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Three fires hit Green Forest
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
GREEN FOREST -- It has been a busy week for the fire department with three different structure fires, one of which happened minutes after a burn ban was declared countywide. The first of the three was reported around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday. Firefighters were dispatched to a residence on County Road 311, where someone had started a fire to burn some trash and it spread to a storage shed, said Fire Chief Tim Howard... -
Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down is sold
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- In early March, Randall and Dawayne George is selling Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down Music Theater to Larry Reitz, who also owns Cinnamon Valley Resort, located next door to the theater. The George Brothers are expected to sign a record contract with Way Out West Records to begin the next phase of their musical careers... -
Water bills may jump in Eureka, officials report
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- City officials met last week to discuss options for raising the revenue of the Public Works Department to remain in accordance with the terms of a bond agreement. Among those options were a raise in water and sewer rates, a new sales tax and updating water and sewer equipment. The considered options can be used in any combination or individually... -
Election Commission welcomes new members; Phillips, Goforth out
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
BERRYVILLE -- The new members of the Carroll County Election Commission on Tuesday met and set the schedule of events that will transpire before the next round of elections. The committee is now composed of Johnice Dominick, Melinda Large and Dave Hoover, with Joanna Schuster as the election commission coordinator. ... -
Fire destroys mobile home in Busch
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
BUSCH -- Inspiration Point Rural Fire Protection District firefighters were toned out at 1:45 a.m. Thursday to a structure fire that destroyed a mobile home and threatened a workshop on County Road 236. IP Fire Chief Ed Thompson said that on arrival, firefighters found a small mobile home "fully engulfed." He said the fire threatened to spread to a nearby shop building, but was stopped by firefighters. The mobile home was a total loss... -
Lady Tigers ousted from 1-3A Conference Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
GREENLAND -- Green Forest's season came to an end Tuesday night in the opening round of the 1-3A Conference Tournament at Greenland with a 51-22 loss to West Fork. The Lady Tigers finished the season 5-17. Anna Blach led Green Forest with eight points, Kenley Williams added five, Zara Leivan and Payton Youngblood had four each and Payton Watson chipped in one... -
Green wanting more from Lady Highlanders
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Eureka Springs suffered a 45-15 season-ending loss to Decatur on Monday in the first round of the 2-4A West Conference Tournament as the Lady Highlanders finished the season with a 7-22 record under first-year head coach Janie Green... -
Eureka Springs leak against Union Christian
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Eureka Springs fought hard to win the bid for this week's 2-4A West Conference Tournament and next week's 2A-West Regional Tournament with hopes a making a deep run in both. After Thursday night's 73-62 loss to Union Christian Academy in the semifinals of the conference tournament, the Highlanders are now hoping to be around as more than just spectators... -
Cats conclude season in district tourney
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
FARMINGTON -- As season of almosts and what-ifs came to an end for Berryville Wednesday night in the second round of the 1-4A Conference Tournament with a 74-67 loss to Gravette, ending the careers of seven seniors, including leading scorers Austin Carr and Josh Morrell... -
Green Forest advances to regionals with win in 1-3A tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
GREENLAND -- Green Forest earned a spot in next week's regional tournament at Elkins with a 57-34 win over Greenland in the opening round of the 1-3A Conference Tournament on Tuesday. The Tigers will be the No. 4 seed entering the regional event after dropping a 59-50 decision to Cedarville on Wednesday. Green Forest coach Brandon Stone said the Tigers are happy to be playing next week. But that's not enough... -
Lady Cats punch ticket to regionals: Berryville plays Farmington in semis to decide seedings in regional event
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/14)
FARMINGTON -- Berryville punched it's ticket to next week's regional tournament with a 54-43 win over Gravette Wednesday night in the second round of the 1-4A Conference Tournament at Farmington. Britni Smith led the Lady Bobcats with 15 points, Alex McCallister followed with 12 and Sara Johnson added 11 as Berryville improved to 18-9 and will face host Farmington at 4 p.m. on Friday in the semifinals... -
Letter to the Editor: Local posts say thank you!
(Holiday Island ~ 02/21/14)
Pendergrass Rose American Legion Post 36 and VFW Post 77 want to thank everyone again for participating in The Big Honkin' $500 Visa card giveaway. As most of you know, Roberta Isaacson won. Congratulations Roberta! As an update, The Posts made over $1400 on the raffle and spent the monies as follows: $300 to The Veteran's Hospice Center in Fayetteville, $200 to support the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, $300 to help a local Veteran in need and $70 to the Flag Fund at Cornerstone Bank that is used to purchase U. ...
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Reel 'em in with chocolate!
(Holiday Island ~ 02/21/14)
The Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District had a booth set up at the annual Chocolate Festival Feb. 15 in Eureka Springs and handed out handmade "s'mores on a stick" and myriads of other chocolate goodies made and donated by members of the fire auxiliary, along with brochures about Holiday Island. Helen Petteway gets the booth set up and chats with visitors... -
Serving up funds
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
Berryville senior Amanda McCullough serves Mike Fitzpatrick of Eureka Springs during the Carroll County 4-H Chili Cook-Off. The winning chili was made by Mark Gordon. The club raised $1,125. -
McKinney: 2013 best year ever for Berryville Community Center
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
BERRYVILLE -- Mayor Tim McKinney gave his annual State of the City address at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. "2013 was a good year for the City of Berryville because of the wise choices made by the City Council and the support of the Berryville residents and those that make Berryville a great place to live, work and do business," McKinney said at the beginning of his address... -
Carroll County jail log, Jan. 29 through Feb. 8
(Local News ~ 02/21/14)
The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center from Jan. 29 through Feb. 8 and charged with the following crimes, for which they have not yet been tried: Jan. 29 Samantha Shirley Cassavoy, 21, Berryville, was booked for failure to pay and hold for other agency...
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