Stories from Friday, February 7, 2014

CARROLL COUNTY -- The snow and ice that doused the county on Tuesday has left its mark on area roads, causing several closures and cancellations. The Berryville, Eureka Springs, Green Forest and Alpena school districts all called off school every day this week, while the county courthouses and offices were closed Monday through Wednesday...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- In a recent incident that occurred Jan. 15 resulting in the suspension of three Eureka Springs High School basketball players, a parent of one of the students said the school was partly to blame. The parent said he was coming forward to talk to the newspaper because of an editorial in last week's Lovely County Citizen that made it sound like the incident was entirely the fault of the students. ...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Eureka Springs High School EAST lab is one of three in the state whose solar project was selected as a finalist in the 2014 ASSET Initiative Solar Design Competition, which will be held at the EAST Initiative Conference in Hot Springs March 19-21...

Hazel Imogene Youngblood, a resident of Rogers, AR, was born Aug. 27, 1931 in Kingston, AR, a daughter of Lloyd N. and Rutha Jane (Smelley) Kesner. She departed this life Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 in Bentonville, at the age of 82 years. Hazel was a member of the Mulberry Baptist Church. She worked at Tyson Chicken-Quick in Rogers for many years...

Green Forest Homecoming Queen Keylen Bell is kissed by her escorts, Austin Smalley and Treyton Anderson. In the foreground, attendants Mason Meador and Emma Coley walk the basketball court during the homecoming ceremony.

GREEN FOREST -- Two women were arrested on drug charges after officers found meth during a routine traffic stop on Saturday, Feb. 1, police said. According to police documents, Green Forest Police Officer Chris Jones pulled over Amy Griffith and passenger Sherry Black at 9 p.m. near the school because of a broken taillight...

LITTLE ROCK -- People and projects in 10 Arkansas communities, including Eureka Springs, were honored Jan. 29 with Main Street Arkansas Awards, Main Street Arkansas Director Greg Phillips announced today. Main Street Arkansas is a program of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage...

GRASSY KNOB -- The Sylvan Shores Water District was awarded the "Small Systems Award" by the Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association. "The award is for the outstanding job done by the operators in maintaining a small system and not having any kind of water quality violations through the health department," said Chairman James Clark of the association that presented the award...

CARROLL COUNTY -- The Airport Commission has come to an agreement with Larkin Floyd over the terms of a lease after months of discussion. "I think, after the negotiations, it was a good lease," said Airport Commission Chairman Lonnie Clark. "It was at fair market value, and I think it is fair to Larkin and to the Airport Commission and the county. I think the negotiations were productive."...

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center from Jan. 21 through Jan. 28 and charged with the following crimes, for which they have not yet been tried: Jan. 21 Joshua Daniel Brown, 30, Harrison, was booked for driving on suspended license, no vehicle license, no insurance and failure to pay...

With Valentine's Day upon us, you might be looking for a story of true love, a love that lasts longer than a couple's first argument; or at least lasts beyond the few weeks of a much-hyped reality show about bachelors and bachelorettes. Well, I've got a good one for you. Frederick and Elizabeth Noble got married on New Year's Day 1941...

Berryville fifth-graders will seize any opportunity to perform, including at the Carroll County Senior Center's Christmas dinner. Students impressed the crowd with traditional standards, as well as songs in German and Latin. They rocked the house with the song "We Will Jingle." The crowd was invited to sing along with some traditional Christmas songs, which were accompanied by guitar. The students performed under the direction of music teacher Dr. Desiree Atchley...

The Berryville Rotary Club hosted its Student of the Month, Clinton Summers, on Jan. 21. He is the son of Todd Summers and Melissa Casey. He plays saxophone in the school band and saxophone quartet. He is also secretary of the National Honor Society, treasurer of his class and has received the Berryville Chamber Youth Ambassador Award. ...