Stories from Friday, March 2, 2018

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Tuesday announced the first five facilities that will be licensed to legally cultivate medical cannabis in the state, and a Carroll County applicant was among the group. Osage Creek Cultivation in Carroll County scored the fourth-highest total on a points system used by the commission to grade the applicants, with a score of 432.5...

Buses carrying the Berryville High School boys and girls basketball teams to Brookland for the state tournament head out of town on Highway 62 Wednesday afternoon. The Bobcats lost their first-round game to Ashdown, 58-51, Thursday afternoon, while the Lady Bobcats earned a first-round bye and will play a second-round game Friday afternoon against E-STEM of Little Rock...

Price Cutter Food Warehouse in Berryville will close sometime this month, according to a press release from the store’s parent company. Harps Foods, headquartered in Springdale, issued a press release Wednesday afternoon in response to questions from Carroll County News regarding the local store’s status...

Green Forest Mayor Charles Reece has filed as a Republican candidate for Carroll County judge, along with former justice of the peace Duane Coatney. The party and non-partisan filing periods for the May 23 preferential primary both closed Thursday. Reece won the Republican nomination for county judge in 2016 but was defeated in the general election that year by Sam Barr, a Democrat who has filed as a candidate for re-election. Barr is currently serving his fifth term as county judge...

The Berryville School Board met with the architect and construction manager at a special meeting Wednesday to review plans for the new sports complex, high school and middle school additions. Superintendent Owen Powell told the board that one of the first things they needed to decide on was the color of the blocks for the retaining wall, which will be next to the Bobcat Arena...

The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission can officially move forward with its plan to renovate the hospital. On Monday night, the Eureka Springs City Council heard from the commission about an ordinance allowing the hospital to acquire three lots of land adjacent to it. Alderman Terry McClung said he didn’t support the purchase, saying the property isn’t worth the asking price of $141,400...

The Green Forest Junior High Quiz Bowl Team had a winning season this year. The team won third place at the regional competition in Bellefonte, and ninth-grader Austin Booth was named the high-point player. The team qualified for the state competition at Conway Junior High School this past weekend, and team members Booth, Owen Cisco, Sara Reyes, Dylan Hudson, Anna Luebbering, Kahlan Lindstrom, Zach Doran and Ally Holsted all competed...

“If you label me, you negate all the things I could possibly be.” Correctly or in error, this quote is attributed to Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard. Yes, the human tendency is to quickly identify and classify people; to assign them to a taxonomy chart. Determine where others “belong,” based on their opinions, the place of their birth, the religion to which they are an adherent, or some other pigeon-holing category...

Rebecca Romine, center, was presented the February CTE Student of the Month certificate by Richard Harp, Shelter Insurance agent and sponsor of the program. Also pictured is Berryville High School Principal Donnel Armstrong, commending Rebecca for her enthusiasm and support with FBLA, Prom Committee, radio commercials and the many activities she volunteers to assist.  Rebecca is a junior at Berryville High School. ...

Berryville Elementary School will hold its Kindergarten Roundup from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Bobcat Arena behind the school. Parents are asked to bring the following for their children if available: birth certificate, Social Security card, current physical, immunization record and proof of address or a current utility bill...

Any youth ages 5 to 18 who wish to show beef cattle, dairy cattle, goats, hogs or sheep at the 2018 Carroll County Fair must have their animals preregistered by Saturday, July 21. If their animals are not preregistered, they will not be allowed to snow...

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 proved guilty. Feb. 22 • Daniel Douglas Cates, 30, Bella Vista, was booked on failure to appear...