Stories from Tuesday, September 18, 2018

William Besse, 92, of Alpena, AR , formerly of Port Deposit, Maryland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Sunday, September 16, 2018. He was born August 12, 1926 in Denoya, OK, the son of Henry Oliver and Alta May Frances (Parton) Besse...

On Wednesday afternoon, Green Forest competed at the Heber Springs Josh Park Memorial cross country Invitational meet. Individual results are as follows: 1A-4A Boys: Cave City won, scoring 27 points and Green Forest finished second, scoring 57 points. ...

Things didn't go well for the Berryville Lady Bobcat volleyball team on Tuesday in its first conference match of the year at Harrison. The Lady Goblins defeated Berryville, 25-15, 25-14, 25-19. "There are a bunch of girls on that team who play club volleyball," Berryville coach Kristin Whetham said. ...

Green Forest volleyball coach Trista Killingsworth has been looking for consistency over the last couple weeks and she has yet to find it. That inconsistency showed itself once again as the Clinton Lady Yellowjackets defeated Green Forest, 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21 on Tuesday night at Fred Grim Gym...

Green Forest and West Fork are going into Friday night's game with a combined record of 0-4. Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop hopes his team is the one to come out with a win heading into conference play next week. "West Fork isn't a bad football team at all," Bishop said. ...

The Berryville Bobcats are looking to bounce back from a disappointing Week 2 loss against Huntsville. In order to do that, the Bobcats will have to defeat a Yellville-Summit team that beat the Green Forest Tigers 14-7 two weeks ago, but lost to Salem 52-6 last week...

The official ribbon cutting and open house was held Friday, Sept. 14 at El Maya Mexican Grill in Berryville, welcoming the newest member to the Greater Berryville Area Chamber of Commerce. The new owners, staff, family and chamber members gathered Friday to cut the ribbon and celebrate the grand opening at the restaurant located at 213 N. ...

The Inspiration Point Fire Department was dispatched to the White River just downstream from Beaver Dam late on the night of Saturday, Sept. 15, to rescue two stranded kayakers. Despite fog and darkness, the kayakers were located on the east bank of the river across from Parker Bottoms campground. ...

The 63rd Annual Saunders Memorial Shoot will be held Sept. 27-30 at the Luther Owens Muzzle Loading Range and Park in Berryville. Firing will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29, and from 8 a.m. ...

Carroll County Newspapers is partnering with AT&T and the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation to challenge Arkansas students to write an essay, editorial or opinion column about the dangers of smartphone distracted driving. The contest began Thursday, Sept. 13, and runs until Friday, Oct. 25...

Mid-term elections are creeping up on us, slowly but surely. Historically, mid-term races have had much less participation than the presidential election. Most of us are excited to vote for (or against) a presidential candidate, but we rarely talk about the local races that affect us most...

The Berryville Rotary recently hosted its September Student of the Month, Josue Tena. Josue is the son Gustavo are Ruth Tena. He is a member of the Junior Chamber Board, Key Club and FCCLA. He wishes to attend Urshan Graduate School of Theology. He is shown with Berryville Rotary President Rogers and Jack Edens...

Pictured receiving the September Career and Technical Education Student of the month Award is Berryville High School senior Logan Sigmon. He was selected for serving as an FFA officer every year and always participating and being willing to help at all events. Logan has shown cattle all over the U.S. ...

Loaves and Fishes Food Bank of the Ozarks received a $1,000 grant Friday, Sept. 14, from the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. Representative Ron McNair praised the work of Loaves and Fishes. “This food bank is a blessing to more than 3,400 people in Carroll County,” McNair said, “who struggle to keep food on their tables. This grant will help the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank continue their good work in providing food to those in need in our community.”...

Berryville High School art students Amber Veach and Maryn Jones helped school resource officer (SRO) Kevin Disheroon put a patriotic touch on his new office. Disheroon said he and his wife had been decorating his office the week before school started, and his wife suggested hanging something in the space behind his desk...

As the Nov. 6 general election draws closer, Carroll County election coordinator Sherry Cochrane is urging county residents to review their voter registration information. Residents who are not registered voters still have time to register before the election, but must do so by the close of business on Tuesday, Oct. 9...

Tyson Foods will soon be operating under a new chief executive officer. The Springdale-based company, which is the largest employer in Carroll County, announced in a news release Monday that CEO Tom Hayes is “stepping down for personal reasons,” and will be succeeded as the company’s chief executive by Noel White, effective Sept. 30...

Berryville School District Superintendent cuts the ribbon (purple, of course) to officially open the new high school football stadium on Friday, Sept. 14. Berryville defeated Yellville-Summit 42-0. See complete coverage in Sports on Pages 8 and 9 and more photos on Page 14...

The legal battle over the $18 annual fee being assessed to property owners in six counties in north Arkansas is continuing, with attorneys filing briefs last week in a Carroll County lawsuit seeking to have the fee declared an illegal exaction. Attorneys Matt Bishop and Wendy Howerton filed the class-action lawsuit May 16 in Carroll County Circuit Court, on behalf of Paul Summers of Berryville. They have since filed similar complaints in Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton and Searcy counties...