Stories from Tuesday, July 26, 2016

After months of discussion, the Eureka Springs School Board and Eureka Springs Highlander Community Center Foundation have agreed on a lease-purchase agreement for the old high school property. The school board voted on Thursday, July 21 to approve the contingent on changes discussed at the meeting. Board member Al Larson pointed out a part of the agreement saying the school district can still show the property to potential buyers while the community center foundation is leasing it...

Susan LeVan of Berryville was awarded the Entergy Scholarship on Thursday, July 21. A press release from the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas says the scholarship is made possible by a contribution to the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund by Entergy Corporation...

Carroll County residents still have affordable and accessible options for home health and hospice services. Mercy confirmed in a statement July 1 that it will close its home health and hospice location in Berryville effective Sept. 1. Pat Price, administrative director of Mercy Home Health and Hospice, said one of the primary factors that went into Mercy's decision was the availability of other home health and hospice agencies in Carroll County...

A Huntsville woman was killed and five other people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday on Arkansas 412 in Carroll County. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, a 1998 Ford driven by Misty D. Phillips, 38, of Huntsville was eastbound on Arkansas 412 near Dryfork at 4:51 p.m. when it crossed the center line and struck the front left of a 2014 Nissan driven by Erica Culp, 27, of Fayetteville...

Have you ever done something so embarrassing that you instantly regretted it? Maybe you fell at a public event or accidentally cursed in front of your grandmother or didn't realize your skirt was tucked into your underwear until someone had to point it out to you. How did you handle that situation? If you politely apologized, moved on and forgot about it, I envy you...

Regular readers of this column know that last December, I was blessed with my first grandchild. William Edward "Liam" Loftis was born on Dec. 2, 2015. There's nothing I wouldn't do for little Liam, I said at the time, except for one thing: I'm not changing any diapers. I've paid my dues, I told myself, and I can relax and let somebody else handle the diaper duties from now on. Liam is welcome to come and stay a few days with me in Berryville, I said. As soon as he's potty-trained...

Carroll County residents got an inside look into how Loaves and Fishes Food Bank of the Ozarks operates last Friday. Loaves and Fishes partnered with the Berryville Chamber of Commerce for the monthly "Coffee with the Chamber" event. Guests were invited to stop by Loaves and Fishes from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday, July 22, for coffee, homemade banana bread and a tour of the facility...

Clay Maxey administrative assistant Marilyn Wallis holds one of the numerous Yeti products that Clay Maxey Ford of Berryville gave away at the dealership's Business After Hours open house last Thursday. The event was held in conjunction with the Berryville Chamber of Commerce. Drawing the name at right is Mike Graves, the Berryville dealership's general manager. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...

A report of a suspicious vehicle on the parking lot of Mercy Hospital in Berryville last week will not result in criminal charges. According to a news release from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, county dispatchers were advised at 1139 a.m. Thursday, July 21, of a red Ford Mustang on the hospital parking lot...

BERRYVILLE -- The new smartphone-based Pokémon GO game involves players searching for Pokémon characters in a type of digital scavenger hunt, and is reportedly leading people into potentially dangerous situations. Electric utilities across the nation are warning players to stay clear of electrical substations, poles, and equipment. ...

The Berryville Public Library is working on its next chapter. The library is currently selling raffle tickets for an original watercolor painting by Berryville artist Kriste-lee to raise money toward the goal of a new library building. Library director Julie Hall said she and her staff decided to hold the raffle during the summer because it is one of the library's busiest times of the year...

Most folks who have been in Berryville for long have seen the white, two-story house that stands on the tree-shaded lot at the intersection of Academy Road, Clark Road and West Church Avenue. Many may even know that it was once Clark's Academy. A few may know that before the 1942 tornado the old school -- by then a private residence -- had a third floor, blown off by the twister. ...

The Rotary Club of Eureka Springs is sponsoring a back to school shoe distribution in partnership with Samaritan's Feet from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Eureka Springs High School cafeteria. All students who receive free or reduced-price meals in the Eureka Springs, Berryville and Green Forest school districts are eligible to pick up a new pair of shoes. The Rotary Club has 300 pairs of shoes in a variety of sizes. They will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis...

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission met on Friday, July 22, to discuss the third-party review scheduled for August. The commission on July 20 approved Johanson Group to review its day-to-day operations. Commissioner Damon Henke said July 13 that the evaluation would review procedures and operations of the commission. ...

Eureka Springs High School student Ashlynn Lockhart will be performing with the National Girl Choir Festival, 'Let Freedom Sing!' in Philadelphia this week. The choir is made up of 100 members representing every state in the union. Lockhart is the only girl selected to represent Arkansas. The Girl Choir will sing at various venues throughout Philadelphia this week, including the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night. (Submitted photo)...

While most kids go to the pool to cool off and avoid the summer heat, the Berryville cross country team goes there to train for the coming season. "It's a little bit unique," Berryville coach Andrew Killingsworth said. "We took a different approach coming into the year, but I think it's good because it's low impact on your body and low injury risk."...

There are still a few Green Forest football players on vacation, but that hasn't prevented coach Bobby Bishop from getting a look at what this year's team will need to work on. The team went to a camp in Elkins last Thursday and Bishop said he saw plenty of areas the Tigers need to work on...

Molly Montez was the girls Class 2A state golf champion in 2015, and her success is drawing more athletes to the Eureka Springs golf team. Seven boys have joined the Eureka Springs golf team, making it the first time in a number of years the Highlanders have had enough members on the team to make it possible to qualify for the state tournament. There aren't enough girls for the Lady Highlanders to qualify as a team, but they can still go to state individually...