Stories from Thursday, August 2, 2012

BERRYVILLE -- A tractor-trailer driver was injured when his gasoline-filled tanker overturned on Highway 21 late Thursday morning. The accident occurred around 11 a.m. near County Road 705. As of press time, the Arkansas Highway Patrol had not released the driver's name, and his condition was not known. However, he had been airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield Thursday afternoon after originally being taken by ambulance to Berryville's hospital...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- After a special executive session meeting Thursday, the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners voted to appoint Donna Putnam as interim district manager until the board can find a replacement. The position came open Wednesday after the board accepted the resignation Monday of John D. Kennedy, who had served as district manager for four months...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- At the end of a short special meeting Thursday, Eureka Springs School Board member Tom Winters announced his resignation, effective immediately. Winters had one more year in his three-year term. His position is up for election next year...

LITTLE ROCK -- Mike Sullivan, Arkansas state conservationist for the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, announced on Thursday that financial assistance is available through a special initiative for Arkansas agricultural producers impacted by the exceptional drought the state is experiencing...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- This year, for the first time in the history of Eureka Springs High School, a student has been elected to a statewide office at SkillsUSA. Cheyanne Pierce a senior at Eureka Springs High School became a secondary officer for the state Skills USA office...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Holiday Island Rotary Club will offer its first golf tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26. It is billed as the Detweiller/Lehr Memorial Golf Tournament. Bill Dettwiller and Dutch Lehr were two Holiday Island property owners who were heavily involved in the community, organizing and participating in many volunteer efforts and organizations. Lehr passed away in 2010, and Dettwiller passed last year...