Stories from Tuesday, September 20, 2011

EUREKA SPRINGS -- "It looks like we won," said Superintendent Wayne Carr late Tuesday afternoon after hearing that Sixth Circuit Judge Timothy Fox weighed in favor of the Eureka Springs and Fountain Lake school districts in the lawsuit over excess school tax millage. "It's good news for the school district!"...

CARROLL COUNTY -- Although Carroll County escaped the list of 3,700 suggested closings of rural post offices announced in July by the United States Postal Service (USPS), nearby mail processing centers were not so lucky. On Sept. 16, the USPS announced the possible closure or consolidation of 250 mail processing centers, among them four in Arkansas: Harrison, Fayetteville, Hot Springs and Jonesboro...

Sondra Torchia plays Mrs. Frances Kerens, circa 1911, on stage at the Eureka Springs Auditorium on Saturday, kicking off the Art Adventures events. Torchia is a professional historical performer whose extensive cast of characters may be seen at various events throughout Arkansas. Find out more about her performances at www.sondraTorchia.com...

Ryan Muniz, maitre d' for the Crystal Dining Room Restaurant of Eureka Springs, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Rising Star Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship will be presented annually to a staff member of the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa or the 1905 Basin Park Hotel to further his or her education in the hospitality industry...

LITTLE ROCK -- Stamp Out Smoking announced the 2011 "My Future is Clear" Essay and Poetry Contest. Arkansas students in grades 2-9 are given the opportunity to submit an essay or poem explaining what they will do to help make the world smoke-free by 2030...

Written by: Ashley Rae Wilson At nine o'clock on Sept. 1, 285 kindergarteners, teachers, and parents attended the 2011 Carroll County Fair and Livestock Show to learn where their food originates. Berryville FFA officers Ben Bradley, Dylan Whiteley, Makenna Evans, Amanda McCullough, Chris Ward, Jack Hudgens, Wayne Whiteley, Shane Shelman, Ross Morton, and chapter member Ashley Wilson aided the FFA advisors, Justin Wagner and James Skelton, in teaching these young children about local agriculture...