Stories from Friday, July 7, 2017

At the Great Berryville Rollout on Wednesday, city and school officials unveiled the new Carroll County Career Center, which will be the home of the Connect 4 program. Mayor Tim McKinney dedicated the Berryville Readiness Center, a former armory for the National Guard, for use as a career center for local students, handing the keys to the superintendents of the Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest school districts...

The attorney representing a Carroll County man accused in the brutal slaying of his brother earlier this year broached the topic of a mental evaluation during a brief court appearance on Thursday. Joseph Ian Santiago, 18, appeared in Carroll County Circuit Court in Berryville with his attorney, public defender Robert W. “Beau” Allen, for a scheduled pretrial hearing...

A missing Eureka Springs woman has returned to Carroll County after being found alive in Alabama last week. A press release from the Eureka Springs Police Department says Shastah Naumann called a family member on June 28 saying she was in Alabama. The dispatcher on duty contacted the Orange Beach Police Department, the release says, and officers located Naumann at Barber Marina...

Berryville residents can now vote on extending the city’s half-cent sales tax. Early voting began on Wednesday, July 5, and will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Monday, July 10, at the Carroll County Clerk’s Office at 210 W. Church in Berryville and at the Western District Courthouse at 44 S. Spring St. in Eureka Springs...

A Berryville man who pleaded guilty to robbing a Eureka Springs bank last year suffered abuse and neglect as a child, his attorney says in a court document filed Monday, and deserves leniency when he is sentenced later this month. Hunter Cody Chafin, 20, pleaded guilty in March to one count of bank robbery as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 26 in U.S. District Court in Fort Smith...

With the help of the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission, the Eureka Springs Community Center just took a major step toward one of its major goals. The commission agreed on Wednesday, June 28, to use $63,700 from a state grant for the community center’s exercise trail. Chairman Bill Featherstone, who is also on the community center’s board, said the trail would serve as the trail hub for other walking trails in Eureka Springs...

Good Shepherd Humane Society has some new faces on its board. On Wednesday, June 28, the board voted to appoint Hallie Roberts as vice president, Peaches Spiritwalker as treasurer, Linda Coker as membership secretary, Mark Minton as treasurer and Andrea Peterson as a board member. President Jay Fusaro said he met with Peterson and shelter manager Sandra Mittler recently, giving Peterson a tour of the facility. Peterson said she enjoyed the visit...

Bryan Stevenson is an inspirational figure who founded and leads the “Equal Justice Initiative.” The mission statement of his organization reads: “Ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.”...

EUREKA SPRINGS – Nonprofits in Carroll County can go to www.arcf.org/givingtree beginning July 10 to apply online for Giving Tree Grants through the Carroll County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arkansas Community Foundation. Applications must be submitted online by the Aug. 15 deadline...

June 29 Gary David Grose, 34, Holiday Island, was booked on court commitment. Raven Yvette Lawless, 31, Holiday Island, was booked on reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. Kevin Farral McGehee, 29, Alpena, was booked on parole violation...

The Carroll County Legends defeated Mountain Home on Sunday to win the 11-year old Babe Ruth State Baseball Tournament in Batesville. After losing in the regional tournament two weeks ago, the Legends considered ending their season, but coach Chad Hipps is glad they decided to keep going...

Five members of the Berryville Trap Shooting Team have taken home the 2017 Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program (AYSSP) Junior State Championship. The team was one of the 64 qualifying teams from four regional tournaments held recently in Jacksonville. ...