Stories from Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Berryville School District was granted District Accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission, the national commission that confers the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) accreditation seal...

Berryville Homecoming royalty was recognized in Bobcat Gym Friday afternoon during festivities. They included,from left, first runner-up Katie Clark escorted by Ryan Green, Homecoming Queen Makayla Smith escorted by Dalton Jacobs, and Kayleigh Johnson, escorted by Jacob Parks...

To ensure its future the United States Postal Service (USPS) must do more than seek short-term fixes to its long-term financial problems. Year after year, the United States Postal Service continues to raise postal rates to cover its growing expenses without adequately addressing its significant underlying organizational and operational issues. Instead it is offering to cut service by eliminating Saturday mail delivery...

Although the City of Eureka has twice voted down fluoridating the water system, local residents are concerned that fluoridation may now be forced upon them after some shenanigans in the state legislature allowed this to be pushed through at the last minute...

BSA Troop 160 of Harrison will host the Ozark District "Backpacking" Fall Camporee at Rockin' Z Ranch on Oct. 14-16. Boy Scouts and Venture Crews are invited from more than 20 troops in the district. The Ozark District serves Carroll, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, and Baxter Counties. There are 20 troops within the district, and every troop may take a turn hosting the yearly fall camporee...

Got shoes? Dig out all those old, unwanted shoes. Tie the laces or use a rubber band to pair them together. Drop them off at the main entrance or circle drive at the Berryville Middle School where students and staff are engaged in a humanitarian project...

BERRYVILLE -- Amanda Joanne Rosales was booked into jail last week for DWI-drugs #5 and driving on a revoked driver's license. The 29-year-old Berryville woman faces the DWI #5 charge because of past offenses, reportedly a combination of DWI and DWI-drug convictions within the past five years...

Kyle Ball, 4, took part in Cornerstone Preschool's Trike-A-Thon on Saturday. Funds raised were to support the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and to teach pre-school kids riding safety.

Zack Fritschie, 12, (from left), Dylan "Dyl-icious" Hackbarth, Kylie "Ketchup Kylie" Hodges, and Josh Moorhouse, 13, sit inside the cockpit of a Wienermobile adjacent to the post office in Eureka Springs on Friday. Hackbarth and Hodges are two of the six two-man-driver-teams that made the cut out of the 1,500 applicants to apply. ...

The Red Davidson Memorial Gun and Knife Show and Competition is set for this Saturday and Sunday at the Carroll County Fairgrounds. This year the competitions are youth and adult skeet, .22 competition and pistol target shoot. This event is rare, say organizers, because the competition and show are combined. Pistol competition prizes will be awarded every hour...

Makayla Smith was crowned 2011 Berryville Homecoming Queen by Dalton Jacobs during football homecoming festivities in Bobcat Gym Friday afternoon.

GREEN FOREST -- The city of Green Forest is about to become a bit more historic. The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission (ACWSC) approved an application for the city of Green Forest to be home to a historical marker to commemorate its role in the Civil War, ACWSC Chairman Tom Dupree said...

BLYTHEVILLE -- The Thunder Bayou course in Blytheville is no easy task. It is filled with thick roughs and deep bunkers. Berryville golfers Austin Carr and Ben Harris found this out when they went to state last week. Harris finished with a 94 and Carr shot a 101...

The NFL can be a crazy league. In fact, it can be harder to predict a team's chances than it is to forecast a corporation's daily worth on the New York Stock Exchange. This year is no different. So far this season, Peyton Manning has yet to don the pads...

Nate Allen and Olivia Pearson were the Little Attendants for homecoming royalty during festivities in Bobcat Gym Friday.

FARMINGTON -- Head coach Don Earnest took his Bobcats to Farmington on Thursday night, but the Cardinals were able to defeat the seventh grade Bobcats 8-0 and the junior high team was also defeated 28-12. "We just didn't play real well," Earnest said...

Evelyn (Kell) Dotson, representing Berryville High School Class of 1949, was recognized for her attendance at homecoming festivities.

GREENLAND -- The Green Forest Tigers traveled to Greenland on Friday, but the home team was able to make the necessary plays when needed as they defeated the Tigers 41-0. "They are a very athletic team," head coach Jay Martin said. "They're strong and fast and they execute."...

BERRYVILLE -- There was a lot of energy on Friday night, but it was the Farmington Cardinals that left Ronnie Clark Field with the 49-7 victory over the 0-6 Bobcats. Berryville came out with a high-octane level of enthusiasm, but once again ball protection was an issue...

Several students from the Berryville FFA Chapter participated in the 2011 Northwest Arkansas District Fair, held Sept.19-24 in Harrison. Winners were as follows: In the Showmanship Competition, exhibitors are judged by how they present their animals. This is an extra special award to win...