Stories from Saturday, October 22, 2011

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Five candidates will face off in the 2011 Holiday Island Board of Commissioners election on Dec. 6. They were nominated at a short meeting Monday night. Three seats are available in this election. Two commissioners will serve three-year terms, and one will serve a two-year term to fill out the remainder of the term currently held by appointee Gary Hanson after elected commissioner Dixie Mills resigned early this year...

Krissy, a Yorkie, was a hit with visitors making their way around the War Eagle arts and crafts festival last weekend. Krissy was a model for a line of pet visors and sunglasses offered by her owners, Ernie and Rita Scarlett, who had a booth at the fair...

LITTLE ROCK -- Winners in additional Open Breeding Beef Cattle shows at the Arkansas State Fair have been announced. Black Angus: Grand Champion Female, Arkansas Female and Reserve Grand Champion Female, shown by Katlyn Tunstill of Fayetteville; Grand Champion Bull and Arkansas Champion Bull, shown by Hunter Lacour of Berryville; and Reserve Grand Champion Bull, shown by Matt Boecker of Bentonville...