Stories from Friday, February 15, 2019

Senior Corey Holsted scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 13 minutes on Tuesday to lead Alpena to a 68-31 victory over Northwest Arkansas Classical in the first round of the 1A-1 conference tournament at Jasper. Holsted made six of 11 shots from the floor and all four of his free throw attempts for Alpena (19-12), which led 22-5 after one quarter and 44-15 at halftime...

YELLVILLE — Part of building a successful basketball program is learning to win close games. The Eureka Springs Lady Highlanders aren’t quite there. Yet. On Tuesday, Flippin fought back from a 15-point deficit midway through the second quarter to beat Eureka Springs 43-42 in the semifinals of the 2A-1 conference tournament at Yellville...

YELLVILLE — The Eureka Springs Highlanders defeated Cotter 50-39 Tuesday to advance to the championship game of the 2A-1 conference tournament.

HARRISON — The Berryville Lady Bobcats are headed back to the regional tournament, but first they’ll play for the conference tournament championship.

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, Feb. 14, a total of 95 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

Jason F. Tennant, president of Cornerstone Bank, has announced the appointment of Donna Hodge to the position of vice president and loan officer. Hodge will be based at Cornerstone’s Financial Center in Eureka Springs. “Donna has 25 years of banking experience and most recently served as branch manager and lender in our Berryville location,” Tennant said in a news release announcing her new position. ...

Bunny Tittsworth was recently one of the guest speakers at the Green Forest Cowboy Church “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” service. This service is held every year honoring those battling cancer and those who have lost that battle. The church also welcomes its new pastor, Doug Blevins. Come join Doug and the congregation at 11 a.m. Sunday and 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. The church is located three-quarters of a mile north on Highway 103...

The Berryville Rotary Club recently honored its Student of the Month, Allison Wisdom. Allison is pictured with Berryville Rotary President Allen Rogers and Rotarian Jack Edens.

The Eureka Springs School Board voted Monday to approve the budget for the 2020-21 school year and related election documents.

Carroll County’s Vets Without Borders recently returned from their seventh volunteer veterinary trip to Hopkins, Belize. The group made its first trip in February 2008. The recent trip was the first since October 2013. See more photos on Page 12.

The Eureka Springs City Council is depending on Mayor Butch Berry to set up a workshop with the planning and historic district commissions regarding code enforcement.

Berryville senior forward Kelcee Hopper puts up a shot in the Lady Bobcats’ 67-40 victory over Gravette on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the 4A-1 conference tournament in Harrison. Hopper scored a game-high 25 points in the victory, which assured the Lady Bobcats of a berth in next week’s 4A North Regional Tournament in Morrilton. ...

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Jan. 31 to overturn Fayetteville’s non-discrimination ordinance, and Eureka Springs citizens are left wondering what that decision means for the city’s own ordinance extending civil rights protections to LGBT people.

The Green Forest municipal government is getting ready to move into the new City Hall, so it is time to say goodbye to the old one.

Who doesn’t like the song, “Amazing Grace?” If there is a person that doesn’t love a good rendition of this classical gospel tune, I have not found him yet. I travel a lot with my job, so my radio stays on about three different stations. Most of the time, I love my gospel tunes and I drive down the highway singing along, thinking that I sound just as good as Alan Jackson, so please don’t tell me anything different!...