Stories from Friday, January 26, 2018

The Great Passion Play has begun the first phase of construction on hiking and biking trails on the Passion Play grounds in Eureka Springs. Renowned mountain bike and recreational trail builder Tony Boone and his crew started building the first 5-mile loop of what is planned to be more than 18 miles of trails on the almost 700-acre complex of the Great Passion Play...

Keith Ham, 93, has been a member of the Berryville Rotary Club for almost 50 years and has been the club’s pianist since 1993. As part of Rotary International, he said the Berryville Rotary Club brings together dedicated individuals to exchange ideas, build relationships and take action in their community...

Your dryer wasn’t the only one collecting socks this month. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and the Area Agency on Aging staff collected 160 pairs of new socks this January for those in need in Carroll County. Lisa Holt, Carroll County Health Unit administrator, said the sock drive was held as part of ADH Cares, a support group within the health department that wanted to do something for local communities...

Brandt Conklen, center, was the recipient of the Berryville High School CTE Student of the Month award for January. He is a business major and was recognized for being a hardworking and diligent student who takes pride in his work. Brandt is a member of FBLA and plans to attend the University of Arkansas and major in interior design. ...

Jacob Brown has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, the school announced. Brown is a freshman physical education and health major from Berryville. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester...

“I’m a Bible-believing Christian!” someone said to me. “Which part?” I asked. “All of it,” came the confident reply. This assertion wasn’t true — not remotely. And that’s a good thing, because parts of the Bible are confounding at best and criminal at worst...

This listing includes individuals who are booked into the Carroll County Detention Center. Charges may be reduced or dropped, and individuals are presumed innocent until being found guilty in a court of law. Jan. 18 • Jonathan Daniel Beck, 27, Green Forest, was booked on contempt of court...

Grace Windle of Eureka Springs and Elizabeth Hale of Berryville have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester at Harding University in Searcy. Windle is a senior English major, while Hale is a junior nursing major. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average and no incompletes...

The Berryville Bobcats hosted the Bobcat Winter Blowout on Saturday at Bobcat Arena. As a team, the Bobcats finished sixth, but Cesar Martinez, Christian Lemus and Colton Record all won individual titles. Brett Parsons and Xavier Hand each finished fourth...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers had been looking for a breakthrough win all season and that might have finally occurred with Friday night's 34-33 homecoming victory against Huntsville. "It looked a lot like a lot of the games we have had this year, but we were finally able to get over the hump," Green Forest coach Kyle Farrar said. ...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders haven't enjoyed road games this year. That was the case once again Friday night, as the Highlanders suffered a 51-43 loss at Kingston. "We just have a hard time playing on the road," Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo said. ...

Friday was a tough night for the Berryville Bobcats, as they traveled to Yellville-Summit and lost, 54-49. "We had them on the ropes, we just couldn't make the plays to win the game," Berryville coach Brent Compton said. "We have been on both sides of that this year. Most of the time we have done what it has taken to win, but playing close on the road, most times it's not going to work out for you."...