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Column not intended to take stab at Berryville band
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/13)
I can count on one hand the number of times I have written a follow-up column. Each time it was necessary. This time is no different. In last Friday's Weekend edition of the Carroll County News, I wrote on the topic of Berryville football coach Eric Daniels' status at the school. In that piece I attempted to use sarcasm and jest to make a point... -
Rambo remains perfect in openers
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Eureka Springs girls basketball coach Brian Rambo remained perfect Tuesday night as the Lady Highlanders ushered in a new era of basketball with a 37-16 thumping of 1-2A Conference opponent Hartford in the first varsity game in the school's new gymnasium... -
Highlanders hang on to even record with win over Hartford in new gym
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Eureka Springs opened its new gym with a 54-42 win over Hartford Tuesday night in an outing that felt more like a neutral site than a home game. Josh Premaeu and Daulton Johnson led the Highlanders with 15 points each and Jake McClung finished the double-digit trifecta with 13 as Eureka Springs improved to 11-11 overall and 3-3 in 1-2A Conference... -
Stone remains focused on progress of Tigers in first year as head coach
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/13)
ELKINS -- Green Forest fell to 4-15 overall and 0-2 in 1-3A Conference with a 77-49 loss at Elkins Tuesday night. Clayton Watson scored 25 points in the affair, bettering by one point his output against St. Joe on Nov. 25 and one point shy of his season best against Blue Eye (MO) on Dec. 20... -
Lady Tigers drop second straight with home setback to 1-3A Elkins
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/13)
ELKINS -- Green Forest remained winless in 1-3A Conference action with a 58-31 loss at Elkins Tuesday evening. Twins Kodee and Kaitlin Powell led the Lady Tigers (12-6, 0-2) with 10 points each. Elkins led after every horn, establishing a 14-6 first-period margin and a 29-14 halftime lead. The Lady Elks expanded that advantage to 42-24 entering the final stanza... -
Berryville comeback falls short in conference loss to Lincoln
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/13)
BERRYVILLE -- Berryville got down early and never recovered in a 53-50 loss to Lincoln Tuesday night at Bobcat Arena. The Bobcats dropped to 10-7 overall and 1-4 in 1-4A Conference with the loss, its second straight since returning from the holiday break...
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Lady Cats drop below .500 in 1-4A
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/13)
BERRYVILLE -- Berryville dropped below .500 in 1-4A Conference action with a 52-43 setback to Lincoln at Bobcat Arena Tuesday evening. The Lady Bobcats fell to 12-5 overall and 2-3 in the league, dropping alone into fifth place in the conference. Britni Smith scored 12 points and Allsion Smith added 11 as Berryville has now lost two straight after upending defending Class 3A state champion Greenland to close out the first half...
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HISID lawsuits continued
(Holiday Island ~ 01/11/13)
BERRYVILLE -- The hearings that were to have taken place Wednesday in the matter of two Holiday Island lawsuits were postponed, as attorneys asked for continuance. Plaintiff and attorneys in the Bischoff v. HISID case did not come to court Wednesday morning; only the HISID attorney, Matt Bishop, and the district manager, Gerald Hartley, were present. Bishop said plaintiff's attorney Tim Hutchinson, did not understand that the hearing was scheduled for Wednesday...
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HISID to hold commissioner orientations; developer on schedule this year
(Holiday Island ~ 01/11/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Holiday Island will hold its annual Board of Commissioners orientation meetings for three days next week, starting Monday. The annual orientation sessions, which involve visits to every department to hear reports from department heads, are set up to acquaint newly elected commissioners and reacquaint other board members with how the district is run. At that time, many department heads also discuss future planning requests with board members and the district manager...
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Holiday Islanders head hospital board
(Holiday Island ~ 01/11/13)
The Eureka Springs Hospital Guild installed its 2013 officers at their January meeting, all of whom are from Holiday Island. Guild members discussed goals for the year with the most important goal being to increase the number of active volunteers who work in the Purple House hospital thrift shop, located in the hospital parking lot... -
Pesticide applicator training workshop set in Berryville
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
BERRYVILLE -- The Carroll County Extension Service office will offer a Pesticide Applicator Training Workshop at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31 at Cornerstone Bank in Berryville. Attending one of these training workshops is required by the Arkansas State Plant Board before you can obtain a private applicators' license. The certificate of training is good for five years...
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HISID to hold Board of Commissioners orientation next week
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Holiday Island will hold its annual Board of Commissioners orientation meetings for three days next week, starting Monday. The annual orientation sessions, which involve visits to every department to hear reports from department heads, are set up to acquaint newly elected commissioners and reacquaint other board members with how the district is run. At that time, many department heads also discuss future planning requests with board members and the district manager...
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Carroll County Arrest Log, Jan. 3-10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/11/13)
The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center from Jan. 3 to Jan. 10 and charged with the following crimes, for which they have not yet been tried: Jan. 3 Jared Austin Croom, 21, Harrison, was booked in for probation violation...
