Stories from Friday, January 20, 2017

A 17-year-old Carroll County boy was arrested Tuesday and charged with capital murder in the brutal slaying of his 21-year-old brother, and prosecutors plan to charge the boy as an adult. A probable cause affidavit released by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office says the younger brother admitted to investigators that he killed his brother with a baseball bat and stabbed him with a sword before taking a shower, changing clothes and watching television...

The Carroll County Spelling Bee was held Jan. 11 at Green Forest Intermediate School. Top finishers from left to right were Ali Fargo from Academy of Excellence, second place; Whitney Taylor of Berryville, first place; and Hannah Kelley from Academy of Excellence, third place. (Submitted photo)...

Superintendent Matt Summers likely will be staying with the Green Forest School District for a few more years at least. The Green Forest School Board voted at its Monday meeting to extend Summers' contract from June 2019 to June 30, 2020. Board member Jerry King voted against extending the contract...

Things are looking a little brighter for Berryville. The Berryville City Council voted at its regular meeting Tuesday night to approve a streetlight request submitted by Faith Apostolic Church on Morris Street after amending a few details. Mayor Tim McKinney said he recommended the streetlight be placed at the intersection of Morris Street and Cedarvale Road because there are currently no streetlights for a span of about two blocks in that area...

Green Forest students may soon be able to see a pediatrician without checking out of school. Katie Milligan, rural outreach coordinator for Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) in Little Rock, said that is one of the major benefits of the hospital's proposed telemedicine program. Milligan discussed the advantages and logistics of the new program with the Green Forest School Board at its Monday night meeting...

The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission mostly focused on budget items Tuesday night. Director Justin Huss presented the proposed 2017 budget, saying the commission had already discussed it at a workshop last week. Huss said the budget balances projects with surplus funds...

Charlie Cross of Cornerstone Bank is shown presenting an $850 check to the Eureka Springs basketball team at last Thursday's basketball game against Western Grove. The money will be used to help purchase a Vertimax jumping machine. The machine will help all of the sports teams, as it is used to strengthen athletes' lower bodies and increase their vertical jump. (Submitted Photo)...

The following students were recognized as Renaissance or Honor Roll students by Berryville Middle School. Gold: Nathan Allen, Kanon Coatney, Jack Dignan, Emma Hall, Francis Klimek, Olivia Pearson, Cole Price, Alyssa Reed, Janya Smith, Whitney Taylor, Amelia Thurman, Brenda Tovar-Lemus, Jake Wilson and Hannah Youngblood...

Some say the phrase "face the music" originated within the British military. If an officer were court-martialed, the charges against him would be read publicly, with the condemned man standing before the military band, the drummers tapping woefully on their drums. Incidentally, this is also the origin of the phrase, "drumming out" or "drubbing out," and also gave rise to the expression of "drummed up" charges...

Jan. 12 Melinda Leann Creekmore, 39, Green Forest, was booked on failure to appear. Robert Earl Crowell, 63, Springfield, Mo., was booked on failure to appear. Heather Carlton Moore, 40, Berryville, was booked on domestic battery in the third degree...

ALEXANDER BLAKE SANTIAGO, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas was born December 10, 1995 in Green Forest, Arkansas, son of Robert and Jennifer (Santiago) Keever. He departed this life Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the age of 21 years. He is survived by his parents, Robert & Jennifer Keever of Berrvyille, Arkansas; sister, Taylor Santiago of Monett, Missouri; nephew, Abel Santiago of Monett, Missouri; niece, Lily Green of Monett, Missouri; grandparents, great-grandparents; several aunts, uncles and many friends.. ...

BERRYVILLE -- It's difficult to win a game when the opposing team makes 13 three-pointers. This is what happened when Berryville beat Green Forest on Tuesday evening, 59-41. "We have had three tough games here in the last stretch where we have came up short against good teams and we bounced back tonight," Berryville coach Brent Compton said. "I was real proud of the kids. They played pretty good."...

On Tuesday, the Eureka Springs Highlanders were looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss against Western Grove. The Highlanders did bounce back with a 55-50 home victory over Decatur, but coach Brian Rambo was left wanting more. "It's kind of worrisome that we are so up and down right now and we have big conference games coming up against Kingston, Omaha and Alpena next week," Rambo said. ...

It was a good night for the Berryville wrestling team on Tuesday night as the Bobcats hosted Gentry and Shiloh Christian on senior night. The Bobcats defeated Gentry 60-12 and took down Shiloh Christian, 53-9. "We honored Robert Allen, Kris Grile and Travis Hand on senior night," Berryville coach Matt Ferguson said. "We beat both teams pretty handily."...

Janell Fancher, age 67, of Green Forest, Ark. passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. She was born Sept. 23, 1949 in Green Forest (Yocum) to the late Orval and Edna Lavern (Walker) Bishop. Janell grew up in the Yocum community where she attended school at Farewell and Green Forest Schools then graduated from Berryville High School in 1967. ...