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Scam targeting sweepstakes entrants
(Local News ~ 02/04/12)
BERRYVILLE -- Eighty-three year-old Betty Jennings received a phone call Wednesday saying she had won $50,000 in the Publisher's Clearing House (PCH) sweepstakes. She was instructed to put on her finest outfit because the Prize Patrol was nearby in Madison County and they would be coming to her Berryville home to award the prize -- and she would be appearing on the evening news!...
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Honoring a memory (Local News ~ 02/04/12)
Fred Anderson, (left), head teacher at the Berryville Community Center Karate Club, takes a picture of the memorial during a hike at Round Top Mountain last Saturday with other club members. The memorial is dedicated to the five men who lost their lives on Feb. 7, 1948 when an army B-25 plane crashed into a bluff on the mountain... -
Lucky winner (Local News ~ 02/04/12)
Scott Scrivner of Berryville won $10,000 playing a $10 Money Maker ticket purchased at the White Oak Station in Berryville on Saturday. His wife, pictured with him, gave him the good news that he won. Scrivner says he plans to pay bills with his winnings... -
Carroll County Jail Log
(Local News ~ 02/04/12)
The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center Jan. 26 through Feb. 1: Jan. 26 David Roy Allen, 25, Huntsville, was booked in for forgery. Joseph Lee Bass, 20, Berryville, was booked in for breaking and entering. Joshua Darell Conner, 20, Berryville, was booked in for theft by receiving, obstructing governmental operation and on a probation violation...
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Buddy's back from wandering adventures
(Local News ~ 02/04/12)
Butch Finley and his best buddy, Buddy, were reunited last week, thanks to action taken by the Good Shepherd Humane Society (GSHS) animal shelter and a 12-hour trip courtesy of Dan Bennett. Over the Christmas holiday the three-legged Buddy had been found running loose and ended up in the shelter. He was subsequently adopted out inside the normal waiting period by mistake, which sparked something of a controversy when Finley and others became aware of what had happened...
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Lookalikes for Branson's namesake sought for May contest (Local News ~ 02/04/12)
Historic Downtown Branson event organizers are looking for a few good men -- who look like Reuben Branson, the city's namesake. Their search is to discover contestants for a look-alike contest at the 52nd Plumb Nellie Days Art & Craft Festival, May 17-19...
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