Stories from Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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, Jan. 24, a total of 101 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

Keith and June Ham of Berryville will celebrate 74 years of marriage on Monday, Feb. 4.  Married in 1945, the couple moved from Colorado to Berryville in 1968 after a vacation to this area led them to relocate with their four children.  The Hams have been active members in the community and their church over the years.  Keith, a longtime Rotarian, has been the club’s piano player for many decades...

It’s safe to say we’ve all screwed up at some point. Maybe you forgot to go to your best friend’s birthday party or selfishly insisted on watching Rock of Love even though your partner was sick and trying to sleep. I’ll plead guilty to one of these things; you guess which one. I’ll also plead guilty to needing to issue an apology every once in a while...

Last November, Arkansas voters decided that our state’s lowest-paid workers deserve a raise. By a vote of more than two to one, voters approved an initiated act that would gradually increase the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 to $11 an hour by 2021...

The Mercy Hospital Berryville Auxiliary is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. The program provides two annual scholarships of $1,000 each to be awarded to deserving Carroll County graduating high school seniors seeking degrees or advanced training in a healthcare-related field. ...

Berryville sophomore Brandon Robinson will soon be a published poet. Robinson’s English teacher, Teresa Harrison, had her students write a poem about their background.

Ashlynn Lockhart of Holiday Island has been named to the Fall 2018 Dean’s List at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must compile at least a 3.5 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours...

Mercy Health Foundation expects to raise more than $60,000 for the purchase of life-saving equipment during the 16th annual Black and White Charity Ball on Feb. 9 at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs. All proceeds from the gala will support the purchase of equipment benefiting Mercy Hospital Berryville’s emergency room and cardiac care...

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has issued a news release warning local residents of an alleged phone scam. According to the release, the sheriff’s office is investigating reports of individuals calling persons who have been incarcerated, saying they are with an attorney’s office or a bonding company...

Mike Maloney is leaving the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission after serving as director for eight years. Maloney announced his retirement at the commission’s Jan. 23 meeting, saying he’s had a good run.

A group of Berryville middle schoolers received recognition for their innovative business “Stress-Less” at Youth Entrepreneur Showcase (Y.E.S.) Expo Day on Friday, Jan. 25, at Park Plaza in Little Rock.

Carroll County will continue to pay for a private armed security guard at the Eastern District Courthouse and the courthouse annex in Berryville, but not without some dissent among the county’s quorum court.

The Berryville Bobcats and the Gravette Lions were locked in a close game for four quarters Friday night on the Lions’ home court, and both teams had opportunities to take control.

The Gravette Lady Lions were determined not to let Berryville’s powerful frontcourt decide Friday’s game. So the Lady Bobcats let their backcourt do it.

Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo describes 6-5 senior guard Garrett Cross as a “mismatch problem” for the Highlanders’ opponents. The Flippin Bobcats would likely use stronger terms, especially after Cross’ performance against them on Friday.

The Green Forest Lady Tigers came within a whisker of their first conference victory Friday night at Rose Bud, but the final bounce of the basketball just didn’t go their way.

Green Forest’s Rhett Powell has been a consistent scorer all season for the Tigers, but last Friday he took things to a whole new level. The 6-foot senior guard scored 55 points to lead Green Forest to an 87-67 victory at Rose Bud. Powell made 18 of 24 shots from the floor, including four of seven from three-point range, and converted 15 of 18 free throws...