also the head of the Sheriff's Department Search Operations Rescue Team (SORT) and the head of the reserve deputies, announced his resignation from the latter two posts last week. Deaton has served as a reserve deputy for 13 years. He has been in charge of the reserve deputies for the last six years...