Stories from Tuesday, May 11, 2010

RUDD -- The South Carroll County Fire Association will be hosting its annual springtime barbecue this Saturday, May 15, at the firehouse south of Rudd. From 11 a.m. until "it's gone," volunteers will be serving barbecue chicken, coleslaw, cornbread, beans and a beverage for $6 per person. Plenty of homemade desserts will be available for an additional charge...

An entire generation gained new insight into life's transitions when Gail Sheehy's ground-breaking book, "Passages," came out 30 years ago. Her landmark work helped define the changes we all face as we move through a succession of life stages. Now Sheehy is back with a new book, "Passages in Caregiving," that addresses the final passage. ...

These and other stories can be read in our online e-edition or in our print edition for May 11, 2010. Please click here to log in or sign up for an e-edition account. Berryville accredited as a quality school system "Roads less traveled" - Community of Urbanette was centered around 1907 schoolhouse...

BERRYVILLE -- Eric Daniel, Mansfield High School's offensive coordinator, is the new Bobcat head football coach and was on duty Monday at the field house. Daniel, a graduate of Henderson State University (HSU) in Arkadelphia, coached at Wynne, Sheridan, Rison, and Malvern before going to Mansfield...

EUREKA SPRINGS --The robot, EastBot 067, designed by the Carroll County Inventors Club, will be pitching the first ball at the NWA Naturals baseball game on Saturday, June 5, at 7 p.m. at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The Inventors Club is made up of students from the Eureka Springs High School EAST Program, Academy of Excellence and Clear Spring School. ...

On April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez -- setting the stage for what could be a landmark decision further defining the extent to which religious groups have a right to be exempt from government nondiscrimination policies...