Stories from Friday, April 15, 2016

Carroll County's largest employer hopes to get even larger. Representatives of Tyson Foods Inc. on Wednesday presented the Carroll County Quorum Court's finance committee with a proposal to build a new processing facility near Tyson's existing plant in Green Forest...

Eureka Springs residents could be voting on an additional city sales tax this November. At Monday night's meeting of the Eureka Springs City Council, Mayor Butch Berry proposed a 2 percent tax on retail sales to generate more revenue for the city. Berry noted that the proposed tax isn't new to the city, saying it existed around 10 years ago. In 2007, Berry said, the tax applied to food, lodging and retail...

Before taking the ACT Aspire test this week, Berryville Intermediate School students got a little confidence boost. Principal Lisa Geren said the students were presented with "confidence capes" at an assembly on Friday, April 8. Geren said a skit demonstrated how the capes could take away fear during testing. The children then picked out capes based on their favorite superheroes and wore them during the test...

Green Forest Fire Chief Tim Howard will be earning a little more money from now on. On Tuesday, the Green Forest City Council voted to raise Howard's salary from $300 to $400 a month. Alderman Tim Hatman said the fire department has only a part-time secretary, saying Howard has taken on several additional responsibilities...

Carroll County school districts will be holding kindergarten registration over the next few weeks. The schools ask parents to bring the following documents for their children: birth certificate, Social Security card, a current physical, immunization records and proof of address, such as a current utility bill...

Downtown Denver ... Arkansas that is. The picture from Tuesday's Midweek edition was dated 1946 and the back of the photograph stated that the '1928 Model T Ford belonged to Edd Etchison.' The station on the right is a general store, complete with a post office. ...

Mercy Hospital Berryville is accepting applications for its Volunteen program this summer. The Volunteen program offers Carroll County students between 14 and 18 a chance to volunteer at the hospital during the summer. The students will get experience working in areas such as physical therapy, the emergency department, radiology, nursing, pharmacy and more...

Carroll County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation, plans to present 10 Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Giving Tree Grants to nonprofits whose programs support youth and children in Carroll County. These grant awards will be presented at the YAC Grant Ceremony and Art Auction Fundraiser to be held on Thursday, April 28 from 5 to 7 pm at the Cornerstone Bank of Eureka Springs. Everyone is invited to participate...

As I passed by a woman at a church dinner recently, I reached out to gently touch her on her shoulder to let her know I was there (I didn't want all those well-prepared potluck casseroles I was carrying on my plate to get spilled down my shirt). Upon being touched, the lady jumped as if she had been electrocuted...

The Eureka Springs Fire Department is one step closer to purchasing new self-contained breathing apparatus. On Monday night, the Eureka Springs City Council approved an ordinance on a first reading waiving bidding for the purchase. The proposed ordinance would allow the fire department to purchase self-contained breathing apparatus at a cost of no more than $9,000 per unit...

Mercy Hospital Berryville administrator Doug Stroemel presents a $2,389 check to Lieu Smith, director of Loaves and Fishes Food Bank of the Ozarks. The donation will benefit Operation: Food for Hungry Kids, which provides food for students who may be hungry on weekends and holidays. (Submitted photo)...

Nicole Mullen of Green Forest, an accounting major, is one of 22 seniors at the University of Arkansas at Monticello have been selected to the 2016 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." Criteria for selection to Who's Who include grade point average, participation and leadership in school organizations and extracurricular activities, community involvement, and future leadership potential...

Carroll County Judge Sam Barr signs a proclamation declaring the week of April 11 'Farm Bureau Week' in the county. Barr is joined by Carroll County Farm Bureau president Rusty Butler. (Submitted photo)

April 7 Anthony Eugene Hall, 28, of Eureka Springs, was booked on revocation. John William Scharnhorst, 45, Fayetteville, was booked on court appearance. April 8 Gregory Glen Wiley, 27 Berryville, was booked on driving while intoxicated, careless and prohibited driving, terroristic threatening and assault on a family member...

The Berryville Chamber of Commerce is working hard preparing for the 31st Annual Ice Cream Social and 5K Run on the Berryville Square, to be held June 10-11. To register for the run or the vendor booths call the Chamber office at 870-423-3704. (Submitted photo)...

Green Forest Mayor Charlie Reece (center) signs a proclamation in recognition of the upcoming Carroll County Bible Reading Marathon in Eureka Springs. Pictured are: (seated, from left) Cody Boren, Melea Fry, Reece, Pam Norton and Tim Hatman; (standing, from left) Willa Kerby, Kristin Cooper and Peggy Holmes. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...

It's always tough for a parent to say goodbye to a son or daughter when they leave for college. This can also be true for a coach. On Wednesday, Berryville's Oliver Perez signed a letter of intent to run cross country at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith...

Green Forest's 12-2 home victory over Cotter on Monday was an important one. It got the Lady Tigers back to 2-2 in conference and was an impressive bounce-back win after a disappointing loss to Flippin on Friday. "The girls were really focused and they played hard," Green Forest coach Ryan Whetham said...

The Berryville Lady Bobcats had revenge on their minds Monday afternoon as they traveled to Pea Ridge to take on the Lady Blackhawks. Pea Ridge got the best of Berryville earlier this year in the Clarksville Tournament, but the Lady Bobcats won the rematch, 6-1...

Green Forest scored five runs in the top of the second to take a 5-2 lead over Valley Springs on Monday. But Valley Springs answered in a big way with 11 runs in the bottom of the second en route to a 14-8 victory. With Green Forest trailing 2-0 going into the second, Dakota Grigg scored on a Kyle Allen single. A Cory Bryant line drive to center scored Allen, Tyler Swofford and Matt Owens. A Hayden Bailey single to left scored Bryant, giving Green Forest a 5-2 lead...

Berryville was able to muster up some runs in Monday evening's loss at Pea Ridge, but the defense managed to give up too many in a 15-7 loss. Both teams had been held scoreless through three innings, but the Bobcats broke through with five runs in the top of the fourth. ...