Stories from Friday, October 5, 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, Oct. 4, a total of 86 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce has made a community-centered move. Interim director Damon Henke reported last week that the chamber has relocated to the Eureka Springs Community Center at 44 Kingshighway after years of operating in Pine Mountain Village. The chamber had been looking for a new location before rent prices increased at Pine Mountain Village this summer, Henke said, but that was certainly a motivating factor to move quickly...

Jim Fixx was the person most responsible for popularizing the fitness benefits of jogging. His best-selling “The Complete Book of Running,” published in 1977, got millions off their butts and couches and onto the streets. Thus, the nation was shocked when Fixx, age 52, died a few years later of a heart attack while on his morning run...

Carroll County Community Foundation, the local  affiliate of the Arkansas Community Foundation, will award approximately $25,000 in Fall Giving Tree Grants to nonprofits working in and for the people of Carroll County beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Carroll County Country Club.  ...

James Cox, a youth pastor at Freeman Heights Baptist Church, demonstrates the proper technique during Tie Day on Tuesday at Bobcat Gym. Cox was among more than 20 local men who volunteered their time and expertise to teach Berryville Middle School boys how to tie a necktie...

The Connect 4 advisory board met Wednesday in Berryville, voting on just two items. The board voted 4-0, with three members absent, to approve the installation of firmware and software and anti-virus protection and service for one year at a cost of $6,500...

Last year, the Carroll County Community Orchestra raised enough money to send 20 kids to music camps. This year, conductor Jim Swiggart said the goal is to send at least 30 kids. “That means we will have to raise quite a bit of money,” he said. “It’s about $350 per kid on average for music camps.”...

The Berryville City Council voted Tuesday to approve Ordinance 1042, establishing millage rates for 2019. Ordinance 1042 amends chapter 3.10 of the Berryville Municipal Code and sets the millage rates for the calendar year of 2018 of zero mills for rental property millage and personal property millage. The ordinance also states that a voluntary 1-mill rental property cemetery tax and personal property cemetery tax is levied for the purpose of maintaining the Berryville Memorial Cemetery...

The annual Berryville Christmas Parade will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. The theme for this year’s parade is Christmas Around the World. No entry fee is required, but cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Best Overall Float, Best Church-Affiliated or Nonprofit Club Float, Best Corporate Float, Best Decorated Automobile, Best Decorated Bike, Motorcycle, ATV or Miscellaneous, Best Equestrian and Best Pedestrian Group...

Local fire departments responded Thursday morning to a house fire in Grandview. Berryville Fire Chief Shannon Chester said the Berryville Fire Department was notified of a house fire on County Road 219 in Grandview at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. He said the Eureka Springs Fire Department responded to assist with the fire...

The Berryville School District’s building project is currently a little more than $1 million over budget. The Berryville School Board met Wednesday, Oct. 3, with Nabholz Construction, the construction manager, and Lewis Architects Engineers, the architect, at a special meeting to review cost-saving options for the project and discuss strategies for moving forward...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The defense of the Green Forest junior high football team gets donuts any time it shuts out an opponent. Thursday's 22-0 home win against Huntsville was the third shutout for the Tigers this year. "Our defense kept us in it and bailed our offense out," Green Forest coach Ryan Whetham said. ...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Berryville volleyball team defeated the Gravette Lady Lions in straight sets on Thursday at Bobcat Gym, getting a 25-22, 26-24, 26-24 victory. "We kind of came out in that second and third set and dug ourselves into a hole," Berryville coach Kristin Whetham said. "And then fought our way back out of it, which says a lot about my girls. At least they didn't give up. They kept fighting and ended up getting a win."...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com Green Forest's Ashley Farrar competed at the Class 3A state tournament last Thursday in Fairfield Bay at Mountain Ranch Golf Club. She shot a 96 and finished fifth overall, which was good enough for all-state...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Green Forest Lady Tiger volleyball team lost in straight sets on Thursday evening to the Atkins Lady Red Devils at Fred Grim Gym. Atkins defeated Green Forest, 25-22, 25-18, 25-10. "It's getting to be go time," Killingsworth said. "We have to perform if we want to be successful. We have the next two weeks and then it's districts. We have to get this figured out."...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Gentry Pioneers scored an 80-yard touchdown on a hook-and-ladder play on the first play of the game to take a 6-0 lead. That was a sign of the way Friday night’s Homecoming game would go for the Berryville Bobcats, as Gentry went on to win, 27-13...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Berryville cross country team hosted the Bobcat Back 40 on Saturday. Eureka Springs and Green Forest also competed. Green Forest won the 1A-3A boys race, scoring 22 points, and Eureka Springs finished second, scoring 39 points. ...