Stories from Tuesday, June 11, 2013

EUREKA SPRINGS -- At a special board meeting Thursday night, the Eureka Springs School Board narrowed a list of 14 superintendent candidates to four and voted to hire a consultant to assist in the search. The board has set two meet-and-greet sessions with the top candidates, for Tuesday, June 11 and Thursday, June 13. The public is invited to attend these sessions. Details are at the end of this report...

BERRYVILLE -- As three members of the Harp family of Berryville prepared for a day of canoeing on the Kings River last month, they never expected their day of outdoor relaxation would end with a brush with death -- and an act of bravery by a stranger whom the Harps say saved their father's life...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department announced Monday it has accepted a bid to make improvements to County Road 55, a.k.a. Buck Mountain Road, off Hwy. 23 South in Eureka Springs. The work will extend 5.5 miles westward from Hwy. 23...

BERRYVILLE -- Talk of naming Berryville High School Assistant Principal Owen Powell as the new high school principal was tabled during an early regular meeting of the Berryville School Board Monday night. Board members also acknowledged on Monday that -- although interviews have already been conducted not only for the principal's position but also for Powell's position, in case he is promoted -- neither job has been posted publicly as required...

GREEN FOREST -- The city of Green Forest and Mayor Charlie Reece have been awarded the UA Division Agriculture Extension Service's Friend of Master Gardeners Award for their project to beautify the city's town square. "It was a statewide award, that is why I was surprised," Reece said...

Editor's note: A version of this report appeared in Carroll County News last Friday, and it erroneously stated that the slight increases in census counts for Carroll County cities were equivalent to actual population growth. This version of the article is corrected. CCN apologizes for any confusion...

BERRYVILLE -- Assistant Band Director Julius Stevens has resigned from his position at the high school. For some Berryville residents it's not as much a surprise that Julius Stevens is moving on after nine years as assistant band director -- but that he stayed that long...