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Stories from Friday, October 17, 2014

On a roll: Lady Bobcats have momentum heading into postseason (High School Sports ~ 10/17/14)
Coach Kristin Whetham and the Berryville Lady Bobcats volleyball team are feeling good heading into district tournament action, which will start Monday night at Gentry. Going into Thursday's match at Huntsville, the Lady Bobcats (16-3, 12-2 4A-1) were guaranteed a second seed behind Shiloh Christian, and also guaranteed a spot in the Class 4A state tournament...
Tigers face 'big' challenge (High School Sports ~ 10/17/14)
The Green Forest Tigers have won 14 consecutive 3A-1 conference games. To extend that streak to 15, the Tigers will have to overcome a significant size disadvantage Friday against the Mountain View Yellow Jackets. Green Forest Coach Jay Martin Martin said Mountain View has two lineman who weigh more than 300 pounds...
Bobcats get back to basics after 3-game skid (High School Sports ~ 10/17/14)
With the Berryville Bobcats searching for their first victory in four weeks, and their first win against the Gravette Lions in 11 years, Coach Lee Atkins decided to go back to the fundamentals of football and have a little bit of fun with it as well...
Green Forest gaining confidence (High School Sports ~ 10/17/14)
Green Forest Coach Trista Killingsworth believes the Lady Tigers volleyball team is coming together at just the right time. "We are beginning to show a lot of character, confidence, maturity and fight, which is a good thing because that is going to be hard from now on," Killingsworth said...
Eureka Springs coaches emphasize defense (High School Sports ~ 10/17/14)
The Eureka Springs boys basketball team is looking to build off last year's success. The Highlanders lost three seniors from last year's conference championship team, but three starters return. Junior Reggie Sanchez will be the Highlanders' main scoring threat...
EAST Night Out: Program challenges students to solve problems (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
"We have an amazing thing," Berryville High School freshman Connor Teigen said at the school's EAST Night Out on Monday, Oct. 14. This thing, according to Teigen, is a website dedicated to teaching computer coding to people of all ages and disciplines...
Berryville chamber presents annual awards (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
The Berryville Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday. Winners were: Noteworthy New Business -- Danny's Tire and Full Service Business Excellence -- Brashears Furniture Small Business Excellence -- R. Dawn Allen CPA, Attorney...
GF mayor says Walmart Express still in works (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
GREEN FOREST -- Despite a few hiccups, Mayor Charles Reece is determined to see a Walmart Express built in Green Forest. At Tuesday's meeting of the Green Forest City Council, Reece explained that the store's construction has been momentarily delayed because of legal issues...
Sigmon is finalist for State Fair Queen (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
LITTLE ROCK -- Berryville's Kylee Sigmon was selected as one three finalists Tuesday in the Northwest Regional competition for the 2014 Arkansas State Fair Queen pageant. She will compete for the state title on Saturday at the state fairgrounds. Sigmon, 16, is a senior at Berryville High School where she is the president of the National Honor Society, Student Council and Future Farmers of America. ...
Hyatt to retire as Eureka Springs police chief (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
Eureka Springs Police Chief Earl Hyatt has announced his plans to retire on Dec. 31. Hyatt said in a phone conversation that he plans continue working part time and take some time off to think about what he'll do next. He does have plans to do volunteer work with the Eureka Springs School District and with the police department...
Benefit show will help ESHS graduate (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
Joyce Dunham is determined to bring her daughter, Carrie Dunham, back to the United States to be treated for Cushing's Disease. To help with that cause, Joyce Dunham will host a special music show Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Pine Mountain Theater in Eureka Springs...
No injuries (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
The driver of this car apparently fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle Wednesday morning on Highway 62 just east of Berryville. The driver was not injured. He exited the car before it caught fire. No further details were available at press time. (Jeff Worrall photo)...
Fight against fluoride hits setback in Eureka Springs (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
At Monday's Eureka Springs City Council meeting a proposed ordinance whose sponsor said was intended to protect the quality of Eureka Springs' water quality was voted down by a 3-2 margin. In an ongoing effort to keep fluoride out of the Eureka Springs water system, Alderwoman Mickey Schneider introduced an ordinance requiring the Carroll-Boone Water District to list all the ingredients of the fluoride to be added to the water system...
