Stories from Friday, January 6, 2017

Carroll County District Judge Timothy Parker has resigned and agreed never to hold judicial office again after an ethics investigation by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission. Parker submitted his resignation on Dec. 31, the last day of his term. During his time as district judge, he ruled on cases involving misdemeanor traffic offenses and small claims...

SPRINGDALE -- Visitors to the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History can now take a stroll through the history of Carroll County. On Dec. 12, the museum opened a photo exhibit called "Scenes from Carroll County," which features people, places and events that helped shape Carroll County...

A Green Forest woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning on Arkansas Highway 103. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, Mandi R. Chaney, 50, of Green Forest was driving a 2005 Chevrolet truck southbound on Arkansas 103 just north of Rudd at 6:05 a.m. Wednesday. The report say Chaney's vehicle crossed the center line and collided in the northbound lane with a 2014 Mack truck driven by Roland M. Severs, 59, of Berryville...

The juvenile driver involved in a high-speed chase last weekend in Green Forest and Berryville has been charged with multiple offenses. Green Forest Police Chief John Bailey said the chase began on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 1, when a Green Forest officer stopped a vehicle with a 17-year-old female driver and two adult male passengers, 21-year-old Iuaan Swain and 22-year-old Jonah Amram, in the city. As the officer approached the vehicle, Bailey said, the juvenile drove away...

The Berryville City Pool waits forlornly for the inevitable warm weather during the season's first noticeable snowfall Thursday. Temperatures were frigid as Grant Parton walks by, bundled up against the cold wind. Schools across Carroll County dismissed students early as the snow began to fall. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...

The Berryville City Council voted to approve the salary for the mayor at its meeting on Tuesday. The council voted to approve Ordinance 1001, which sets the salary for the mayor of Berryville at $27,000 per year effective Jan. 1, 2017, on its second and third readings...

The Eureka Springs Police Department is searching for a Eureka Springs man suspected of stealing at least two vehicles since November. Eureka Springs Police Chief Thomas Achord said George Purifoy is suspected of stealing the vehicles. A police report says Robert Wilson reported his black 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck stolen from Bubba's Barbecue on Nov. ...

The weather may be freezing, but the sounds of spring are not too far away. The Carroll County Community Orchestra met for its first rehearsal of the spring season Monday, Jan. 9, in the Berryville band room. Jim Swiggart is directing the orchestra this year and said the group's spring concert will feature a wider variety of musical selections...

The Carroll County Quorum Court will continue to meet at 5 p.m. on the third Monday of each month, justices of the peace decided at an organizational meeting on Tuesday. JPs initially discussed the possibility of moving the meeting to the second Monday of each month but some said that could conflict with other obligations. ...

From elementary school I remember a science experiment where each student was given a stiff piece of hefty construction paper. Carefully, the teacher poured out onto each sheet of paper a handful of tiny metal filings. They were iron shavings, actually, that I remember looked like what lined the sink after my father trimmed his sideburns...

Good Shepherd Humane Society is looking at ways to get long-term animals adopted into forever homes. Shelter manager Sandra Mittler presented a five-point plan to get long-term animals adopted on Wednesday, Dec. 28, explaining that long-term animals are those that have been at the shelter for more than a year...

The board of directors of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC), the Little Rock-based wholesale power supplier for the state's 17 electric distribution cooperatives, recently elected Dr. Alan Hunnicutt as chairman of the cooperative's board...

The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission is cracking down on feral hogs. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, the commission agreed to purchase two feral hog traps. Parks director Justin Huss said a city employee saw a feral hog near the cabins at Lake Leatherwood, and commissioner Jay Fitzsimmons said that worried him...

BERRYVILLE -- Four quarters of basketball wasn't enough for Berryville on Tuesday night when they hosted Valley Springs. The Bobcats figured one overtime wouldn't suffice either, so they decided to play a second and then a third, winning 85-82. "What a great effort by our kids," Berryville coach Brent Compton said. ...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders trailed at the end of each quarter of Monday's game against Green Forest, but the fourth quarter is all that counts, as Eureka Springs went on to win 66-55. "It was a perfect storm for them at the beginning, where they were scoring and we weren't guarding," Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo said. "We were lucky enough to make some shots late, get ahead and get the win."...

You must come ready to play every night. This is something the Green Forest Tigers didn't do Tuesday evening at Yellville-Summit. It cost the Tigers, as they lost, 59-28. "We were flat all night," Green Forest coach Brandon Stone said. "It looked like we were moving in slow motion the whole game. We couldn't get anything going. Our defense was moving very slowly. On offense we couldn't hit anything. We didn't execute very well .It wasn't a good game all around for us."...