Stories from Monday, September 19, 2011

BERRYVILLE -- The Carroll County Quorum Court voted unanimously to pass an ordinance adopting the Carroll County Comprehensive Land Use and Management Plan Code at its meeting Friday. Justices of the Peace gave the plan, also known as the Carroll County Land Heritage Preservation Plan, first reading at their monthly meeting. The plan, drafted by a committee, is almost 200 pages long and was four years in the making, said JP Ron Flake...

Seemingly incessant rain didn't keep people off the streets on the weekend. A group of visitors tries to stay dry in Eureka Springs by huddling under umbrellas (left) while a car (below) plows on ahead through a huge puddle, drenching itself and anyone unfortunate enough to be within range. Rainfall totals over Carroll County varied over Saturday and Sunday, with Eureka Springs getting 5.66 inches and Berryville 5.01 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock...