Stories from Friday, October 26, 2018

By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com Just a few plays made the difference in Green Forest’s junior high football game last week against Shiloh Christian in Springdale. Unfortunately, those plays all turned in favor of Shiloh Christian, which beat Green Forest 26-6...

By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com The Green Forest Tigers’ road trip to Gravette got off to a bad start last Friday, then it got worse. A mechanical problem with the Tigers’ bus delayed their arrival until shortly before game time, then Gravette added to the misery with a 31-0 victory that kept Green Forest winless in 4A-1 conference play...

By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com Judging the Berryville Bobcats’ performance at Pea Ridge last Friday night based solely on the final score would lead an observer to believe the Bobcats suffered another ho-hum loss to one of the top teams in the 4A-1...

The October Career & Technical Education Student of the Month is Navi Romero (center). Navi received recognition from Berryville High School Principal Donnel Armstrong and Richard Harp of Shelter Insurance, sponsor of the program.  Navi was chosen by the CTE faculty for her dedication to the business program, leadership in the classroom and FCCLA as well as being a hard worker and willing to volunteer wherever needed.  She is a senior at Berryville High School and plans to attend College of the Ozarks and major in psychology.  She is the daughter of Annette and Andy Dean and Rogelio Romero.. ...

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. 25, a total of 103 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

This Ford sedan was one of two vehicles involved in an accident Thursday morning at the intersection of Freeman and Trimble streets in Berryville. No details of the accident were available at press time.

One of the more articulate poets of antiquity was the harp-playing shepherd boy turned warrior and king, known as David. He wrote roughly half of the Psalms found in the Old Testament, and these ancient poems range far and wide over the emotional spectrum. He is overcome with joy and praise one minute, raw with vengeance and anger the next. He is confused by God’s silence or his own circumstances; and he is depressed, bordering on the suicidal...

(From left) K-5 literacy instructional facilitator Heather Ogden, school improvement specialist Christy Graham, Carroll County Community Foundation executive director Janelle Robertson, Holiday Island Rotary Club president Peggy Lodewyks and Arkansas Community Foundation director of affiliate programs Lauren Morris attend the check presentation Thursday from the Berryville School District to the Holiday Island Rotary Club. ...

Eureka Springs High School students aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, especially if it’s for a good cause. Over the past month, the students have been volunteering at Echo Village, an affordable housing project on Passion Play Road. High school teachers Jason McAfee and Nancy Stainer helped out, too. McAfee said high school principal David Gilmore has been pushing for more volunteerism, saying students can receive one full credit for 75 hours of volunteer work...

The Eureka Springs City Council held one of its shortest meetings in memory Monday night, but the brevity didn’t mean it was a quiet meeting. Ward 3 Alderwoman Kristi Kendrick delivered a scathing criticism of the council in particular and city government in general and vowed to submit her resignation by the end of the week...

The Berryville High School Robotics Team won third place overall at the Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) Robotics Competition in Harrison, earning a spot at the Regional Robotics Championship at the University of Arkansas in Forth Smith on Nov. 30...

A Berryville woman was arrested Tuesday following a chase that began in Harrison and ended in Berryville. According to Harrison Police Chief Paul Woodruff, the Harrison Police Department was notified Tuesday of a vehicle driving recklessly on U.S. Highway 65. He said one of the vehicle’s tires was down to the rim...