Eureka Springs to draft ordinance banning future animal circuses (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
The Eureka Springs City Council voted unanimously Monday to have City Attorney Tim Weaver draft an ordinance that would ban future circuses from using live animal acts to perform in the city. The Carson and Barnes Circus is scheduled to perform Nov. 5 at Lake Leatherwood Park. The performance has drawn criticism from Eureka Springs residents who say circus animals are mistreated...
McBrayer: Dancing, Not Marching (Column ~ 10/17/14)
There is a story about two monks walking along the road when they come to a shallow, muddy river. A beautiful woman in a long white dress is standing there. She can't figure out how to continue her journey without ruining her outfit. So one of the monks picks her up in his arms -- something he was absolutely forbidden to do, for touching a woman was against his vows -- and he carries her across to the other side. Then, all parties continued on their journey...
Kruzan is new pastor at Faith Christian Family Church (Community News ~ 10/17/14)
The congregation of Faith Christian Family Church in Eureka Springs introduces its new pastor, Gary Kruzan, and his wife, Pam. Pastor Kruzan is a graduate of Rhema Bible Training College in Broken Arrow, Okla. Together, he and Pam have pioneered churches in Missouri, North Carolina, and Illinois...
Tamale Festival (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
The annual St. Anne's Catholic Church Tamale Festival was held at the Berryville Community Center on Oct. 11. The ballroom at the center was full with folks enjoying the tamales and other traditional foods and kids playing games. Pictured above, Sam Qualls, a second-grader from Holiday Island, tries to win a few Milky Ways as Bailey Doss, left, and Erica Batres watch. Bailey and Erica are Berryville seventh-graders watch. (David Bell/Carroll County News)...
ES School District to present annual report to public (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Eureka Springs School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21. School district officials will open the meeting with the annual "Report to the Public" on several areas of school life, which include test scores and school performance, federal programs, school district finances, accreditation status, board training and hours, the Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and special education...
Showmanship Winners (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
At its annual meeting the Carroll County Farm Bureau gave awards to the Showmanship winners from this year's Carroll County Fair and Livestock Show. Winners in the junior category were: Beef, Logan Sigmon; Dairy, Addyson Fultz; Sheep, Dawson Stice; Swine, Hope Braziel; Horse, Marlea Stone; Goat, Stran Wagner. ...
School Menus, Oct. 20-24 (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
BERRYVILLE Monday, Oct. 20V No school Tuesday, Oct. 21 Breakfast: Muffin, string cheese stick, fruit, juice and milk Lunch: Chicken and noodles, black-eyed peas, tossed salad, fruit cocktail and milk or hamburger or cold cut sandwich Wednesday, Oct. 22...
New member appointed to CBWD board (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- On Thursday the Carroll-Boone Water District board appointed a new board member and voted to issue $10 million in bonds, with another bond issue after the first of the year. The separate Carroll County board for the water district appointed Howard Collins of Green Forest to fill out the remaining term of Harold Collins, who passed away in June. Howard is Harold's brother and is a retired dairy farmer who now runs a beef cattle operation...
WCCAD to meet Monday (Local News ~ 10/17/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Western Carroll County Ambulance District will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Eureka Springs fire station. On the agenda is an item to accept the resignation of board member Jim Simmons of Inspiration Point, and to vote on the appointment of Sam Ward, of Inspiration Point, to replace him...
*UPDATED* HI commissioners to look at golf operations bids, legal contract and hold later budget meeting (Holiday Island ~ 10/17/14)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Holiday Island commissioners will consider bids on golf course operations, the legal services contract and return after recess for a budget meeting on Monday. The Ad Hoc Golf Screening Committee met Sept. 26 to consider three bids submitted to do a golf operations study for the district. ...
HI board nomination meeting is Monday (Holiday Island ~ 10/17/14)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District will hold its Board of Commissioners nomination meeting this coming Monday. There are two seats open on the board. Nominees must be resident property owners and current on their assessments and utility bills. They may be nominated by another property owner or may nominate themselves. If they are not present at the meeting, they must have presented at the meeting a signed, notarized letter accepting their nomination...

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