Stories from Friday, April 27, 2012

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville Bobcat Junior and Senior High Cheerleading Squads have been selected, and the girls are already hard at work preparing for their next season and for this weekend's big fundraiser. Saturday they will be hosting a Garage Sale (in the old 4-5 bldg) on the corner of College and Ferguson Street from 7 a.m. until noon. Proceeds go to help the cheerleaders with camp costs...

Candidates in contested races in the May 22 primary election will face off at a forum in Berryville, thanks to the Carroll County Republican Committee. The local GOP is hosting a candidates' forum on Monday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at the Carroll County Fairgrounds Cattlemen's Building. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend and submit questions for the candidates, either through this newspaper or in person at the forum...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A Eureka Springs man arrested in March in connection with a violent assault on two women has been ordered to have a mental evaluation. Walter Jason Ward, 38, of Eureka Springs was in court April 10 and was ordered to have the evaluation...

Alderman alleges lease is illegal

GREEN FOREST -- The Green Forest Square is getting an extreme makeover, thanks to some hard work by the city, the local extension agent and the Carroll County Master Gardeners. Green Forest resident Margaret Wallace, who is the project manager for the master gardeners, said the facelift first was planned nearly a year ago at the prompting of Green Forest Mayor Charlie Reece...

Founder of Scripture marathon has 'hunger' to spread the Word

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center April 19 through April 25: April 19 Martin Tovar Castillo, 27, Green Forest, was booked in for failure to pay, aggavated assault, domestic battering in the third degree, endangering the welfare of a minor second degree, and second degree criminal mischief...

BERRYVILLE -- Bonnie Roediger, organizer of the 3rd Annual Bible-reading Marathon, hopes to have 365 people read from the Bible for 15 minutes each. "Anyone can read. You don't have to belong to a church. You can bring your own Bible, or we'll have a Bible there. We have some people who will be reading in other languages," she said...

BERRYVILLE -- The annual Farm, Flower and Garden Show and Sale in Berryville is happening this weekend on the public square. Education, entertainment and good food will be the order of the day, according to Berryville Chamber of Commerce director Ginger Oaks...