Stories from Friday, August 10, 2012

CARROLL COUNTY -- Would-be candidates for local City Council races have only one more week to gather the necessary signatures and file for upcoming elections. The deadline is noon on Friday, Aug. 17. City Council seats are up for grabs in the cities of Berryville, Green Forest, Eureka Springs, Beaver, Oak Grove and Blue Eye...

BERRYVILLE -- Is your dog or cat a "couch potato," laying about on your best furniture like they own it? Well, if so, they might just be able to win you a $500 furniture shopping spree this month! Pet lovers across the Ozarks will be able to show off and tell all about their favorite pet in the free contest being sponsored by a local Berryville-headquartered business...

BERRYVILLE -- Mayor Tom McKinney has begun negotiating the purchase of 3.5 acres of land contiguous to the Berryville Community Center after the City Council voted unanimously to authorize the negotiations at its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 7. McKinney said the owners of the two parcels being considered had approached him recently wishing to sell...

Carroll County -- As the state's drought deepens, with more than 53 percent of Arkansas now considered to be in "exceptional" drought, Carroll County has now been classified as suffering from the most intense form of dry weather. "We're in a big hurt," Scott Fancher said. Fancher, who directs the Carroll County branch of the Farm Service Agency, said the drought has hit poultry and cattle producers hard...

The 2012-2013 school year will begin Aug. 20 and the Carroll County school districts would like to invite students and parents to attend the appropriate open house or orientation. The Berryville school district open house and orientation dates are as follows:...

Eureka Springs Rotary officers celebrate the installation of new officers at a June 26 banquet. Nicole Hoppel replaces outgoing President Marvin Peterson. The installation banquet was held at the Crystal Dining Room at the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa...