Stories from Friday, September 28, 2018

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, Sept. 27, a total of 88 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

It was Dr. Bill Leonard who best described my religious upbringing. Speaking for many who came to Christianity in the fire-and-brimstone of Appalachian fundamentalism, he said, “Some of us were saved hard, sweating like we had been to hell that morning, and came back to the revival to tell about it that night!”...

With the Eureka Springs City Council’s approval, Damon Henke is moving forward with a bed and breakfast at his property at 19 Thomas Drive. Henke appealed the Eureka Springs Planning Commission’s decision to deny his application for a conditional use permit for three units of bed and breakfast lodging at the council’s Monday night meeting, saying none of his neighbors were opposed to his request. ...

A Green Forest man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a motorcycle accident. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, 63-year-old Jerry Tate Baker was riding a 2001 Harley-Davidson westbound on U.S. Highway 62 at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday when he crossed the center line while negotiating a curve. The report says Baker’s motorcycle then traveled off the south side of the highway and struck a highway sign...

A Berryville High School student has died of an apparent suicide. Superintendent Owen Powell said the district contacted counselors Wednesday to prepare them for any students, teachers or family who need counseling. He said the district has also reached out to Youth Bridge to help counsel students...

There was a line of people waiting in the Mercy Berryville cafeteria Tuesday, but they weren’t there for the food. Members of the community took turns meeting the new healthcare providers at Mercy’s Open House, welcoming them to the community they will be serving...

The Greater Berryville Area Chamber of Commerce will be recognizing exceptional individuals and businesses who have given back to the community at the annual awards banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Berryville Community Center. “It’s a way that we can all come together and get a chance to award the top companies and individuals in our area,” said Steve Johnson, executive director of the chamber. “The board recognizes people who have given back to the community on a yearly basis.”...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com On Saturday, Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest all competed at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville. Individual results are as follows. High School Boys Open 5k: Lockhart high school won, scoring 26 points. Green Forest finished 27th, scoring 848 points, while Berryville finished 56th scoring 1,676 points. Eureka Springs didn't have enough runners to form a team...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Green Forest Tigers gave up 28 points in the first quarter and allowed 28 more in the second quarter as Prairie Grove went on to get a convincing 63-0 home victory on Friday evening. "It was pretty ugly," Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop said. "That's about the best way to describe it."...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com Things didn't go well for the Berryville Bobcats on Friday evening, as the Shiloh Christian Saints defeated Berryville, 36-0. Shiloh Christian recovered three onside kicks in the first half. "I don't care what level it is, when you give up an onside kick, it's tough for anybody," Berryville coach Doug Shott said. ...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com Berryville and Green Forest are now in the same classification, but the Carroll County Super Bowl came early for the two junior high teams this year. The Tigers got the best of Berryville on Thursday evening, getting a 30-0 home victory...