Stories from Thursday, June 28, 2012

LITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Mike Beebe announced this week that the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, has awarded $1,649,505 in grants for projects in 35 Arkansas counties -- including Carroll County -- through its County Courthouse Restoration Subgrant, Historic Preservation Restoration Grant, Certified Local Government Subgrant and Main Street Downtown Restoration Grant programs...

BERRYVILLE -- There won't be much of a property tax decrease in Carroll County this year, according to statistics from Dennis Wells, Arkansas CAMA Technology Project Manager. "Compared to last year's taxable amount to this year's, it will decrease approximately 0.62 percent," Wells said. "That's not much."...

Christina Worley and Carl Gustin will be married on Saturday, July 7 at 7 p.m. at Kings River in Berryville with reception to follow. All friends and family are invited to attend. Christina is the daughter of Mike Worley and Steve and Lisa Pearson of Berryville and the grandaughter of Betty and the late Lloyd Jennings of Berryville and RayAnna and the late Charles Worley of Berryville...

An AARP Driver Safety Class will be offered Friday, July 20, at 8:30 a.m. at Cornerstone Bank on Hwy. 23 North in Holiday Island. Cost of the class is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. The cost includes a workbook. A special is being offered during the months of July and August of $5 for anyone involved in education, whether administrators, teachers, janitors, bus drivers, etc...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Veterans Memorial Park on Hwy. 23 North will soon have a new addition: a statue of a soldier. The statue is being purchased as a joint project by American Legion Post 36, the Post 36 Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 77, and individual contributions. ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- "Diplomatic Dave" has never described Dave Van Horn. But the Arkansas Razorbacks' mince no words head baseball coach did his best restraining himself to navigate the diplomatic tightrope forbidding him to criticize the balls and strikes umpiring of Arkansas' 3-2 Bracket 2 Finals loss to South Carolina Friday night eliminating the Razorbacks from the College World Series at Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb...

Elite traveling teams fiercely compete at local ball fields

BERRYVILLE -- In the days when wagon trains traveled the country exploring the new land, settlers from the east navigated through the Ozarks and some stayed to populate the area. In celebration of those wagon train days, the John Henry Shaddox Wagon Train, that is a replicated the adventure rides from the frontier, is again making its way through the Carroll County...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Twenty years ago, Private Residence Club pioneer David Disick recognized a quiet renaissance growing in the Rocky Mountain town of Telluride, Colo., and helped steer it to prominence among the world's great destinations. Today, Disick senses a similar excitement taking hold in up-and-coming Eureka Springs, Ark...