Stories from Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Two Carroll County seniors spent their spring break somewhere a little different: Washington. Brock Gilliam of Green Forest and Shreeya Gandhi of Berryville traveled to the nation’s capital with the University of Arkansas Talent Search program to explore the monuments, learn about the different systems of government and meet with their congressmen to advocate for the benefits of Talent Search and other federal TRIO programs...

Kindergarten Roundup is just around the corner in Carroll County. School districts will soon be welcoming the newest bunch of students into their buildings for the first time and ask that parents bring the following documents for their children: birth certificate, Social Security card, a current physical, immunization records and proof of address, such as a current utility bill...

Earlier this year, I was accosted by a man in a van on White Street. He stopped the van, turned the music way up and started singing along to “Suspicious Minds.” When the song was over, he addressed me. “You’re so young I bet you don’t even know who Elvis is!” he laughed. With that, he drove away...

One of the best ways to inspire the next generation of community leaders is by having them learn from current community leaders. That was the goal of Green Forest High School administrators when developing the pilot year of the Green Forest High School Leadership Seminar. Principal Terry Darnell said the idea has been in the works for quite some time...

The committee appointed by the Western Carroll County Ministerial Association recently met to finalize plans for Celebrate Jesus Parade and Concert. The event will take place on Friday, May 26, and Saturday, May 27. The concert will take place from 11 a.m. ...

The Berryville Bobcats got another big win on Thursday, winning at Marshall, 8-3. Berryville's Robby Broseus had five RBIs and two home runs. "Robby came up big for us," Berryville coach David Broseus said. "He is the guy we count on every day. We count on him to play solid defense when he is asked to play a position. We count on him to effectively pitch and to effectively put the ball in play when he goes up to bat."...

The Berryville High School football team could have a new head coach as soon as next Monday night, and the three finalists for the vacant position include a Berryville native whose father is a former Bobcat head coach. Six candidates were interviewed by a committee last week, and the list was narrowed to three finalists: Sheridan High School defensive coordinator Carl (C.J.) Owens Jr., Hot Springs High School offensive coordinator Doug Shatt and Marshall Hahn, an assistant coach at Rogers High School.. ...

The Berryville Lady Bobcats got a convincing 14-3 victory at Marshall on Thursday evening. Berryville scored four runs in the top of the first and coach Josh Hatfield said his team never looked back from there. "We were up pretty much the whole game," Hatfield said. "Taylor (Kelley) was in control. The inning they scored we had a couple errors, so she pitched really well. She was in command the whole game."...

The Green Forest Tigers made too many errors in a 10-0 home loss to Greenland. The Pirates scored three runs in the top of the first. All three runs came on Green Forest errors. The Pirates added another run in the top of the second when Greenland hit a hard ground ball to right to give the Pirates a 4-0 lead. ...