Stories from Friday, November 11, 2016

Two Carroll County officials were re-elected in Tuesday's general election, while voters in eastern Carroll County narrowly approved the creation of an ambulance service district. In Eureka Springs, an incumbent alderman lost his re-election bid to a first-time challenger, and voters rejected a proposed sales-tax increase by a wide margin...

Voters in eastern Carroll County approved the creation of an ambulance service district and a 2.5-mill tax to fund its operation in Tuesday's general election -- to the surprise of virtually everyone, including the district's most ardent supporters...

Carroll County youth wrangled up more than a few awards at the Arkansas State Fair this October. Logan Sigmon, Kendon McAlister and Jaci Whittmore all won Grand Champion in their respective breed at the Livestock Show, walking away with banners, ribbons and smiles...

Berryville Intermediate School fourth-graders sing 'A Tribute to the Armed Services' at the school's Veterans Day ceremony on Thursday. Several Veterans Day events are planned Friday across the county. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry is not happy that voters rejected the city's proposed 1-cent sales tax during Tuesday's general election. Eureka Springs voters cast 703 votes (66.4 percent) against the proposed tax, compared with 356 votes (33.6 percent) in favor of the tax. Revenue from the tax would have been used to fund repairs and improvements to the city's water and sewer infrastructure, as well as help fund operation of the Auditorium...

The Mass Flu Clinic helped Carroll County residents rest easy instead of feel queasy on Thursday. The Carroll County Health Unit of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) held the flu clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday to make vaccinations accessible to as many residents as possible. Residents were asked to bring their insurance cards with them, and if they did not have insurance or were not covered for the vaccine by their insurance company, the vaccines were available free of charge...

I have three teenage sons who between them play every sport from football and basketball to tennis and baseball. Over the course of a year we have maybe a month when we are not attending games, on our way to a tournament or hoofing the family SUV to a gym, court or field. The games are glorious. The practices are murder...

A time-traveling Eurekean from 1895 visiting Basin Spring Park today would certainly be intrigued by the changes made to perhaps the most popular park in the city. The access to the springs, the steps leading through the Basin Spring/Balm of Life arch would all be familiar. ...

Berryville Elementary School will host a Scholastic Book Fair from Monday, Dec. 5 to Friday, Dec. 9 in the K-2 Library. Funds raised will help purchase books for the school. Families, faculty and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers...

The Good Shepherd Humane Society is working on another set of renovations to its facilities. This time, the Doggie Thrift Store in Berryville is getting a makeover. Thrift store manager Janet Chupp explained that the renovations will affect every part of the store. So far, Chupp said the bars have been removed from the windows and doors of the store. She said people have already noticed this change...

Don den Dass, middle, presents the Paul Harris Awards to William Mills, right, and Linda Peterson, left. The awards recognize significant contributions to the Rotary Foundation, which supports Rotary projects throughout the world. (Submitted photo)

Gaines Eugene Hampton, 88, of Berryville, got a wonderful surprise last week when he received a certificate and flag in his honor from his great-nephew, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marcus Dorsey, currently serving overseas aboard the USS Wasp. The certificate notes that on Oct. ...

The Eureka Springs school board on Tuesday night approved $1,000 bonuses for all district employees. The board approved the bonuses during its regular monthly meeting. In other business, the board approved a resolution asking the Carroll County Quorum Court to appoint Debbie Davis to a vacant position on the board, and rescheduled December's regular meeting to Monday, Dec. 12...

Heading into Saturday's state cross country meet, the Green Forest boys are the prohibitive favorite to win the Class 3A state title and coach Bradley James hopes there are no surprises come race day. "They just won't give you the title," James said. "You have to go out and win it."...

GREEN FOREST -- One year ago, the Green Forest Lady Tigers lost by 44 points in the second round of their Queens of the Court Tournament. On Wednesday, the Lady Tigers were back in the second round of the Queens tournament in the Grim Gym. The Lady Tigers lost 33-31 to Lincoln and Daisy Padilla missed a three-pointer at the buzzer that would have won the game for the Lady Tigers...

The Berryville boys and girls both lost in Tuesday's benefit games at Farmington. Even with the loss, both coaches say the games were beneficial for their respective teams. "Our kids came out and played hard, we just couldn't put it in the basket," boys coach Brent Compton said. "They were big, tall and physical. We lack in size and it was a mismatch for us."...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders made things look easy in a 55-18 victory on Tuesday. It was the first home game all year for the Highlanders and they took full advantage, getting out to an early 26-5 lead. Garrett Cross scored 10 points. "We got out early, made them turn the ball over and got a lead," Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo said. "We just kept it going from there."...