Stories from Tuesday, June 3, 2014

GREEN FOREST -- High School Principal Bill Lange has not been seen on campus for a month, and answers about his status are expected soon. School officials confirmed that Lange is currently on administrative leave, but all further comments were reserved until after the Green Forest School Board takes formal action...

BERRYVILLE -- There's no better way to celebrate summer in Berryville than to drop by the 29th Annual Ice Cream Social. The Berryville Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event is held every year on the downtown square, in cooperation with the City of Berryville. This year, the social will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14...

BERRYVILLE -- While no local races warranted a run-off election, the race for the attorney general candidacy in the statewide May 20 Republican primary was too close to call. On May 20, Leslie Rutledge received 47.2 percent of the vote statewide, compared to David Sterling's 39.1 percent and Patricia Nation's 13.7 percent. ...

BERRYVILLE -- The school board has approved two requests for new positions for the 2014-2015 school year: a special education resource position for the elementary school and a seventh- and eighth-grade social studies and science teacher for the middle school...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Chandra Lynn Chappell of Berryville was among more than 2,900 students who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies on May 9 and 10. Chappell received a master of arts from the division of graduate studies...

Mercy Auxiliary Berryville is pleased to announce its 2014 scholarship awards. From left are Estefani Salazar, Green Forest High School, enrolled in the RN program at UAFS; Hanna Needham, Berryville High School, enrolled in Southwest Baptist College and pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy; MaKenna Evans, Berryville High School, enrolled in the radiology technology program at North Arkansas College; Anna Blach, Green Forest High School, enrolled at UCA for the BSN program with goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist; and Audrey Foster, Green Forest High School, who plans to become a nurse practitioner.. ...

GREEN FOREST -- Arkansas Better Business Bureau Center for Character Ethics, the character education initiative of the Better Business Bureau, has announced the finalists in the 2014 Statewide Laws of Life Essay Contest. The statewide contest is open to winners of local Laws of Life essay contests for high school students. A panel of business leaders, educators, and community volunteers judged the entries...

BRANSON -- The Berryville High School Show Choir brought down the house at their preshow performance at the Clay Cooper Theatre on May 6. A sell-out crowd was on hand to hear the Haygoods, Branson's premier family performing group at a favorite venue for Branson On-Stage Live performances...

Irvin and Barbara (Fletcher) Barnes of Springfield, Mo., were married on June 7, 1964, and will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 7, 2014. A reception is being held in their honor by their children at Muse, in the Chesterfield Village, 2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd. in Springfield, from 1 to 3 p.m. Friends and family are welcome...

Lloyd and Evelyn Dotson celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on June 3. Their children and grandchildren will honor them with a drop-in celebration on June 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Carroll County Fairgrounds Cattlemen's Building in Berryville...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Charles T. Cross, president and CEO of Cornerstone Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Tennant, the local bank's executive vice president/chief lending officer, to the Governing Board of Directors. Tennant was elected to the board at the bank's recent annual stockholder's meeting. He has been with the bank since 2012 and oversees the bank's executive management team and day to day operations...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Whether you're a visitor or a lifelong resident, it's hard to deny that Eureka Springs has a vibrant culture steeped in rich history and traditions. And for a city that values its past, adding Mercy's deep network of care can ensure a healthy and prosperous future...

We keep hearing about Inequalities and Injustices in the popular press these days. My story is more common than not, so I have to set the record straight on these widely politicized Injustices or inequalities issues concerning everything from race, college indebtedness and economic injustices affecting valuable and limited resources of all kinds across the country...

A reception honoring those retiring from the Green Forest School District was held last Friday at the Alumni Center. Plaques were given to Benny Clark and Lynn Reiss, who both worked for the custodial department from 2008 until 2014. Also recognized was Beth Stamphill, who worked in the school administrative office from 1983 to 2014. At right is Green Forest Superintendent Dr. Matt Summers...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Audits completed for the years 2012 and 2013 for the Western Carroll County Ambulance District show a decrease in revenues between those years, but a significant increase in expenses, mostly due to the increased contract payment to the City of Eureka Springs for ambulance service...

GREEN FOREST -- Employees at the Green Forest Tyson Foods plant were evacuated to the parking lots during a fire in the electrical control room early Monday afternoon. No one was injured in the fire, which was combated by both the Green Forest and Berryville fire departments...