Stories from Tuesday, November 26, 2013

GREEN FOREST -- The line of lawyers willing to freely represent Green Forest School District in its recent trademark dispute with the Collegiate Licensing Company is five deep. In the last couple of weeks, five attorneys offered their services pro bono, or free of charge, if the school district was to need them. None of the attorneys have been hired, and their services will only be used if they issue goes to court...

BERRYVILLE -- The victims of the fire at 107 W. Freeman Ave. last Thursday have been given temporary shelter and relief from the local chapters of the St. Vincent De Paul Society and American Red Cross. The apartments housed at least seven people, some of which worked for Tyson Foods, and St. Vincent's officials provided them a week's stay at the Shamrock Hotel in Berryville, along with clothing...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A couple survived unscathed but four pets are missing after a house fire destroyed their two-bedroom manufactured home south of town late Sunday. Greg Bartlett, 48, and his wife, Beth, 45, had been visiting neighbors and were away from the house for about 45 minutes, Beth told the Lovely County Citizen, for whom she is a contributing writer and has earned national and regional writing awards. Greg is a computer repair technician and a martial arts instructor in Eureka...

GREEN FOREST -- The City Council was called to a special meeting to approve the transfer of $50,000 from the wastewater budget to the general operating fund on Monday. "We felt it important because we don't want to run short in our general operations," said Mayor Charles Reece. "And the water departments [are] in good financial shape, so this is not going to hinder their operations."...

BERRYVILLE -- On page 11 of today's issue of Carroll County News is the paper's newest section, "Bobcat Business." While the CCN staff is proud to have the page in its layout, no one at the paper can take credit for its content, as it was edited, written and photographed by EAST students at Berryville High School...

GREEN FOREST -- Two young men are have started the process to build a skate park in the city as a project for a class. Genaro Ochoa and Kyle Wellborn, both 13 years old, have began designing a skate park and filling out a $25,000 dollar grant to pay for their project in their EAST class. EAST stands for environmental and spacial technologies...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Ten local middle school science teachers were selected recently to receive grants through Arkansas Community Foundation's Science Initiative for Middle Schools (SIMS) program. SIMS aims to spark students' interest in science by providing materials for hands-on instruction that brings scientific and mathematical principles to life...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- In order to go forward with determining possible uses for the old Eureka Springs High School, the Vacant School Facilities Ad Hoc Committee of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce asked for a new appraisal of the property...

GREEN FOREST -- The city's churches have come together to feed more than 100 people every week with a hot meal and perishable food items through the kitchen and food bank at Green Forest United Methodist Church. "The food pantry and kitchen are sponsored and paid for by the ministerial alliance which is made up of several churches in the Green Forest area," said Green Forest United Methodist Church Minister Steve Cook...

BERRYVILLE -- The justices of the peace, at their meeting Friday, read and approved every ordinance on their agenda, including an ordinance establishing a $10.9 million operating budget for 2014. The budget committee has reviewed every line item and requests for funding from every department, after receiving the county's budget requests at $700,000 more than last year's. After the review, the committee had cut the 2014 budget to $200,000 above last year's...

BERRYVILLE -- The school district has decided to put plans for expanding the elementary school and constructing a new fine arts building on hold. "Financially, we will need to wait until the 2018 cycle to apply for partnership funding for construction," Dr. Doug Harris, facilities director, wrote in his report to the Berryville School Board...

For more information about "Bobcat Business," go here: http://www.carrollconews.com/story/20276....

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center from Nov. 6 through 19, and charged with the following crimes, for which they have not yet been tried: Nov. 6 Ginger Ann Cappello, 38, Alpena, was booked for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia...

Chris Meador of Green Forest was among the 82 Farm Bureau leaders participating in the State Resolutions Committee meeting Nov. 6 at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock. The committee refined and consolidated policy proposals into a set of formal recommendations to be considered by voting delegates during the business session of the Arkansas Farm Bureau State Convention, Dec. 4-6 in Little Rock...

CARROLL COUNTY -- The Quorum Court is encouraging rural residents wanting access to more stable water sources to form public water authorities. According to Arkansas' Water Authority Act, "two or more persons ... may form a water authority." After forming it, it must be approved by the Arkansas Natural Resources Council...

BERRYVILLE -- Berryville High School held its first annual National Honor Society Honors Night on Nov. 4 at the Bobcat Arena. The Berryville Chapter of National Honor Society was chartered in 1959 with 16 charter members. This year, 32 new members were inducted into the society of 43 current members...

The Berryville Rotary November Student of the Month is Avery Logan. He is the son of Michael and Brenda Logan of Dry Fork. He plays football and baseball. He is a member of the National Honor Society, and is enrolled in advanced placement for environmental sciences. ...

Jack and Donna Newberry of Metalton announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Lindsey Newberry to Jacob Mowrer, son of Michael and Lori Mowrer of Searcy. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Coy and Geraldine Newberry of Green Forest and Bill and Charlene Clark of Boxley. She is a 2011 graduate of Berryville High School and is currently enrolled at Arkansas Tech, getting her elementary education degree...

Marcos and Kandi (Wigger) Coates would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Aubree Camille Coates. She was born Sept. 11 at 10:23 a.m. at Willow Creek Women's Hospital in Johnson. She weighed 2 lb. 6 oz. and was 14 and a half inches long. Her grandparents are David and Brenda Wigger, Chuck Lane, Chris and Anna Besperat and John and Crystal Coates...

This week I welcome a guest column by Lin Wellford, a local writer and member of the library foundation board. The public face of the Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation is its annual free literary festival, Books in Bloom. It's an event aimed in bringing nationally known authors to speak and read from their work, meet their fans (and make new ones!) and sign copies of their books. It's also a celebration of books, writers and readers...

Kati Franklin, age 37, of Green Forest, AR, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO. She was born Feb. 16, 1976, in Excelsior Springs, MO, the daughter of Eddie Franklin and Alice Marie (Etheridge) Franklin Edwards. At the age of seven Kati moved with her family to Berryville, AR where she graduated from high school. ...

Alpena's October Character Kids were recognized for their responsibility. In the back row are Sierra Holland, Abby Bailey, Katie Wheatley, Ashlin Usrey, Colton Hilton, Addy Fultz and Weston Armer; third row: Anabelle Massengale, Jayleana Bryant, Kyler Clark, Hadassah Toliver, Andy Bailey, Amanda Holder and Allyson Napier; second row: Keaton Toliver, Chloe Cantwell, Daylawna Davidson, Laryssa Martin, Reanna Moss and Blake Bolding; first row: Cameron Dickard, Alexis Huseca, Abigail McCoy, Dylan Adams, Eli Thomas and Bailey Clark.. ...