Stories from Friday, August 11, 2017

First-time voters in Arkansas will now have to present a current and valid form of identification. The Carroll County Election Commission met on Wednesday, Aug. 9, to discuss the voter ID laws enacted by the state legislature under Act 633 of 2017. Under the new law, first-time voters must show a current and valid ID to receive a regular ballot. If the ID is expired, then they can show additional ID, such as a water bill or bank statement...

If you want to live to be 100 years old, then you should fill your life with lots of love and lots of hugs. That is the advice of Eliece Maxine Clark, who was born 100 years ago, on Aug. 7, 1917. Clark celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center in Berryville, surrounded by family and friends she has adopted as her family...

The Green Forest City Council voted at its Tuesday meeting to approve the 2017 adjusted city budget. Mayor Charles Reece informed the council that the city budget was at $10,735,595 after adjustment. The sales tax budget was increased from $750,000 to $1 million to reflect growing revenue in the city, he said...

Bright Futures has spent the past year shining a light on the needs of students in the Berryville School District and working with community leaders to meet those needs. The program hosted its first Bright Futures Berryville Kick-Off Anniversary on Tuesday morning in the elementary school cafeteria, reflecting on the impact Bright Futures champions have had on students’ lives and inspiring the community to keep that momentum going...

The Eureka Springs Police Department has launched an investigation into a suspicious death. According to a press release from the police department, officers responded to an unattended death on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The police log from Aug. 1 says a male called the station at approximately 3:46 p.m. to advise his mother was dead in the bathtub. Police chief Thomas Achord confirmed Tuesday that officers are investigating that death...

MARSHALL — Donald Ragland of Marshall has announced he is a Republican candidate for state representative in District 83. The district includes all of Newton and parts of Carroll, Boone, Pope, and Searcy counties. The seat is currently held by Representative David Branscum, who has announced he will not seek re-election...

Good Shepherd Humane Society is in need of new volunteers at the Doggie Thrift Stores in Eureka Springs or Berryville. The stores are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Monday, and four-hour shifts are available. Good Shepherd is also looking for someone to help write grant proposals...

A man kept his two large, beloved dogs in the back yard where they had plenty of room to run, play and lounge about. One morning a squatty little bulldog came down the street, saw the expansive green grass on the other side of the enclosure, and with great effort shoved himself beneath the fence and into the yard...

Tyson Foods reported net income of $448 million for the three-month period ending July 1, 2017, on sales of $9.48 billion, the company announced Monday. Springdale-based Tyson is the United States’ largest meat company and the largest employer in Carroll County with facilities in Berryville and Green Forest...

Aug. 3 • Barry Paul Andruszczak, 39, Little Rock, was booked as an Arkansas State Prison trustee. • Hollie Elizabeth Brents, 32, Fayetteville, was booked on failure to pay. • Ramy Mahmood Kodja, 52, Memphis, Tenn., was booked on a seven-day hold. • Rickey Cole Young, 26, Siloam Springs, was booked on driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance and speeding...