Stories from Friday, April 6, 2012

OAK GROVE -- The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is looking for information that could lead to the arrest of a man wanted in connection to a stabbing that occurred last Friday in Oak Grove. According to the incident report, at some time after 6 p.m. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Two unoccupied residences owned by the same man burned within a few weeks of each other in 2011, and both residences have been set for condemnation by the city of Berryville. The home that burned first on West Freeman was, according to the city, purchased by a man that was apparently unaware that the home was in the process of being condemned...

GREEN FOREST -- Last Monday night, the Green Forest City Council met to set the agenda for the upcoming meeting, with much of the schedule consisting of updates on developing issues. One of the major issues is an update on the ongoing investigation the city is conducting with executives from Tyson Foods that is seeking to determine the cause of the wastewater plant problems that have shut down production at the poultry processor twice now...

BERRYVILLE -- Tuesday morning, at approximately 7:55 a.m., a two vehicle accident blocked a lane of traffic at the corner of College Avenue and Trimble (U.S. Hwy. 62) near Subway. A red Ford F150 pickup on College attempted to pull into Trimble, but ended up in the path of a white Town and Country minivan. The van was unable to stop in time and struck the pickup...

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center March 29 through April 4: March 29 Austin Adolph Alexander Jr., 62, Green Forest, was booked in for failure to pay. Paul Kurt Ashbaugh, 43, Holiday Island, was booked in to serve a seven day commitment...

Mary Ruth May, 64, of Berryville, AR, died Mar. 30, 2012 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, AR. She was born June 24, 1947 at Limestone, AR, the daughter of Silas Orville and Ardith Imogene Recole Norton. She was a homemaker and a member of the Kingston First Southern Baptist Church...

Michael Wayne Kimes, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born Feb. 18, 1955 in Little Rock, AR, a son of Woodrow Wilson and Versie Virginia (Duncan) Kimes. He departed this life Saturday, Mar. 31, 2012 in Rogers, AR, at the age of 57 years. Mike was an active member of the church for many years. ...

Ollie "Robbins" Norris, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born June 1, 1931 in Mano, MO, a daughter of Lee Franklin and Belva M. (Towler) Holman. She departed this life Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012 in Springfield, MO, at the age of 80 years. Ollie was a member of the Towering Oaks Church. She worked at Tyson Foods...

Virginia Lee Doty, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born Oct. 12, 1934 in Broken Arrow, OK, a daughter of Woodrow White and Beulah Virginia (Bean) Wilson. She departed this life Sunday, Apr. 1, 2012 in Eureka Springs, AR, at the age of 77 years...

By Eddie Keever Carroll County News METALTON -- A Carroll County man who recently recorded his first album, finds himself at number two on the gospel radio airplay charts in America. Stanley Floyd of Metalton finds himself on the list alongside legends like George Jones, Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Al Green and B.B. King as one of the most played artists on gospel radio...