Stories from Friday, August 12, 2016

The old Albert Hanbury station served the city of Berryville for years as a gas station, auto repair shop and later a starter rebuilder from the 1940s. Today it's used as a place for the occasional fundraiser. But in this location there used to be another gas station. ...

Nick Samac is officially the full-time fire chief of the Eureka Springs Fire Department. Mayor Butch Berry announced Samac's appointment at the Eureka Springs City Council meeting on Monday night, saying he named Samac full-time chief earlier that day. Samac has served as interim fire chief since June. Berry explained why Samac is good for the job, pointing out that the fire department has been having some problems with funding and revenue...

I have a photo on the hard drive of my MacBook taken June 30, 2008, near Apalachicola, Fla. It is a picture of Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission biologist Adam Warwick and his swimming partner: a 375-pound male black bear. Yes, there are bears in Florida (as if poisonous snakes, alligators and disease-bearing mosquitos were not enough of a threat)...

The Great Passion Play is offering specially discounted tickets for locals for performances in August. Residents or anyone who works in Carroll County can get tickets for only $5. To get the tickets, show proof of residence in Carroll County and enjoy the play, the Bible Museum, the Sacred Arts Museum, free music concerts, David the Shepherd and the Parables of the Potter...

On Sept. 1, the Eureka Springs Highlander Community Center will become a reality. Diane Murphy, chairwoman of the Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation, reported Aug. 5 that the foundation will take possession of the old high school site at the beginning of the September. ...

The Green Forest City Council will not be making exceptions on an ordinance prohibiting mobile homes that are more than 15 years old. The council voted unanimously against a request for a variance on Ordinance 641, which designates the maximum age limit on mobile homes in the city as 15 years, at its Tuesday meeting...

The Carroll County Quorum Court is scheduled to hear a presentation regarding the National Flood Insurance Program at its meeting Monday night. District 2 Justice of the Peace Chuck Olson said that Trevor Timberlake, engineer supervisor of the Dam Safety and...

Eureka Springs residents will be voting on a proposed 1 percent sales tax in November. On Monday night, the Eureka Springs City Council approved two ordinances regarding the proposed sales tax on a third and final reading. Ordinance 2244 provides for the levy of a 1 percent sales and use tax, and Ordinance 2245 calls for a special election on Nov. ...

Berryville Intermediate School had a full house Thursday afternoon. Families filled the cafeteria and hallways for open house, meeting staff and visiting the classrooms the children will be spending the next year in. Principal Lisa Geren said open house is an amazing time for parents, students and teachers alike...

Carroll County high school bands are marching toward a new competition season. Both the Berryville and Green Forest marching bands have been enduring the heat the past few weeks while memorizing new music and learning their steps for their upcoming halftime shows...