Stories from Tuesday, May 8, 2018

This month’s Coffee with the Chamber drew a larger than usual crowd, thanks in part to Little Portion Bakery, which provided gift bags and breakfast cookies to all who attended the event at the Berryville Chamber of Commerce.

Cornerstone Bank donates $500 to the Eureka Springs Skills Class to assist them in paying for expenses incurred to attend the state competition. Pictured are (from left) student Cole Rains, adviser Jason Hill and Cornerstone Bank CEO Charlie Cross.

Local artist Cynthia Dupps will be the featured three-dimensional artist for the month of May at the Eureka Fine Art Gallery. Dupps will be present during the Eureka Springs May Festival of the Art’s Second Saturday Gallery Stroll from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the gallery...

The Books in Bloom Festival returns to Eureka Springs from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa. What started 15 years ago as the idea for a modest garden party to celebrate the connection between people who write books and the people who read them has grown into a much-anticipated event that brings renowned authors from all over the country to speak and read from their work...

Bob Ballinger will tell you — and anyone else who will listen without taking the time to do a little homework and check his facts — that the “liberal media” is ganging up to pick on him. Well, I’m a member of the media and I’m a liberal on an awful lot of issues — like not hating my neighbor because of whom he chooses to love and not treating poor people like subhumans because they have committed the sin of being poor. ...

Mercy Hospital Berryville Auxiliary has announced the winners of its 2018 scholarships. This scholarship, which is open to all graduating seniors of Carroll County, is awarded to young people from the area who plan to go into a medical-related field...

The Carroll County Extension Homemakers Council (EHC) encouraged members and guests to explore their local history Friday at the “Digging Up Your Roots” event. The event was hosted by the EHC and Domestic Divas Club at Berryville Christian Fellowship Church. County Judge Sam Barr signed a proclamation recognizing 106 years of EHC in Arkansas...

At a meeting of a state legislative committee last week at the Berryville Community Center, State Sen. Bryan King and State Rep. Bob Ballinger presented conflicting legal opinions on the mechanism that allowed a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge to impose an $18 service fee on property owners in Carroll and five other Northwest Arkansas counties...

For voters in a hurry, there is a quicker way to review ballots. Election coordinator Sherry Cochrane said voters can view the ballots online at VoterView.org before visiting their polling sites. “They can print off the ballot and mark their selections at home,” she said. “That way, they can have it ready when they come vote and don’t have to read everything at the machine. It will be a really big help at the general election with all of the propositions and issues.”...

Carroll County students will be participating in a mock government at Arkansas Boys State and Arkansas Girls State. According to ArkansasGirlsState.com and ArkansasBoysState.com, the programs are sponsored by the American Legion Department of Arkansas and immerse high school juniors in civics education, teaching them about the duties, privileges and participation in the functioning of their government by having them live together in mock cities and counties as self-governing citizens...

Green Forest's baseball season ended last week and Tuesday's Class 3A state track meet put an end to the track season. Therefore, coach Bobby Bishop has begun preparing for the 2018 football season. "We got started this week," Bishop said. "We got our first practice in on Monday and went through a few drills. We took Tuesday off with it being the state track meet, but we are going to hit it hard for the rest of the week."...

There was a lot on the line for the Green Forest soccer team when the Tigers traveled to Danville on Monday evening. While Green Forest still has a spot in the Class 4A state tournament locked up, the 4-0 loss isn't what coach Jonathan Bryant was looking for...

The Green Forest track team competed at the Class 3A state track and field meet on Tuesday in Jessieville. The Lady Tigers finished third as a team, but Karina Maravillas won both the 800-meter run and the 1,600-meter run. The Lady Tigers also won the 4x800-meter relay...

The Berryville boys and girls soccer teams have taken care of business this week. The two teams have played a combined five matches this week and have outscored their opponents 27-3. Boys Berryville 8, Gentry 0 After getting an eight-goal victory on the road, one would think things went smoothly, but coach Dyllan Candelaria said Monday's match got off to a rough start...