Stories from Friday, June 1, 2012

At around 10:44 p.m. last night, a small SUV made a bad left turn that left the Fina Station in Berryville with two fewer gas pumps than they had when they closed today. The SUV was traveling south on Main St., and according to the driver, she blacked out. Apparently, her vehicle crossed the roadway, jumped the curb, bending a road sign and knocking one pump over and throwing another into the wall near the coke machine...

The Carroll County News Holiday Island office is now in its new location at 5 Forest Park Ave., Ste. D, in back of the Holiday Island Barbershop (come in barbershop door). The mailing address is Carroll County News/Holiday Island, PO Box 3233, Holiday Island, AR 72631. ...

BERRYVILLE -- The Carroll County Democrat Central Committee will hold its annual county convention on Tuesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. at the Berryville Fire Station. At the meeting, which is required by the rules of the Arkansas Democrat Party, the local party will certify its candidates for the Nov. 6 election...

GREEN FOREST --The Green Forest Middle School received recognition in Washington DC recently as one of the projects that helped the architects of the Gulf States Region dominate the American Institute of Architects awards. The Gulf States Region set records in both number of entries and number of awards in the 2012 Honor Awards program. "Extraordinary," brilliant," "elegant" and "sustainable" were included in the jury comments when discussing the merits of these design projects...

CANNONBALL! Berryville fifth-grader C.J. Escobar is not intimidated by the high dive at the city pool. His form for a cannonball is picture-perfect -- so to speak. Berryville opened its outdoor public pool over the Memorial Day weekend, as did most public pools. David Bell / Carroll County News...