Stories from Tuesday, December 8, 2009

By Mike Ellis Carroll County News CARROLL COUNTY -- New regulations by the United States Department of Agriculture are expected to provide increased protection for contract poultry growers. A press release from the Rural Advancement Foundation International outlined the most important changes...

By David McNeal CCN Sports Editor GREEN FOREST-- Cheryl Howard, president of the Green Forest school board, announced this week that the board, with the support of the community, has decided to rename Tiger gym Fred Grim Gymnasium. Grim, a long-time successful basketball coach at Green Forest, will be honored before the championship games of the Green Forest Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 19, around 6 p.m...

These and other stories can be read in our online e-edition or in our print edition for Dec. 4, 2009. Please click here to log in or sign up for an e-edition account. Green Forest Library seeks more space Want to learn a lesson in compassion? Take a tip from Mackenzie Loudermilk...

By David McNeal CCN Sports Editor EUREKA SPRINGS -- Hotly contested junior high basketball games on Thursday proved the old saying, "It ain't over until it's over." The Eureka junior high boys leaped out to a 17-6 first quarter lead over Green Forest behind three 3-point shots from Ryan Sanchez, but just dodged a bullet when the Tigers missed a tying free throw with two seconds to play...

By David McNeal CCN Sports Editor EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Highlander senior high basketball teams bit the Decatur Bulldogs for two 2A-4 Conference wins Friday night, with the junior high girls taking a 14-41 loss. Coach Nolan Helder's Highlanders (5-5, 1-1) earned a 54-45 victory, while Coach Aaron Hall's Lady Highlanders (3-7, 2-0) stayed undefeated in conference play with a 56-43 win...

Mary Elliot Bolt, 87, of Benton, IL, a former resident of Green Forest, AR, died at 11:55 a.m. Friday, December 4, 2009 at Stonebridge Senior Living Center, Benton, IL. Mrs. Bolt was born on June 5, 1922 in Poplar Springs, MS, the daughter of Langston Whitten and Jesse Mae (Potter) Whitten. She married Wilbur Alex Bolt and he preceded her in death on May 30, 1996...

Carolyn Gaines was born on February 12, 1941 in Washington, D.C., and died in Berryville, Arkansas on December 3, 2009. In between those dates, she led a life of -- well, let's call it "adventure." From the beginning she was a performer, and for much of her life she shared her tremendous singing talent with countless appreciative audiences: Radio City Music Hall, USO tours, American Light Opera Company, Hexagon (a Washington political satire tradition), cruise lines, and too many nightclubs to name. ...

The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission (ACWSC) invites groups and organizations around the state to sponsor a historical marker telling how the Civil War affected their area, ACWSC Chairman Tom Dupree said this week as he announced the new Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical Marker Program...

By Kathryn Lucariello Carroll County News HOLIDAY ISLAND -- In a short meeting Friday, the Holiday Island Planning Commission (HIPC) issued one permit, one retaining wall approval and one approval of a setback variance for a deck. Business continues to be slow at HIPC, which earlier this year went to a once-a-month meeting schedule...