Stories from Friday, November 4, 2016

Voters in Carroll County and across the country will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2016 General Election. While the national spotlight is on the presidential election, voters here have some important local decisions to make as well...

Two Berryville students are lending a helping hand to voice the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing members of the community. Adrienne Aguilera and Sarah Davis are teaching American Sign Language (ASL) at different locations throughout Berryville this fall to increase exposure to the language and make it easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents to communicate with their friends and neighbors...

Two Berryville students are lending a helping hand to voice the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing members of the community. Adrienne Aguilera and Sarah Davis are teaching American Sign L

Editor's Note: This is the third of a three-part series examining the issue of ambulance service in eastern Carroll County, and a proposed ambulance district that would serve that portion of the county. The owners of Ozark EMS say they are making a profit providing ambulance service in eastern Carroll County and believe they can continue to do so...

The trick to a happy Halloween is making sure the holiday is a safe and fun time for kids to get treats. Multiple law enforcement agencies partnered this year to make that goal a reality for Carroll County. Jennifer Dean, area manager of Arkansas Community Correction (ACC) Sex Offender Services, said that state and local agencies worked together for "Operation Spook-tactical" to identify all registered sex offenders living in Carroll County and make sure they were complying with regulations and would not participate in Halloween festivities.. ...

A public transportation system could become a possibility for Carroll County. Jeff Hatley, public information officer for Ozark Regional Transit, gave an activity report to the Berryville City Council at its Tuesday meeting and discussed his research into a proposal to add a fixed route connection from Carroll County to the Northwest Arkansas corridor...

I have never made a political endorsement, not in the conventional sense. This is because Christendom has committed a great many sins in its insatiable thirst for power over the centuries. In fact, the quest for power is the church's most heinous sin. So officially aligning a congregation with any political party -- left, right, or populist -- only perpetuates this transgression...

Like most older buildings in Eureka Springs, the old newspaper office has had various uses over the years. Here the old Times-Echo office, at the corner of Spring and West Mountain, has become a retail shop. Carroll County News reporter Kelby Newcomb, next to the wooden Native American chief, looks over another Carroll County Newspapers publication, the Lovely County Citizen. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...

Berryville football coach Austin Winters has stressed to his team the importance of taking one game at a time. Friday night's home game against Huntsville could very well be the last game of the year for the Bobcats. If Berryville (3-6, 1-5 4A-1) was to get its second conference win of the season, things could get very interesting, though...

Last week's loss at Melbourne ended any hopes Green Forest had of making the playoffs. But the Tigers can still have an impact on who wins the 3A-1 championship by beating Elkins on Friday night. "This is the last football game that 10 of our seniors will play," Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop said. ...

The Berryville Bobcats and Green Forest Tiger cross country teams were both in action on Tuesday. Berryville ran in the 4A-1 district meet, while the Tigers ran in the Rogers Mountaineer Classic. Individual results from the 4A-1 district meet are as follows:...

As football season begins to wind down, basketball season is heating up. The Berryville boys and girls teams will each be looking to replace key players this season. The Berryville boys will have to replace their leading scorer in Seth Helmlinger and their leading rebounder in Timmond Turner. Darby Foster also graduated. The Lady Bobcats will look to replace all-state player Ally Teague...