Stories from Friday, September 28, 2012

GREEN FOREST -- The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department said late Thursday that it is no longer planning to expand or re-route U.S. Highway 62 in or around the city of Green Forest. The Highway Department will "defer additional preliminary engineering and environmental analysis on the proposed U.S. 62 improvements within the City of Green Forest to a future date," officials said in a press release...

CARROLL COUNTY -- The Carroll County Solid Waste Authority has been recognized for its recycling education program. The Arkansas Recycling Coalition presented the authority with the 2012 "Recycling Education Program of the Year Award" on Sept. 13 at its annual conference and trade show...

Taneia Sneed was crowned 2012 football homecoming queen by her escort Forrest Usrey. Sneed was among 20 candidates nominated by the various classes and organizations of the Berryville High School. She represented the senior class. The two runners-up were Emily Sugg, representing the Bobcat choir and Kayleigh Johnson, representing the junior class...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Two years ago, Randall and DaWayne George were riding their Harleys in a veterans' ride down the Pig Trail, a scenic byway that winds through the Ozarks. As the riders left Eureka Springs, Randall, at the end of the line, looked across the highway at the 100 bikers led by his brother and thought, "We're all brothers, we're all friends and we're all outlaws -- forever."...

The Wilson Family Gospel Bluegrass Band will appear in concert at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Valley View Baptist Church, in Eureka Springs. The band is comprised of Clark and Denise Wilson and their nine children: Allison (29), Lana (22), Luke (19), Jacob (16), Levi (15), Jonah (14), Rachel (12), Seth (8), and Daniel (5)...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A Holiday Island man injured in a motorcycle wreck was regaining his health Thursday, a hospital spokesperson said. Ernesto Negrette, 24, was in "fair" condition at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Sonya Kullmann said. This was an improvement over the previous day, when police reports showed he was in critical condition...

BERRYVILLE -- Some Berryville voters will head to the polls this week for a second time to elect their school board representative. Early voting will begin Tuesday in the run off election for the Zone 1 seat, currently occupied by Vonda Bailey. The run off resulted when none of three candidates garnered enough votes to win the Sept. 18 election...

By Don Lee Carroll County News EUREKA SPRINGS -- What if there was a crucifixion and nobody was there to see it? For Huey Logsdon, that is something to think about. Logsdon, like many other local residents, is a member of the cast of the Eureka Springs Great Passion Play, which this week said it is in danger of closing forever. Logsdon has worked there for about a decade, playing the role of Barabbas, the outlaw who is freed instead of Christ during the trial with Pontius Pilate...

The Homecoming queen hopefuls and their escorts wait for their entrance as the Bobcat Band plays the National Anthem.

Tennessee playing Georgia at Sanford Stadium in Athens is the Southeastern Conference game of the week. In other words, CBS seems to think this will be the most competitive game and picked it up for the 2:30 p.m. tee time.

After dropping a 37-6 loss to Lincoln in last week's 1-4A Conference opener, Berryville will be looking to rebound against Ozark (3-1) for homecoming tonight at Bobcat Stadium.

Green Forest improved to 7-4 overall with a four-set win over 5A Harrison Thursday night. The Lady Tigers used a quality service game from Keylen Bell and an overall quality team effort to pick up the non-conference win. Bell finished with 10 aces in the four games, adding seven digs to the stats.

With three division games remaining on the schedule, Berryville's volleyball team has proven its worth in 1-4A Conference by handling the cellar dwellers with ease while pushing the front-runners to the brink.