Stories from Friday, August 17, 2018

A Berryville man who is charged with negligent homicide in connection with an accident that claimed the life of a Missouri woman was released on bond earlier this week, and a special judge has been assigned to preside over his case. Neal Hagler, 19, was released from the Carroll County Detention Center on Monday, Aug. ...

Dr. Aaron Rowell plans to be not only a family doctor but also a familiar face in the Berryville community. Rowell has joined Mercy Clinic Family Medicine-Berryville as a primary care provider seeing patients of all ages. He said he grew up in south Arkansas in a small town about the size of Berryville...

The Green Forest City Council voted Tuesday to approve an amended city budget for 2018. Mayor Charles Reece said the city is required to review the budget annually at the mid-year point and make amendments as needed. The city’s amended budget is $14.9 million, he said. Reece said the budget has grown thanks to the growth of the city over the years...

A Berryville woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident Monday morning on U.S. Highway 412, the Arkansas State Police have reported. A preliminary ASP report says Deanna Longstreath, 57, of Berryville was driving a 1998 Mercury eastbound on Highway 412 at Osage when the vehicle’s left rear tire blew out. Longstreath lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway and overturned, according to the report...

Eureka Springs voters will choose from at least three mayoral candidates in the November general election. Innkeeper Mike Seals filed as a candidate for the city’s top office earlier this week, joining incumbent Butch Berry and challenger Theodore Cottingham...

The Eureka Springs City Council appointed Tom Buford to its vacant Ward 1 position Monday night. Alderman Terry McClung nominated Buford for the position, but Mayor Butch Berry said the council should discuss how to appoint the new council member first. The council could take a vote by show of hands or ballot, Berry said. He said both Buford and Ken Pownall applied for the position...

The Connect 4 program will hold an informational meeting about apprenticeship training classes at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Carroll County Career Center in Berryville. Rodney Ellis, president of the Connect 4 board, said Kathy Fulks, executive director of the Arkansas Construction Education Foundation (ACEF), will discuss National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and Arkansas Apprenticeship classes to be held at the career center. ...

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (center) speaks with Sandy Martin (left) and Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry on Monday during Womack’s tour of the Connect 4 facility in Berryville. Womack met with local mayors, school superintendents and other stakeholders in the C4 project. Tyson Foods officials were also on hand to talk about the importance of the training facility, which opened that same day for classes for students from Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest...

If you have not yet cut the cable TV cord, you have probably noticed that there are more television commercials on the screen than usual these days. Under economic pressure from “new media” and streaming services, traditional TV has loaded up on advertising to make up the economic difference. Consequently, there about 750 commercials per day, per TV channel...

The Eureka Springs School Board voted Monday to continue the Eureka Springs Community Center’s After-School Program. The board voted to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and contract with the community center for the after-school program. “I think we got everything hashed out that we needed to get worked out on that,” said superintendent Bryan Pruitt. “We’re going to pay $8,000 up front to fund the after-school program through the community center.”...

For Barry Mullen, the owner of Movie Time, a Green Forest movie rental store that is connected to Pizza Pro, his business is “a labor of love.” He’s been at the business every day since the store opened in 1991. Mullen supports Movie Time through sales from Pizza Pro, where his favorite pizza is pepperoni because it sells the most, but the store still gets new movie releases in every Tuesday, he said. Though Movie Time opened in ’91, Pizza Pro didn’t open until about ’94...

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 court. As of Thursday, Aug. 16, a total of 95 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

The Berryville Bobcats have been busy since fall practice started on July 30 and coach Doug Shott is beginning to see some major improvements. "The attitude is so good right now," Shott said. "The kids want to get Berryville back to where it was. That's a big a positive as you can have. I feel like some of our kids are starting to come along, learn the rules and execute instead of thinking. It's also good to see our line starting to gel a little bit."...

To some of you, golf may be the most boring sport on television, but there is no denying Tiger Woods is the most polarizing athlete in American sports today. When Woods returned to competition at age 43, many golf experts and casual fans such as myself didn't have high expectations for Woods. He hadn't won a major championship since 2008 and he has had several failed comeback attempts after injuries over the last couple years...