Stories from Wednesday, June 27, 2012

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- After no one seconded a motion to approve annexation of a five-acre parcel on Holiday Island's northeastern boundary, the Board of Commissioners, in a split 3-2 vote Monday, approved a motion to deny the request. Commissioners voting to deny were Linda Griswold, Ken Brown and Ken Ames; those voting not to deny were Linda Graves and Bruce Larson...

Charles and Marsha Edwards announce the engagement of their daughter, Paige Ashley Edwards to James Allen Huffman, son of Susan Lawson. The future bride graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma with a bachelors degree in Art Education. She is employed as a teacher at the Berryville Public School District...

BERRYVILLE -- Carroll County Airport Commission members at its meeting on Thursday made plans to attend an upcoming Quorum Court meeting to request additional airport insurance. Currently, the airport only has liability insurance, and additional funding is needed to become fully insured...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- On June 12, plaintiffs for Table Rock Landing Owners Association filed a motion for summary judgment against the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District and Holiday Island Development Corp. This follows a suit filed in November 2011 for declaratory judgment by TRL for what it says are excess assessments levied on time share owners over a period of at least 12 years...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The new Eureka Springs High School is on target for completion this fall, said Superintendent Curtis Turner when he updated the school board on its progress at Thursday's meeting. "We're looking at completion in November, with a goal to move in the first of the year."...