Stories from Friday, October 21, 2016

Carroll County voters can begin casting their ballots Monday for the 2016 general election. Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 24, and will continue through Monday, Nov. 7, at the Carroll County Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville and the Western District Courthouse in Eureka Springs...

Reading may not be a crime, but a few locals served time for it this Thursday. The Learning Center of North Arkansas partnered with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for a "Jail and Bail" fundraiser to raise money for the center's library. CCSO Chief Deputy Maj. George Frye assisted the center, arresting members of the community and driving them to the Learning Center's Berryville location...

The Berryville City Council voted to approve Nighthawk Custom's rezoning request at its Tuesday meeting. The council voted to place Ordinance 997 on the floor. City attorney Clint Scheel read the ordinance, which says that it amends the land use plan of its zoning ordinance by withdrawing the former classification of R1 single family residential for a parcel of property located at 1306 W Trimble Ave/ and substituting C2 highway commercial for the area...

An official representing Mercy Hospital in Berryville has responded to statements regarding Mercy's lease agreement with Carroll County that were made at Monday night's meeting of the county quorum court. Former county judge Richard Williams brought a copy of the county's lease agreement with Mercy to Monday's meeting, saying it requires Mercy to present an annual financial report to the quorum court. ...

The Green Forest School Board reviewed the playbook for the Grim Gym remodel at its Monday meeting. Josh Siebert, an architect from Modus Studio, presented cost estimates to the board for the different line items involved in the complete remodel of the gymnasium. He said he met with representatives from Nabholz Construction Corp., which will do the construction, to determine the projected costs for each line item...

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) will hold a prescription drug take-back from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Officers will be on site at three locations in Carroll County to assist with the take-back of prescription drugs that are expired or no longer needed. These locations are the Carroll County Sheriff's Office in Berryville, Holiday Island Fire Station No. 1 and the Inspiration Point Fire Station No. 1...

The Head Community Center, also known as the Head School House, will hold a Big Chili Cookoff at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the school building located nine miles north of Green Forest on Highway 311. Guests are encouraged to bring their favorite pot of chili and see who the winner is. There will be live music by County Judge Sam Barr and others...

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is partnering with the Green Forest School District to offer flu vaccines to students and teachers from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the school district. Students will be bringing home a consent form with the date that the vaccine will be given and a fact shed about the flu vaccine. If parents want their child to get the vaccine, they must sign and return the form. Students will not be able to get the vaccine without signed permission...

Applications for Toys for Tots will be taken from Monday, Nov. 21 to Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will take applications from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at 202 W Madison Ave. in Berryville. The senior center can be reached at 870-654-7822 for more information...

Carroll County producers will have the opportunity to dispose of their outdated and unused pesticides during a collection event on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The event will take place at Carroll County Waste Management, 1107 Industrial Drive in Berryville. The pesticide collection is free and is made available through funding from the Arkansas Abandoned Pesticide Trust Fund. Products that will be accepted are outdated, discontinued or unwanted agricultural pesticides...

October is traditionally the month of fall festivals, the first frost, radiant hardwood trees, and in this election year, the fabled "October surprise." October also seems to be the month for a different type of surprise -- at least a predicted though as of yet unrealized one: October garners the attention of more doomsday prophets and Armageddon predictors than any other month...

The 1888 home built by Maj. William Evander Penn still stands today. But the view from the top floor is not what it once was. Today the whole mountain is thick with trees. The grand dame of 19th-century houses is for sale and with some loving attention would once again stand as one of Eureka Springs' iconic homes. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...

GREEN FOREST -- A convincing 25-15, 25-9, 25-15 win for the Green Forest Lady Tigers on Monday over Decatur in the 3A North district tournament put Green Forest back in the Class 3A state tournament for the ninth time in 10 years. "It's great getting to go again, especially with the this year has been playing up in the conference," Green Forest coach Trista Killingsworth said. "It's just been kind of crazy. It's good to get there. It's a lot of pressure off."...

With three games left in the regular season, Friday's home game against Greenland isn't a must-win, but it's a crucial game for the Green Forest Tigers if they want to make the playoffs. "We are a couple of schools fighting to get into the playoff picture and hanging with the top half of the conference," Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop said. ...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders have started the basketball season strong on Friday, Oct. 14, with a 58-35 victory over the Bergman Panthers. "I think we are ahead of pace right now," Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo said. "We had some questions coming into the season as far as who would play what role and a lot of those questions got answered."...

The Berryville Lady Bobcats are headed back to the Class 4A state volleyball tournament. Berryville clinched a spot in the state tournament with a 25-17, 25-22, 25-27, 25-17 win over the Gravette Lady Lions on Monday in the 4A-Northwest district tournament at Pea Ridge...

The Berryville Bobcats aren't catching the Pea Ridge Blackhawks at a good time. Coming off their first loss of the season last week, the Blackhawks are likely to be extra motivated for Friday night's game against the visiting Bobcats. Pea Ridge (6-1, 3-1 4A-1) has averaged more than 400 yards of offense per game this season, showing no dropoff after reaching the Class 4A state semifinals last season...

Rogers High School dominated the day on Tuesday in Huntsville, but the Mountaineers won't be the main competition for Berryville and Green Forest at the state cross country meet in Hot Springs next month. The Green Forest boys finished second behind Rogers and Berryville finished fourth. The Lady Mountaineers also won the girls race. Green Forest finished second and Berryville finished fourth. Individual results are as follows:...