Stories from Tuesday, March 23, 2010

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A suspect in a stabbing at the Crescent Hotel last week was arrested without incident Thursday. Lauren Gay Casper, 29, a resident of North Carolina, was identified by Paul Crider and Amy Fisher after they were allegedly stabbed by the woman outside the Crescent Hotel Wednesday night...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Eureka Springs School Board heard some good news at its meeting Thursday. The bonds for the new high school will be paid back at a lower interest rate than was originally projected. Dan Lovelady of First Security Beardsley Public Finance said there were four bidders who met the deadline, and of those, Morgan Keegan & Company came in with the lowest interest rate, 4.22 percent when bids were opened on March 11...

If you read Page 3 of our Weekend Edition last Friday you might have gotten a shock. The bold headline at the top of Page 3 read, "Boys and girls wrestling added to Berryville Sports Program." It's something that has been coming, as 53 high schools in Arkansas now offer wrestling programs. And you read right -- and girls...

Brandon Lee Hunt, 37, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Fort Smith. Brandon was born August 2, 1972. Brandon is survived by his parents Cathy and Roy Tipton of Fort Smith; sister Kalyn Hunt of Barling, AR; special nephew and niece Corey Orsbun and McKinlee Hunt of Barling, AR; his uncle Larry Bell of Olathe, KS; his aunt Opal Bell of Berryville, AR; his step-sister Marisia Wofford of Alma, AR; his step-brother Cary Tipton of Alma, AR; his step-grandparents Bonnie and Floyd Tipton of Alma, AR; and a wonderful host of cousins, family and friends that Brandon cherished with all his heart.. ...

Eulys D. Peden, a resident of Oak Grove, Arkansas, was born September 4, 1925 in Enon, Arkansas, a son of John and Ova D. (Jones) Peden. He departed this life Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Berryville, at the age of 84. Mr. Peden served his country in the U.S. Navy as a Shipfitter 3rd Class during WWII. He was a member of the Christ Tabernacle Church in Berryville, V.F.W. in Green Forest and he was a Chariot Driver at the Great Passion Play for over 13 years...

Tommie Austin Swofford, age 83, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at his home north of Berryville, AR. He was born June 17, 1926, in Carroll County, AR, the son of Charles Henry and Sarah Elizabeth (Garrison) Swofford. Tommie spent his life working on the family farm. He enjoyed coon hunting and deer hunting trips in Colorado. He was a great husband and a wonderful father and grandfather...

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