Stories from Friday, September 9, 2016

A Dardanelle man was arrested on probable cause for conduct constituting attempted capital murder and other offenses after he allegedly attempted to run over a Berryville police officer Thursday morning. Christian M. Robinson, 42, was being held without bond Thursday afternoon at the Carroll County Detention Center in Berryville, pending an initial court appearance later Thursday or Friday...

Carroll County students found a silver lining -- or a touch of gray -- at school this week. Grandparents and great-grandparents flocked to both Berryville and Green Forest schools to visit their grandchildren for Grandparents' Day this week. Berryville held their grandparents day on Thursday, and Green Forest held theirs on Friday...

The mumps outbreak in Northwest Arkansas has not spread to Carroll County. Meg Mirivel, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), said that although the outbreak is quite large, it is still confined to Springdale and the surrounding areas...

No injuries were reported in a minor accident involving a Berryville School District bus Thursday morning. A press release from the school district says that the incident occurred as students were being transported to school. None of the students were injured as a result of the accident, the release says, and all students were safely transported to school. ...

Mayor Tim McKinney told the Berryville City Council during the council's meeting on Tuesday that city attorney Clint Scheel is looking into legal issues regarding the relocation of Entergy power lines for the College Avenue project. The city has been working to widen College Avenue and add sidewalks along the street to improve its safety, McKinney said, but there has been some disagreement over whether Entergy or the city is responsible for paying to move the utility lines...

The Good Shepherd Humane Society is getting in the holiday spirit. The animal shelter will host its first annual Holiday Extravaganza Pop-up Store from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at 4 States Event Center at 2100 E. Van Buren in Eureka Springs. ...

The 'Then' photo in Tuesday's Midweek issue was made in the winter looking west down West Church Street. The trees in today's picture are quite a bit more dense and obscure the building at the end of the road. In the historic picture, circa early 1900s, the Clark Academy had three stories and was used as a school. ...

Girl Scouts-Diamonds board chair Andréa Chewning (left) and CEO Dawn Prasifka (right) present the Adult Honor Pin award to Deb Mitchell of Green Forest at the 2016 Annual Conference. The Adult Honor Pin is given in recognition of exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Berryville's Camille Law also received the Adult Honor Pin. Look for her picture in the Sept. 13 Midweek edition. (Submitted photo)...

The Carroll County Solid Waste Authority is holding its eighth annual "Load Up Your Pickup Day" this October. A press release from the solid waste authority says this event is made possible by a special grant-in-aid from the Carroll County Quorum Court...

By observable and anthropological data, a human generation is roughly three decades. It's by the age of 30 that people reach maturity (most, not all), establish growing families of their own and begin the transitional phase of succeeding older generations in the workplace and community...

BERRYVILLE -- Thunder shook the Bobcat Gym as the Berryville Lady Bobcat volleyball team took on Green Forest on Thursday night. When the shaking stopped, the Lady Bobcats had won 25-10, 25-6, 25-13. "We have been working really hard in practice of not going on this roller coaster where we get ahead and then we quit playing," Berryville coach Kristin Whetham said. "Tonight I think they were able to get that."...

The Green Forest Tigers have a chance to make a statement Friday night by getting a victory at Pea Ridge. The Blackhawks won 11 games a year ago and finished in a tie for second in 4A-1. But it won't be easy. "It's a tough situation for us," Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop said. ...

After a dominating 59-6 victory over the Decatur Bulldogs last Friday, the Berryville Bobcats hope to keep the momentum rolling as they travel to take on the Clinton Yellowjackets this Friday night. Clinton and Berryville finished last year with the same record last season -- 2-8 -- but two years ago, Clinton won the 4A-4 conference championship and finished the year with nine wins. The Yellowjackets had high expectations last year as well, but unforeseen circumstances got in the way...

Playing on the road is always difficult, but the Berryville junior high football team made it look easy on Sept. 1 when the Bobcats defeated Decatur 37-8 in the season opener. "It was a game where everybody got to play and that is good getting to reward them," Berryville coach Matt Ferguson said. "All these kids work hard and it's great getting to reward them with a little bit of playing time."...

The Berryville and Green Forest golf teams were each in action on Tuesday. Berryville traveled to The Creeks in Pea Ridge and the Tigers competed at Rivercliff in Flippin. The Berryville boys finished fourth at The Creeks, shooting a 136. Ty Allen shot a 41, while Cole Parton shot a 42 and Rusty Colbert shot a 53. ...