Stories from Tuesday, October 24, 2017

It was a good start to the season for the Eureka Springs basketball team, as the Highlanders got a 59-48 home victory over Western Grove on Tuesday night. "That's a quality basketball team," Eureka Springs basketball coach Brian Rambo said. "That team is ranked preseason number 8 in 1A and they are as good as any 1A team in the area."...

Volleyball season came to an end for the Green Forest Lady Tigers on Monday evening in a four-set loss against Elkins in the first round of the district tournament in Valley Springs. "Overall, this was a younger team," Green Forest coach Trista Killingsworth said. "I feel like they gained a lot of volleyball knowledge and they had the opportunities to get better. Hopefully we can see that benefit as we move forward next year."...

The Berryville Bobcat football team has seen more valleys than peaks so far this season. With three games remaining in the season, coach Doug Shott hopes to start seeing a lot more peaks. That starts Friday night with a home game against Pea Ridge. "The attitude has been good," Shott said. ...

Pass coverage and open-field tackling have been two major issues for the Green Forest football team this season. In order for the Tigers to win at Greenland Friday night, they will have to be superb in that area. The Pirates have passed for just under 1,500 yards and 13 touchdowns...

The Berryville Lady Bobcats are on their way back to the Class 4A state volleyball tournament once again after defeating Prairie Grove in straight sets Monday evening at the 4A Northwest district tournament in Lincoln. "Getting back to state is big," Berryville coach Kristin Whetham said. ...

Carroll County resident Amanda Wambold is proof that it’s never too late to engineer your future. Wambold, who will graduate from Northwest Arkansas Community College in December with associate’s degrees in applied science and business, was honored on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s Scholarship Soiree, where she received a $2,000 scholarship sponsored by Entergy Corporation...

The time has come. Trees aren’t so green anymore. Leaves aren’t on trees anymore. It’s cold and rainy, and I think it’s about time to start carving pumpkins. I might be getting a little carried away, because the trees definitely still have leaves and it’s not super cold outside. That said, I really don’t mind over exaggerating right now. Fall is here. Fall has arrived...

Speakers from the Positive Energy Affecting Recovering Lives (PEARL) foundation in Bentonville discussed the damage drug addiction can have on people’s lives with Berryville students Monday in the Bobcat Gym. The PEARL foundation visited as part of Berryville’s Red Ribbon Week, and the featured speakers were young adults who have been negatively affected by drug use. ...

The Berryville International Club will hold a Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” festival to help the living. Dakota Smith, ESL instructor and International Club sponsor, said the Día de los Muertos festival will take place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in the Old Rock Gym on the Berryville High School campus...

The Berryville School Board is working toward its goal of improving teacher retention by increasing the school district’s base pay. The board voted at its Monday meeting to approve both a $1,000 bonus for staff, which will be awarded in November, and an increase of $275 to the base pay, which will go into effect for the 2018-19 school year...

The Green Forest Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Green Forest High School Cafeteria.  Starting at 6 p.m., the banquet will feature such speakers as Dr. Matt Summers, superintendent of the Green Forest School District, and Green Forest Mayor Charlie Reece...

A Carroll County election commissioner who was arrested earlier this month and then committed for treatment of a mental health issue has been removed from his position. Kent Sculley, 65, of Eureka Springs was sworn in on Oct. 18 to replace Eugene Walden, also of Eureka Springs, as the Democratic representative on the commission...

The Little Red School House is getting back into education at its new location in Pioneer Park. The city of Berryville moved the building from Pension Mountain to Pioneer Park on Thursday, Oct. 20. Mayor Tim McKinney first announced plans to relocate the schoolhouse at the Berryville City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 18...

A Harrison man was arrested on several charges after a chase that began in Green Forest and ended in Berryville on Friday, Oct. 20. A press release from the Green Forest Police Department says Sgt. Allen Phillips was running radar traffic on West Main Street at approximately 10:02 p.m. Friday evening when he clocked a silver Chrysler going 50 mph in a 35 mph zone...