Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Cody Qualls has joined the Equity Bank Advisory Board in Berryville adding 8 years of experience in management and board positions. “I am very excited to have Cody join our Advisory Board. I know him well enough to say that when he is part of something, he is ‘all in,’ ” Equity Bank Berryville Market President, Deretha Walker said in a press release, "and I fully believe he will bring that same level of enthusiasm and involvement to our Bank Board.”...

Rehearsals are under way for the Holiday Island Theater Guild's production of Blithe Spirit, a classic comedy by Noel Coward, to be presented on May 10, 11, and 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Holiday Island Clubhouse.   “The Guild is thrilled to once again welcome the multi-talented Elise Buchman as the director,” the guild said in a press release. “The cast includes some actors who are on stage at Holiday Island for their first time.  Other actors are beloved Holiday Island ‘veterans.’”...

I don’t know about you guys, but I am great at discounting myself. It’s one of my best talents. I’ll write a poem and erase it because it’s not good enough. I’ll create a weird painting and stow it in the closet with the litter box, just to show exactly how I feel about it. Everything I do feels flawed...

Berryville High School’s Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) team swept up awards at the EAST Conference this year, setting an example for EAST groups across the state. The state conference took place from March 13-15 in Hot Springs. Berryville’s EAST group was named a competition fFinalist and received a Tech in Action Finalist Award. ...

The Green Forest Class of 1968 celebrated their 50th class reunion on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, in Green Forest. 44 classmates, former teachers, family members and friends attended one or more of the three events that were held to commemorate this special occasion on Easter weekend. ...

The Berryville Rotary Club recently hosted its April Student of the Month, Christian Lopez. He is pictured with Berryville Rotary President Johnice Dominick.

Local industry leaders got to see the progress of the Connect 4 program at a Wednesday luncheon. Rodney Ellis, president of the Connect 4 board of directors, said industrial leaders and vendors who have partnered with the C4 program attended the luncheon to learn more about the curriculum and get a tour of the Carroll County Career Center...

The Carroll County Community Orchestra will perform its 13th annual spring concert Sunday, April 22, at the Eureka Springs Auditorium. Arkansas Musicworks Brass Band will play the pre-show at 2:30 p.m., and the community orchestra will play its spring concert at 3 p.m...

The Eureka Springs School District will have a school resource officer (SRO) on campus full time next year. The Eureka Springs School Board voted unanimously at its Monday meeting to approve pursuing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the city to hire a resource officer...

Berryville art students covered the Old Rock Gym in colors last week as park of the fifth annual Berryville High School Art Show. The art show was held on Wednesday, April 4, and Thursday, April 5, to give students, parents and community members the chance to see the projects that art students have been working on this school year. Art teachers Boone Hooker and Judy Patterson said the show featured pieces from beginning artists to the concentration pieces from seniors in AP Art...

Carroll County Judge Sam Barr has dismissed a petition to incorporate Holiday Island as a town. In an order issued Tuesday, April 3, Barr cites state law that prohibits the incorporation of a municipality within three miles of an existing municipal corporation. The town of Beaver lies within three miles of a portion of the area proposed for incorporation...