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GF rallies to beat Danville
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/17)
The Green Forest Tigers came away with a 3-2 home victory on Monday night against Danville. The win didn't come easily, as the Tigers had to come back from a 2-1 deficit in the second half. Huvense Rivas scored the tying goal on a penalty kick and Edson Merida kicked in the game winner for Green Forest...
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Bobcats get big wins as season nears an end (High School Sports ~ 05/09/17)
Had the Berryville Bobcats lost Monday's home match to Gentry, any chance of making the Class 4A state playoffs would have been dashed. Fortunately, the Bobcats came away with a 3-1 win on senior night to keep their hopes of making the Class 4A playoffs alive... -
Tom Toombs (Obituary ~ 05/09/17)
Tom Toombs, 77, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home. He was born March 14, 1940 in Springfield, MO but grew up in the Eureka Springs, AR, area. He moved to California where he met his wife of 55 years, Louise (Martin) Toombs. After marrying in Reno, NV, on October 14, 1961, they later moved to Fairbanks, Alaska and Sitka, Alaska, where they spent 35 years. ... -
My mother, my hero
(Column ~ 05/09/17)
Sunday is Mother’s Day. For some of you readers, it will be a day to celebrate and honor your mothers by spending some time with them. There will be flowers, special meals and time spent together. For others, and for me, it will be a day to remember the mothers that we can’t spend the day with — we’ll celebrate and honor our moms, too, but we’ll have to do it more quietly, in our hearts...
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Good Shepherd moves closer to new kennels at shelter
(Local News ~ 05/09/17)
The dogs at Good Shepherd Humane Society’s shelter will soon have a place to roam outside, rain or shine. On Wednesday, April 26, Gilbert Bercier told the society’s board of directors that he has almost completed a project to improve the outdoor kennels. Bercier presented the plan at the board’s Jan. 25 meeting. Since then, he said, he and wife Chris Bercier have helped raise money to purchase all the materials for the project, including lumber and metal...
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Elks scholarship (State News ~ 05/09/17)
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Carroll Electric honored
(Local News ~ 05/09/17)
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Urban Forestry Council (AUFC) recently honored several companies, organizations and individuals for outstanding work in planting and managing trees in their communities, as well as encouraging others to do likewise. Among the award winners was Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp., which is headquartered in Berryville and provides service to areas of Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison Newton, Pope and Washington counties in Arkansas and parts of Barry, McDonald, Stone and Taney counties in Missouri.. ...
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Hagan Scholars: GF seniors get help paying for college (State News ~ 05/09/17)
For the second year in a row, three Green Forest High School seniors have received the Hagan Scholarship. Cole Armer, Desiree Dean and Mariah Rincon found out they were awarded the scholarship near the end of April. The Hagan Scholarship is a need-based scholarship for high-achieving students that will fund up to $5,000 each semester and is renewable for up to seven additional semesters. ... -
Top of their class: Valedictorians and salutatorians reflect on high school careers (State News ~ 05/09/17)
The valedictorians and salutatorians have been announced for Carroll County schools. Berryville Mary Michael Hudgens and Jeanessa Smith are the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Berryville High School Class of 2017. Hudgens said it is a proud accomplishment to be the valedictorian... -
Area athletes win first at state
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/17)
Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest all competed in state track meets on Tuesday. Green Forest's Karina Maravillas won the Class 3A 1,600-meter run and Eureka Springs' Gabi Bloch won the Class 2A 3,200-meter run. Individual results for each team are as follows:...
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