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HISID assessments lawsuits continued
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
BERRYVILLE -- The hearings that were to have taken place Wednesday in the matter of two Holiday Island lawsuits were postponed, as attorneys asked for continuance. Plaintiff and attorneys in the Bischoff v. HISID case did not come to court Wednesday morning; only the HISID attorney, Matt Bishop, and the district manager, Gerald Hartley, were present. Bishop said plaintiff's attorney Tim Hutchinson, did not understand that the hearing was scheduled for Wednesday...
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AG McDaniel: Some tax refund products prove costly
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
It's never too soon for most consumers to want to have their federal income tax refunds in hand. Some tax preparation services have accommodated by offering immediate cash in the form of short-term loans secured by a taxpayer's expected refund. The thought of quick cash is appealing, especially to financially strapped consumers. ...
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Evan Pearson set to appear in court Monday in case of runaway teen
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
BERRYVILLE -- A Berryville man accused of harboring a 16-year-old runaway girl from Oak Grove will appear in court for the first time Monday. Evan Pearson, 24, is scheduled to appear at 8:30 a.m. in Berryville Circuit Court. He has been charged with interference with Custody, a Class C felony, in connection with the Oct. 31 disappearance of Desiray Thibodeaux, of Oak Grove...
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Up in smoke: A call for help by the Humane Society
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
It was a good day for the Good Shepherd Humane Society when the Berryville Doggie Thrift Shop moved into the old Brashears Barn in August 2011. The cavernous white barn with the squeaky wooden floors offered both the space needed to house large items such as furniture, and the homespun charm to attract a wide variety of shoppers... -
COMMENTARY: Time is far too short to live like this
(Community News ~ 01/11/13)
Imagine that tomorrow morning I deposit into your bank account $86,400. This money is all yours to do with as you please, no strings attached. Now, not only am I going to deposit this amount into your account tomorrow, I'm going to do the same thing every day next week. That is a combined $604,800 that will be waiting for you...
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Sherman Mountain Boys coming to GF church
(Community News ~ 01/11/13)
Victory Tabernacle Church to host the Sherman Mountain Boys, Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. The church is located 1 1/2 miles west of Green Forest on U.S. Highway 62. For more information contact Pastor Kris Villines at 870-743-3321.
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Oak Grove Fellowship of Churches to meet
(Community News ~ 01/11/13)
Pastors Les and Elaine Robinson cordially invite the public to attend the first meeting of The Fellowship of Churches on Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at Boyd Church in Oak Grove. Pastor Elbert Standlee, of Elm Tree Church in Lampe, Mo., will be the featured speaker...
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HI church to host Community Praise and Worship Service this Sunday
(Community News ~ 01/11/13)
Come and celebrate Epiphany through songs of praise and worship led by the HICC Praise Band. Explore the ephiphanal question from Mark 8:29: "But who do you say that I am?" as we exalt the name of Jesus through our voices. The Community Praise Service is Sunday, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall located at the Holiday Island Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive in Holiday Island. Refreshments provided...
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Green Forest budget assumes increases in sales tax, water & sewer rates; will be considered Monday
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
GREEN FOREST -- The $7.6 million budget to be considered at Monday's City Council meeting assumes $220,000 worth of forthcoming increases to the city sales tax and water and sewer rates. Mayor Charles Reece has recommended increas-ing the rates by 3 percent and more than doubling the sales tax, from 1 to 2.25 percent. Neither proposal has yet been approved, though council members will consider both issues at Monday's meeting...
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White River and its watershed named nation's second National Blueway
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
LITTLE ROCK -- Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes on Wednesday announced that the White River, along with its watershed, has been named the nation's second National Blueway. Hayes was joined by U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, Congressman Tim Griffin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Terrence "Rock" Salt, Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Ann Mills, as well as state, local, and conservation leaders at a ceremony in Little Rock to make the announcement... -
Worst flu season since '09 hits county
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Medical professionals across the county and state have seen an increase in the flu virus over the past month, and state health officials are calling it the worst year of outbreak since at least 2009. A strain of the influenza virus, H3n2, is causing 98 percent of the flu viruses being reported throughout the state, according to a statement by the Arkansas Department of Health this week. ... -
Sheriff's Office investigated by State Police; raid Monday appears related to dispatch, Mayes case
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
CARROLL COUNTY -- The integrity of several employees of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office is at the center of an investigation that led to Monday's raid of the county dispatch center, authorities have confirmed. Arkansas State Police seized equipment from the center, which is overseen by the sheriff, while executing a search warrant, State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said... -
Green Forest toddler dies in car accident
(Local News ~ 01/11/13)
GREEN FOREST -- Emily Pearson, 2, of Green Forest died last week after she was involved in a one-car crash at 7:16 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Carroll County, according to police reports. Arkansas State Police said the accident occurred when the vehicle in which the child was riding, a 2000 Chevrolet SUV driven by Wendie Pearson, 23, of Green Forest, failed to negotiate a left-hand curve north of Green Forest as it was traveling south on Highway 311, and left the roadway...
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