Stories from Tuesday, October 5, 2010

BERRYVILLE -- All 12 passengers aboard a Berryville School bus that overturned Friday morning near Pyatt are recovering from their injuries. The bus was on its way to a Future Business Leaders of America competition and carried two high school business teachers, the driver, and nine high school students...

Fog slowly burns away one early morning over the White River valley from a viewpoint on U.S. Hwy. 62.

For residents of 31 Arkansas counties, personal property and real estate taxes can be paid online at www.arkansas.gov/ or over the phone, with most counties extending the weekend Oct. 10 deadline to midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Residents should be sure to check the full listing of counties and deadlines available at www.Arkansas.gov...

At halftime of Berryville's football game with Ozark Friday night, the #13 jersey worn by Bobcat John Bishop was retired. Bishop, who died two years ago after a heavy equipment accident, quarterbacked the 1992 Bobcats to a 9-1-1 record, and earned All-state honors. Friends, family, and former teammates came together for an emotional ceremony...

The Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting sign-ups for teams to play in an adult co-ed volleyball league. Play will run from Oct. 12 to Dec. 10 at the Berryville Community Center. Cost is $120 per team. The league will host a maximum of eight teams, taken on a first-come basis. Games will be held on Tuesday or Thursday, 6:15 or 7 p.m...

In a culture filled with so many temptations for our young people, it's natural to worry about them. When you see a group of teenagers hanging out together, do you find yourself wondering? All the stories in the news today about troubled teens are certainly enough to make a person worry...

Dear Editor, A recent letter to the editor in the Lovely County Citizen said: "Some citizens advocate poisoning and/or shooting our beautiful deer because the humans are not creative enough to build non-intrusive fences and drive slower." No one is advocating poisoning the deer, which is illegal. And I nearly crashed my bicycle when a deer jumped out in front of me, and I wasn't going fast...

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