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County baseball players improving
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/17)
High school baseball season is over, but summer league baseball is just getting warmed up. Berryville is already a few games into the season and coach David Broseus knows everybody on the team will learn from these extra games. "It's a great opportunity for the kids that want to improve to get out and play against some really good competition," Broseus said. "I encourage all of the kids to play. Some of them can't for different reasons, but the ones that do play improve."...
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Green Forest holds rodeo over Agri-days weekend
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/17)
The Green Forest Lions Club Rodeo produced by Rand Rodeo Company took place over the weekend as it was part of the 22nd Annual Ozarks Area Agriculture Appreciation days. Individual results for each event on Friday and Saturday are as follows: Friday: Reid Breedlove won the mutton bustin’ competition, while Sawyer Roth won the mini bronc saddle riding and Kody Brown won the bronc saddle riding. ...
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BV trap team wins championship (High School Sports ~ 06/09/17)
As the No. 13 seed, the Berryville Junior High trap shooting team won the Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports championship last Friday in Jacksonville. Clay McCall, Ross Nance, Jarrett Stringer, Harley Titsworth and Chett Hudgens helped bring home the trophy for the Bobcats and some of these shooters got their personal best scores at the state competition. ... -
Lula Erwin (Obituary ~ 06/09/17)
LULA JANE ERWIN, of Alpena, Arkansas was born September 6, 1925 in Oasis, Missouri, daughter of Dennis and Grace (Scott) Jones. She departed this life Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in the home of her niece in Hollister, Missouri at the age of 91 years. Lula was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Alpena, living a good Christian life. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends... -
Carroll County Arrests 6-1-2017 to 6-7-2017
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/09/17)
June 1 • Edward Earl Balentine, 56, Eureka Springs, was booked on aggravated assault on a household member and terroristic threatening. • Hilary Cruz Ballestero, 38, Colusa, was booked on failure to pay. • George Dorsey Coffey, 77, Eureka Springs, was booked on domestic battery...
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Butterfly Garden (State News ~ 06/09/17)
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Yanez makes honor roll at UCO
(State News ~ 06/09/17)
Green Forest resident Felix Yobany Yanez has been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2017 semester at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla. To be included on the Dean’s Honor Roll, a student must record a 3.5 grade point average or better for the semester and no grade lower than a B for their work in qualifying classes...
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Presbyterian Women (Holiday Island ~ 06/09/17)
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You Are What You Project
(Column ~ 06/09/17)
A much-employed, psychological coping mechanism we all use from time to time is called “projection.” We project onto others what is going on within ourselves. For example, if I have deep, simmering anger I might subconsciously project that emotion on to those around me — rather than face it for myself — and thus perceive others as angry...
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Coming home: Gilmore returns to alma mater as principal (State News ~ 06/09/17)
David Gilmore graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1996. A little more than 20 years later, he’s coming back as the school’s principal. “It’s very cool to come back home and be the principal at the school you graduated from. I’m just amazed at the school building we have,” Gilmore said. “The buildings are in great shape, and we have so many opportunities for all the kids.”... -
Democratic Party of Carroll County hears from state party representative
(Local News ~ 06/09/17)
The Democratic Party of Carroll County had a special visitor on Monday night. Tyler Clark, chairman of the Washington County Democrats and treasurer of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, addressed the group about how to build up the local party. Clark said the group is already doing well, with 180 members signed up for the party...
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Opera in the Ozarks sings praises of new rehearsal space (Local News ~ 06/09/17)
Opera in the Ozarks’ new rehearsal space made its grand debut on Wednesday. Board members, local officials, staff and the current class of young artists gathered on campus to celebrate the official opening of the new rehearsal space. Governing board president Carole Langley welcomed everyone to the ribbon-cutting ceremony and said it was a distinct pleasure for her to be able to participate in it... -
BV council updates fireworks regulations
(Local News ~ 06/09/17)
The night sky will be a little brighter this 4th of July in Berryville. The Berryville City Council voted at its Tuesday meeting to approve Ordinance 1015, updating the city’s fireworks regulations. The ordinance states that, after a comprehensive study of contemporary fireworks regulations, the council has determined the existing regulations in the Berryville Municipal Code to be antiquated and inadequate...
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Summer Reading: BV Library aims to build a better world (Local News ~ 06/09/17)
The Berryville Library will open the book on its 2017 Summer Reading Program next week. Library director Julie Hall said the theme of this year’s program is “to build a better world.” “That’s the national theme for summer reading at libraries all over the country,” she said. “When we were thinking about it here in Berryville, we were like ‘How can what we do build a better world?’ ”...
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