Stories from Wednesday, November 20, 2013

BERRYVILLE -- The future of rural water distribution in Carroll County is being turned over to residents. At a meeting of the Quorum Court Rural Water Committee on Wednesday, Justices of the Peace Ron Flake and John Reeve decided that the county would be best served by setting up multiple public water authorities...

BERRYVILLE - Last night, the City Council, Mayor Tim McKinney, business owners and residents came together to discuss parking on the Square. They all expressed concerns that the enforcement of Ordinance 732 -- passed in 1999, limiting parking to two hours Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- is not happening...

BERRYVILLE -- Carroll County Master Gardeners have received a $1,500 grant to build a community educational garden in the shared courtyard behind the Berryville Public Library, Carroll County Senior Center and county offices. The grant -- from the Greening of Arkansas, a program that offers grants in support of developing community gardens, parks and high-profile green spaces -- will help pay for the plants and materials including gravel, topsoil, mulch, an irrigation system and an iron fence for the garden.. ...