Stories from Friday, May 20, 2011

BERRYVILLE -- Multiple agencies rushed to the scene of a high pressure natural gas pipeline leak that occurred Tuesday west of Berryville when a construction crew punctured a major transmission line. Nearby residents in the Pleasant Valley area were evacuated. The gas leak also caused the closure of a section of U.S. Hwy. 62 for four and one-half hours...

BERRYVILLE -- Members who attend Carroll Electric's upcoming annual meeting will not be allowed to speak as they were -- by lottery -- last year, the cooperative corporation stated in a recent mailout. The meeting will take place May 26 at the Carroll County Fairgrounds in Berryville, (registration required, with identification) from 9 to 10 a.m., and the business meeting will start at 10 a.m...

LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has announced his intent to grant four pardons, including one to a Berryville man. An additional 20 clemency requests were denied and 25 had no action taken upon them. These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates...

A friend recently explained to me the phrase "come and go" found sometimes in Hebrew Scriptures and prayers. I was familiar with the expression from Psalm 121 where the author wrote, "The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever," but I had never thought about the wording very much...

Daniel Cornelison and Aaron Hall became instant friends when they met each other years ago to coach basketball at Eureka Springs. They each felt that if they had another opportunity to work together they would jump at the chance. That opportunity arrived recently when they both were interviewed to coach girls basketball at Berryville High School. Cornelison has been hired to coach the senior high team. Hall has been hired to coach the junior high team...

Gene Combs, a resident of Green Forest, AR, was born September 29, 1935 in Huntsville, AR, a son of Jasper Henry "Bud" and Mattie Clare (Walker) Combs. He departed this life Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Harrison, at the age of 75 years. Gene enjoyed fishing and was a member of the Alpena Baptist Church. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War...

Janice Louise McWilliams, 81, of Huntsville, AR died May 11, 2011 at her home. She was born February 13, 1930 at Lamesa, TX, the daughter of Nathan Jackson and Mattie Ottie Hefner Etheredge. She was a homemaker and a member of the Moore United Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Kathy Olene McWilliams, one brother and three sisters...

Lonnie L. Gibbs, age 77 of Ozark, MO, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at his home after a short illness. He was born Dec. 18, 1933 in Alpena, AR. Lonnie worked as a Tool and Die Maker at Ozark Precision for many years and then at Kraft Foods in Springfield, MO for 16 ½ years before retiring in August, 1993. He spent the last 18 years enjoying the time he had with his grandsons...

Rita Coulombe Nomejko, 81 years, passed away on May 17, 2011. She was born in New Haven, CT on January 16, 1930, daughter of the late Lionel J. Coulombe and Mary A. Moriarty Coulombe and was a lifelong resident of Milford, CT. She is predeceased by three brothers and two sisters. She retired after 15 years with Milford Hospital in Connecticut...

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