Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2013

BERRYVILLE -- The average city water bill wlll go up by $3.70 following the approval of Ordinance 950 by the City Council. The council voted Tuesday night to raise the water rates as discussed at its previous meeting. Users inside the Berryville city limits will see the minimum charge -- for the first 2,000 gallons of water -- go from $8 to $11 a month; outside of the city limits, that cost will jump from $10 to $13...

GREEN FOREST -- If you want to find Bradley James, just check around Green Forest High School. He is likely to be on campus coaching kids in one sport or another. Recently, James was asked to take over the boy's soccer program after former Coach Juan Zuazua, who vacated the position. ...

HEBER SPRINGS -- The Green Forest Tigers finished in fifth place while the Lady Tigers claimed seventh in last Tuesday's Josh Park Memorial Cross Country Meet in Heber Springs. Three Green Forest runners medaled as Gabrial Ramos finished 10th overall with a time of 20:20.59 and Rhett Williamson followed in 15th at 20:44.72...

FARMINGTON -- Chandler Mann carded a 44 to finish second overall in a three-team match at Valley View Monday afternoon. The Bobcats placed second as a team to Farmington with Lincoln only sending two players to the course that will host next week's district tournament...

BERRYVILLE -- It's all about bragging rights. It's all about pride. It's all about the Carroll County Super Bowl. On Friday night, Berryville and Green Forest line up toe to toe. After sharing the same county soil all year and with several players and family crossing rival lines, the Tigers and Cats meet for a dog fight...

HUNTSVILLE -- Berryville suffered a 13-7 loss to Huntsville Friday night as the Bobcats struggled to put points on the board against a stingy Eagle defense. The Bobcats missed a pair of 40-yard field goals and failed to convert on a 4th-and-1 from the Huntsville 10-yard line with time winding down in the fourth to absorb the loss, dropping the purple and gold to 1-1 on the 2013 campaign...

GREEN FOREST -- Things didn't look good for the home team Friday night at Tiger Stadium as Pea Ridge jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Green Forest. But the Tigers roared back, scoring 45 unanswered points enroute to a 45-21 win over the Blackhawks to improve to 1-1 on the season...