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Success story: Scholarship helps single mother earn her degree
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
Six years ago, Valerie Thompson of Green Forest had a 13-year-old son and a dream of furthering her education. Today, with the help of the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas, she has a 19-year-old son and a bachelor's degree in accounting...
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Hospital CEO: New facility will be built in Eureka Springs
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
Chris Bariola, CEO of Eureka Springs Hospital, told the hospital commission Monday that he is optimistic that construction can begin on a new facility in Eureka Springs can begin by next fall. Bariola said that Allegiance Health Management, which operates the hospital, will continue with its original plan to build the new hospital within the city limits, contingent on the city installing a wastewater line at the proposed location near Miles Mountain...
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Color Fest Fun Run lives up to name
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
The Berryville Community Center fundraiser, the Bobcat Back 40 5K Color Fest Fun Run, takes almost as long to say as it took to run. But last Saturday was a perfect day for a fun run and the participants all seemed to have a good time. The event had been scheduled to take place before the annual Bobcat Invitational Cross-Country Meet on Oct. ... -
Main Theater makeover
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
Cory Taylor, with Multi-Craft Contractors of Springdale helps takes down the Main Theater sign in Berryville. Renovating the sign in a style appropriate to the 1950s is the next project of Berryville Organic News. BNO has been responsible for restoring the historic signs around the city. MCC is owned by Berryville native Rick Barrows... -
BV's Sigmon shines at state fair pageant
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
Kylee Sigmon didn't win the Arkansas State Fair Queen Pageant, but she advanced further than anyone from Carroll County in years. Sigmon, a senior at Berryville High School, finished in the top 12 at the pageant Saturday. She is the first Miss Carroll County to advance that far since Ashley Worley in 1998. Like Worley, Sigmon won the interview award for her region before advancing to the finals at the state competition...
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Arkansas Hospital Association board re-elects Estrem
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
BERRYVILLE -- Kristy Estrem is no stranger to the residents of Berryville; she's lived here much of her life and, as president of Mercy Hospital in Berryville, she has made numerous strides to assure better access to health care for Berryville and the surrounding communities... -
Bank employees donate $1,855 to local food bank
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
Tasha Flanagin, vice president and marketing director for First National Bank of North Arkansas, presented Loaves & Fishes Food Bank a check for $1,855 check on behalf of the bank Friday, Oct. 17. The money came from a weekly fundraiser. On Fridays, employees of the bank can donate $5 in exchange for being allowed to wear jeans that day. Flanagin said the $1,855 was the product of a three-month donation period and will be applied to the food bank's Operation Food for Hungry Children program... -
Good Shepherd animal shelter becomes firewise
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
The Good Shepherd Humane Society animal shelter on Highway 62 East in Eureka Springs took a big step in fire safety last month. The shelter elected to take part in the Arkansas Firewise Communities program. The Firewise program is geared toward protection from wildfire by teaching property owners how to recognize and clear flammable hazards around their homes and businesses. ... -
Airport commissioners keep eye on county budget talks
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
The Carroll County Airport Commission met Thursday, and members of the commission planned to take an active role in pressing the quorum court to approve the commission's budget for the coming year. Commission Chairman Lonnie Clark said he has attended a meeting of the quorum court's budget committee, but the airport's budget request has not yet come before the committee. Commissioner Perry Evans suggested a larger presence at the committee meetings...
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e-Reading rooms available through library
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
The Carroll and Madison Library System is pleased to offer another great feature of the Library2Go eBook system. eReading rooms for kids and teens are now available via the library's website at www.camals.org and the general Library2Go catalog. eBooks for children and teens will still be accessible via the general Library2Go catalog, but they also will be placed in the separate reading rooms, which offer easier browsing, reading lists and collections...
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BV High School choir to present Guys and Dolls JR.
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
Carroll County residents and visitors will see how a "bushel and a peck" of students from Berryville "can do" when the students present their production of Guys and Dolls JR. in four performances on Nov. 14, 15 & 18, as announced by Freddie Gershon, CEO of Music Theatre International (MTI)... -
Moyer is Eureka Springs Student of the Month
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
Jordan Moyer, a senior at Eureka Springs High School, is the Eureka Springs Student of the Month for September 2014. Jordan carries a 3.23 GPA and has received a bronze honor for two years and a pin in math and certificates in math and geometry. Jordan has been class secretary for four years and treasurer for one. ... -
Green Forest spelling bee winners
(Local News ~ 10/21/14)
The Green Forest school district recently held its spelling bee for students in grades 4-8. -
Lady Tigers wrap up state bid
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/14)
YELLVILLE -- The Green Forest Lady Tigers are headed to the Class 3A state volleyball tournament. Green Forest locked up a spot in the state tournament with a victory over Valley Springs on Saturday night in the district tournament, winning 26-24, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19. The Lady Tigers advanced to play Alpena on Monday night in the district tournament final. Both teams will move on to the state tournament... -
Lions offense too much for Bobcats
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/14)
At the 2:51 mark of the first quarter Friday night, Berryville's Timmond Turner sacked Gravette quarterback Bryce Moorman to put the Lions in a third-and-18 situation. On the next play, Moorman threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Terry Kahanek. It was that kind of night for Berryville as Gravette raced to a five-touchdown lead at halftime and beat the Bobcats 35-8 at Ronnie Clark Stadium... -
Berryville volleyball team in action
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/14)
The Berryville Lady Bobcats will play their first match in the 4A-1 district volleyball tournament at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Lady Bobcats (17-3) were waiting Monday to find out who they will face. Gentry and Gravette played Monday night, with the winner advancing to face Prairie Grove on Tuesday afternoon. The winner of that afternoon match will face Berryville on Tuesday night...
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Halftime deficit too much for Tigers
(High School Sports ~ 10/21/14)
MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Green Forest outscored Mountain View 21-14 in the second half Friday night, but it was too little, too late as the Yellow Jackets hung on for a 40-34 victory and ended the Tigers' 14-game conference winning streak. Mountain View (6-1, 3-1 3A-1) led 26-13 at halftime and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to hold off a second-half rally by Green Forest (3-4, 3-1)...
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ACA Rookies of the Year
(Other Sports ~ 10/21/14)
Three Carroll County students were rookies of the year at the American Cowboy Association Finals in Conway, Arkansas last weekend. Dayton Williams (left) of Berryville was rookie header and fourth in the average finals. Lexy Williams (center) of Green Forest was rookie of the year in junior barrels. Cale McCall (right)of Berryville was rookie heeler and finished fourth in the average of the finals. (Submitted photo)... -
Developer nominated but may be ineligible for HISID board
(Holiday Island ~ 10/21/14)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Unless there is a successful legal challenge, property owners will not have a chance to vote for Holiday Island developer Tom Dees, who was nominated as a candidate for commissioner on Monday evening. This is because on Aug. 25, the board passed an amendment to its election regulation, requiring commissioner nominées to be current on assessments and utility bills... -
HI board approves golf study but restricts options
(Holiday Island ~ 10/21/14)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Holiday Island commissioners moved forward Monday with approval of a bid to do a golf operations study, but in so doing they limited the recommendations that can be brought back to them. The study's original intent was to get an outside, independent, objective analysis of all golf operations at Holiday Island for both the 9- and 18-hole courses, in an attempt to determine how best to reduce the more than $300,000 subsidy taken from property owner assessments each year for that amenity. ...
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