Stories from Friday, October 21, 2011

By Anna Mathews Carroll County News CARROLL COUNTY -- William Roy Martin, 63, of rural Berryville, was booked into jail Tuesday, facing charges of rape and second-degree sexual assault. Martin is accused of inappropriate behavior with two young girls under the age of 10 while at the home of an acquaintance...

ALPENA -- Head coach Trista Killingsworth has officially admitted it: The Alpena Leopards' senior high volleyball team has the Tigers' number. On Monday night, the Leopards defeated the Tigers for the third-consecutive time, sending the Tigers home with the district loss...

GRAVETTE -- It was a night of unforeseen circumstances for head coach Kristin Whetham on Monday as the Bobcats lost to Prairie Grove in three consecutive sets, 25-16, 25-20 and 25-8. The ill-timed blow to the team came in the first set when senior Kayla McCullough went down with a right leg injury. According to Whetham, the injury appears to be ligament damage...

Berryville Karate Club members brought home a batch of trophies from the 20th Annual Four State Open Karate Tournament in Neosho in September. Aidan Seel (back row, from left) brought back a 2nd place in sparring and 3rd place in forms; Jo Anne Wurdermann brought home a 2nd place in katas, 2nd place in weapons and a 3rd in sparring; Jamie Munday claimed a 1st place in katas and he was named Grand Champion in katas; Alex Ledesma took a 1st place in both weapons and katas and was named Grand Champion Adult Black Belt. ...

BERRYVILLE -- It's been a season filled with uncertainty for head coach Don Earnest and his Bobcats. Monday night marked a night filled with change as the Bobcats decided to have an intrasquad scrimmage at Bobcat Stadium. "We had the seventh graders take on one another," Earnest said...

They say that baseball is a game of luck and skill. One hit here, or an error there can be the difference in a successful season or a missed opportunity. No team better exemplifies this than the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. On Sunday night the Cardinals pulled off the improbable...

BERRYVILLE -- Two bond refunding options designed to generate more than $200,000 in interest savings are being pursued by the Berryville Board of Education. The board gave the go-ahead to seek bids on the refunding of bonds with the understanding they can reject all offers...

GREEN FOREST -- The Green Forest School Board announced its new and returning members during Monday night's meeting. Bud Phillips returns as president, Peggy James is returning as vice-president, Jerry Carlton takes over as secretary and new member Kenny Bonham was introduced...

Cox won't replace line floods destroyed

Dennis Lee was performing at War Eagle last weekend where he had a booth set up featuring his hammered dulcimer recordings. A long-time area musician who lives south of Osage, Lee has performed at a number of venues over the years. He can be contacted through his website, DennisLeeMusic.com...

Crews to pick up limbs and leaf piles

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center Oct. 13 through Oct. 19: Oct. 13 Samuel Clarence Alburtis, 22, Eureka Springs, was booked in for driving on a suspended driver's license due to DWI, no proof of insurance and driving left of center...

GREEN FOREST -- A one-vehicle traffic accident north of Green Forest early Monday morning claimed the life of 27-year-old Joshua Brightwell of Berryville. Shelly Tapia, 37, of Green Forest, was injured. She was a passenger in the vehicle Brightwell was driving...

Barbara Ann Carozza, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born April 8, 1961 in Berryville, AR, a daughter of Charles Guess and Armilda (Hattenhauer) Adams. She departed this life Sunday, October 16, 2011, in Springfield, MO at the age of 50 years. Barbara attended the Southern Heights Baptist Church. She was a homemaker...

Curtis Howard Fanning, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born September 12, 1918 in Shady Grove Community, Berryville, AR, a son of Arthur Logan and Anna Mae (Sharp) Fanning. He departed this life Friday, October 14, 2011 in Rogers, at the age of 93 years...

Harvey Dean Shaw, age 59, of Green Forest, passed away Tuesday October 18, at home. He was born December 25, 1951 at Denver, AR to Dean and Polly (Carmical) Shaw. He attended Green Forest Public Schools. From a very young age Harvey was talented at working on "old cars" and he continued working on cars, as a hobby in his later years. ...

Joshua Martinez Brightwell, a resident of Green Forest, AR, was born October 6, 1984 in Houston, TX, a son of Ronald L. and Anna M. (Martinez) Brightwell. He departed this life Monday, October 17, 2011 Oak Grove, at the age of 27 years. Josh worked on the pipeline...