Stories from Friday, January 4, 2019

The Green Forest Lady Tigers’ 42-35 victory over Hamburg on Saturday in the seventh-place game of the Holiday Hoops Tournament at Berryville’s Bobcat Arena was especially gratifying for coach Kyle Farrar.

The Berryville Bobcats seemed to have things under control for most of the first three quarters in Saturday’s game against Huntsville.

Saturday night’s Holiday Hoops Tournament girls championship game featured two top-ranked teams — Berryville, ranked No. 1 in Arkansas Class 4A by MaxPreps and Class 3A No. 1 Mountain View. Instead of a heavyweight battle, though, it was a knockout win for the Lady Bobcats.

Each year the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind grants the Holman Prize, a $25,000 award given to a blind individual to adventurously explore the world. The inaugural recipient was Ahmet Ustunel, a Turkish national who has always refused the label of “handicapped” or “disabled.”...

Donna Parton, senior vice president and chief operations officer for Cornerstone Bank, has announced the promotion of Laci Tennant to deposit services manager/branch manager. Tennant will be responsible for the oversight of the deposit services and daily operation of the Berryville facility. She will also lead the Berryville market’s sales efforts as it relates to growing deposits and market share...

School staff is already back in session after the holidays, and Berryville Elementary School focused on priority standards Wednesday during professional development.

Attorneys for the court-appointed receiver for the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District last week filed court documents on behalf of the district in an ongoing class action lawsuit challenging the legality of an $18 fee being assessed to property owners in six north Arkansas counties in connection with a failed landfill.

The Berryville City Council voted Wednesday to approve the 2019 Operating Budget.

Steve Johnson, executive director of the Greater Berryville Area Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber had a successful year in 2018. One of the biggest accomplishments, he said, was adding value to Chamber memberships.