Stories from Friday, December 21, 2018

(From left) Paraprofessional Niki Hatfield, third-graders Julia Miller, Taylor Gray and Bella Sayer and paraprofessional Sarah McCullough hang notes of encouragement on the Tree of Life at Berryville Intermediate School. Hatfield said the tree was put up to recognize women affected by breast cancer to let them know the community is behind them. ...

The Carroll County Community Foundation recently presented two grant checks to the Jeremiah Recovery House in Green Forest to help fund its new hydroponic greenhouse project. “We are supporting this project through two different endowments held by the Arkansas Community Foundation,” said Janell Robertson, executive director of the Carroll County Community Foundation. ...

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, Dec. 20, a total of 81 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

The Carroll County News collected “Letters to Santa” from the third-graders of Green Forest Elementary School to deliver to the North Pole. Below are their responses. Dear Santa, I want for Christmas is LOL Dolls and Santa how is it there in the Noth Pole? Is Mrs. Claus good? Is she makeing you stay out of trubl? I think you are a good Santa Claus and your reindeer are they being good? How they can git a treit and and I hope you give the kids precins...

The Carroll County News asked the fourth-graders of Berryville Intermediate School to answer the following question: “If you could give anybody a Christmas present, what would it be?” Below are their responses. Dear Laykin, I chose you because you are a good friend. ...

The Green Forest School Board voted Monday to increase the wage for substitute teachers from $60 per day to $70 per day. Superintendent Matt Summers said the board also increased hourly wages for classified employees such as bus drivers and custodians as well to be compliant with the new minimum wage of $9.25 per hour...

Over the past year, the Eureka Springs Hospital Commission has worked with Allegiance Health Management and Bates Architects to come up with a plan to renovate the hospital. The commission voted Monday night to put that plan on hold until further notice...

“It was a beautiful moonlit night, frost on the ground, white almost everywhere,” said Albert Moren as he recalled a Christmas Eve more than hundred years ago. “And they sang ‘Silent Night.’ I shall never forget. It was one of the highlights of my life.”...

The Berryville City Council voted Tuesday to approve a rate increase for 2019 from the Carroll County Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA). In a letter submitted to the council, executive director Phil Jackson says CCSWA is allowed an increase that reflects an annual change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). ...

The Arkansas Supreme Court has refused to review an appeals court decision granting all timeshare owners at Holiday Island’s Table Rock Landing the right to vote in suburban improvement district elections. In a Nov. 29 order, the state’s high court says simply “Appellee’s Petition for Review is denied.”...

A 19-year-old Berryville man who is facing multiple charges — including negligent homicide — in connection with a fatal accident last summer was arrested and booked into the Carroll County Detention Center on Tuesday after he reportedly failed a court-ordered drug test...

Carroll County students excelled on the ACT this year. According to ACT.org, students who make a composite score of 30 or higher are among the 95th to 99th percentile rankings across the nation. Berryville Berryville High School has seven current seniors who all scored a 30 or higher on the ACT...

The Berryville School Board voted Monday to accept the resignation of band instructor Donna Vickers, effective at the end of her contract. Vickers, 24, of Berryville was arrested after a traffic stop Nov. 9 in Fayetteville on charges of driving while intoxicated and careless driving. Those charges remain pending in Fayetteville District Court...

The New School raced out to a 43-22 lead by halftime and defeated Alpena 72-52 on Monday in Fayetteville. Jonathan Stone led Alpena (9-10, 1-3 1A-1) with 25 points, while Corey Holsted added 17.

On one hand, the Eureka Springs Highlanders limped their way into Christmas break, with several players fighting nagging injuries.

The Green Forest Lady Tigers ran into one of the state’s top girls teams on Wednesday night as Mountain View claimed a 71-41 home victory. Mountain View (12-2, 5-0 3A-1 East) led 21-10 at the end of the first quarter and 46-21 at halftime. The Lady Yellowjackets are ranked No. 1 among Arkansas Class 3A teams by Maxpreps...

The Green Forest Tigers suffered a difficult loss on the road Wednesday night, as Mountain View rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Tigers 51-47. Green Forest led 21-18 at halftime and 36-35 after three quarters before Mountain View’s fourth-quarter run...

The Berryville Bobcats went through a tough stretch after winning their first three games of the season, but they are doing just fine now, thanks.