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Ambulance district: Can we lower our millage?
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Can the Western Carroll County Ambulance District (WCCAD) lower the millage so the tax burden on residents is less? The commissioners will be looking into this question, they decided at their Jan. 19 meeting. The ambulance district and 2 mill-tax to fund it were established by voters more than a decade ago. ...
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GF voters go to polls next Tuesday to choose mayor
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
GREEN FOREST -- Just a week remains until a special election for mayor. Voters will choose between Charles Reece and Paul McCormick at the polls on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Early voting is currently under way at the courthouse in Berryville, and voters can cast their ballots at the office of the county clerk between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. There is no early voting on Saturday for a special election or a school election. Early voting will continue on Monday, Feb. 8...
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Filing period for November election begins March 1
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Anyone interested in running for county or city offices in November must make a decision soon. The filing period runs from noon on Monday, March 1, to noon the following Monday, March 8. During that week, representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties will be present in the offices of the county clerk. They will assist candidates with the filing process...
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Floyd Priest
(Obituary ~ 02/02/10)
Floyd Priest, a resident of Holiday Island, AR, was born February 6, 1914 in Labam, WA, a son of William and May Frances (McCullough) Priest. He departed this life Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Harrison, at the age of 95. Mr. Priest worked as a Black Smith for many years. He was a Charter Member of the Southern Heights Baptist Church...
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John D. Garner (Obituary ~ 02/02/10)
John D. Garner, 69, a retired foreign service officer with the U.S. Information Agency, died of cancer at his home in Eureka Springs, AR on January 27, 2010. He joined the Foreign Service after graduation from Oklahoma State University in 1963. He was posted to Lagos, Tunis, Dakar, Douala, Bamako, Abidjan, Paris and Geneva. ... -
Justin Craig Kelley (Obituary ~ 02/02/10)
Justin Craig Kelley, 22, of Harrison, AR, entered eternal life on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. He entered this life on October 12, 1987 in Harrison AR, the son of Joey Kelley and Vanessa "Usrey" Kelley. Justin graduated from Alpena High School in 2006. ... -
Makeup games scheduled by county basketball teams
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/10)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Ice and snow wiped out basketball games last Thursday and Friday for Berryville, Green Forest and Eureka Springs teams. Here's what the coaches had rescheduled by Monday noon. Eureka Springs Athletics Director Aaron Hall said the Highlanders would host County Line as scheduled today for senior boys and girls action starting at 5 p.m...
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State, Regional sites assigned by AAA Board of Directors
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/10)
LITTLE ROCK -- Dates and sites for Regional and State sport events for 2010 were assigned last week by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) Board of Directors. Carroll County teams 4A Berryville, 3A Green Forest, and 2A Eureka Springs will play at the following sites if they make it out of district:...
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Column: 'The Sports Trail' - Sunday's Pro Bowl anything but a game, just an exhibition (High School Sports ~ 02/02/10)
I did a double take at the start of Sunday night's over-hyped, over-promoted, glitzy NFL Pro Bowl from south Florida. A defensive end exploded out of his stance, blew past his defender, then slowly jogged past the quarterback while he waited for a pass to be thrown... -
Sleddin' with anything (Local News ~ 02/02/10)
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Stories found only in our Feb. 9, 2010 print or e-edition
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
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