Stories from Tuesday, June 18, 2013

People Helping People is alive and well. We are a Carroll County prescription assistance program. Our entire purpose is to purchase critical medications for Carroll County residents and every pharmacy in Carroll County participates in this program...

Carroll Electric "members" meeting this year saw 2 of us in the (two) bleachers at the fairgrounds arena with 20 or so directors and employees behind the bars IN THE ARENA. I could not see too well but could hear. Others waited outside, because their names were not on the billing...

I don't know Gene Masters. I respect his right to express his opinions. I first read about him in an article where he was complaining that SWEPCO had not notified him or his nephew on time. Now he claims that he has a secret source and knows what is going to happen with the SWEPCO project...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Following the executive session of a special meeting Monday, Eureka Springs School Board President Al Larson said the board has offered a contract to David Kellogg to become the next district superintendent. The board will announce the conditions of the contract at its next regular meeting, which has been rescheduled for Wednesday evening, Larson said...

CARROLL COUNTY -- Every four years, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department publishes its State Transportation Improvement Program outlining road, bridge and other improvements for the upcoming four years. In the 2013-2016 STIP, the state has identified three projects for Carroll County, and two of them are part of a long-term, major project...

BERRYVILLE -- In the recent 2013 Northwest Arkansas Senior Olympic Games, the Carroll County Senior Activity Center won second place out of 16 senior centers competing -- and had the two highest-scoring individuals of the event. Jerri Marlowe and Richard Keller of Berryville earned medals for scoring the most number of points in the women's and men's divisions, respectively...