Stories from Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The Berryville School Board, meeting in a special called session Monday night, voted to expel a student accused in the recent vandalism of Berryville High School. Superintendent Owen Powell made the recommendation at the disciplinary hearing. "I'm making the recommendation that we expel this student for the remainder of the 2016-17 school year," he said...

Carroll County residents went on a culinary cruise this weekend. St. Anne Catholic Church hosted its Almost Famous International Food Festival at the Berryville Community Center on Saturday. Guests lined up in the banquet hall to pick their meals from a diverse selection of food including tamales, tacos, enchiladas, empanadas, Vietnamese egg rolls, lasagna and barbecue ribs, among other dishes...

The city of Berryville is working to make the public square safer for both pedestrians and drivers. Construction began last week on a project to update the sidewalks around the square. Mayor Tim McKinney said the sidewalks along the north and east sides of the square will be completely replaced while some of the newer sidewalks will have brick borders added to the sides...

Bikes, Blues and BBQ weekend was a smooth ride for Eureka Springs. Eureka Springs Police Department Sgt. Bryan Young reported Monday that there were no fatal accidents in Carroll County this weekend, saying Bikes, Blues and BBQ went well. "The only fatality I'm aware of was over in Washington County," Young said. "We had a lot of noise ordinance violations here."...

The Berryville Rotary Club recently delivered doughnuts and juice to the Berryville Police Department. Pictured from left to right are Gene Porter, Chief Robert Bartos and Officer Jim Ross.

If you've met me, you have probably seen a picture of my cat, BJ. Even some people who haven't met me know what my cat looks like. He's super cute, if you were wondering. He's a short-haired, yellow-orange tabby cat with a pretty killer personality. You can see his personality in his cute little green eyes, especially when he's feeling mischievous...

The Carroll County Clerk's Office and the Carroll County Board of Election Commissioners would like to give the residents of Carroll County some important dates concerning the upcoming General Election to be held November 8, 2016. The County Clerk's Office and the Board of Election Commissioners are working together to make this election day run as smoothly as possible. ...

Tyler Scrivner (center) was awarded the September 2016 CTE Student of the Month by Berryville High School Principal David Gilmore and Richard Harp, Shelter Insurance Agent, sponsor of this recognition. Tyler, a junior at Berryville High School, is the son of Trina and Scott Scrivner. ...

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) has issued a Code Yellow Alert for all blood types. There is currently less than a two-day supply of blood available for patients at 39 area hospitals. Donors to CBCO provide all of the blood for patients at 39 area hospitals. On average, a transfusion takes place every seven minutes. It takes around 200 donations each day to meet the area's blood needs...

Here is a revisit of the 1942 Berryville tornado that left 200 hurt and 28 dead. Only a few of the CCC/WPA-era buildings were left standing at the school. Check out Friday's Weekend edition to see what this area looks like today.

Gregory Johnston of Dyer, Indiana journied down to Berryville to participate in the annual Saunders Memorial Shoot. Johnston, dressed in period attire, is cleaning his model of a Tennessee/North Carolina style 1803-era Hatfield flintlock rifle after a day of shooting. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...

Most times when a team fumbles the ball on the opening play from scrimmage, fails to get a first down in the first half and misses a field goal attempt to take the lead with 2:14 remaining in the game, the other team wins the game. This was not the case Friday night when the Green Forest Tigers defeated Marshall, 14-8...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Berryville Lady Bobcats made things look pretty easy in a 25-6, 25-12, 25-16 victory at Eureka Springs on Thursday. Three kills by Allie Ashford were part of Berryville's 8-0 run to open the first set. With an 18-6 lead, Kelcee Hopper delivered three consecutive kills to give Berryville a 21-6 lead. A kill by Ashford ended the set...

If it's possible for a team to gain confidence from a 53-12 loss, the Berryville Bobcats did that Friday night in a road loss to Shiloh Christian. Shiloh Christian scored the game's final 38 points after Berryville scored two touchdowns early to stay within 15-12...

BERRYVILLE -- Green Forest continued its dominance on Saturday, as the Tigers recorded a perfect score of 15 at the Carroll County Back 40. The Green Forest boys claimed the top seven spots. Only the top five count toward a team score. "This is the second time we have went one through seven this year," Green Forest coach Bradley James said. "We are doing well, but we have to find ways to keep improving."...

The Huntsville Lady Eagles got a 25-19, 25-12, 25-16 road victory over the Green Forest Lady Tigers on Thursday. Green Forest kept it close in the first set. Cheyann Eagleson had two aces and Carolina Moreno added two kills. Green Forest coach Trista Killingsworth said Huntsville was too powerful for the Lady Tigers, though...