Stories from Friday, May 10, 2019

JIM HOLT, of Eureka Springs departed this life on May 7, 2019. He was born January 6, 1959, in Rolla, Missouri, to Jack and Dellafae (McQueen) Holt. Jim's loved ones could fill every page of a newspaper with stories of his warm heart, bright smile, and exuberant spirit. ...

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the DJ & T Foundation. The funds will be used for the sanctuary’s veterinary care program. Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge celebrated its 27th year in existence on May 1. The organization’s mission focuses on providing a lifetime home for abused and neglected big cats, though they frequently take in bears...

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, May 9, a total of 80 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

One of the best days of my life was a few years ago when I was baptized with my wife and son in the Gulf of Mexico. I thought my life would become “easy” after this. However, as spiritual as this day was, the world did not change. I quickly realized that we all must make Godly choices and I hope that there are enough of us to eventually make this world a better place. All we can do is take our little circle of faith, and make it as Godly as we can, hoping that it will grow in love...

Vincente Vega of Green Forest has received the Arkansas Tech Transfer Scholarship for the fall 2019 semester. The scholarship may be renewed for up to five consecutive semesters or the completion of an undergraduate degree. This $4,000 scholarship is awarded on academic merit and has a total potential value of $12,000 over three years. Vega is the son of Francisco and Brigida Vega. He will be majoring in criminal justice...

Grandma’s House will hold its third annual Color Run on Saturday, June 1, at Harrison’s Anstaff soccer complex. This race is fun for the whole family. Whether you want to run, jog or walk, come out and show your support for Grandma’s House and the children it serves. The cost to enter is $25 for adults, $15 for ages 13 to 17 and $10 for ages 12 and under...

The Arkansas Association of Instructional Media (AAIM) has announced that the Green Forest K-8 media centers and library media specialists Carrie Reece and Vicki Brown have been named the Outstanding Media Program of the Year.

The Connect 4 program has nearly finished its first year in Carroll County, and the C4 Board of Directors is looking at ways to improve it going forward.

Berryville Intermediate School students no longer have to borrow supplies from their teachers thanks to a few intrepid entrepreneurs.

Berryville’s aquatic inhabitants are healthy again.

Before his team faced Brookland on Thursday in the first round of the Class 4A girls soccer tournament in Batesville, Berryville coach Aaron Hall predicted there wouldn’t be a repeat of the Lady Bobcats’ 5-0 victory a year ago. As it turns out, Hall’s prediction was off-base, and he couldn’t have been happier.

The Green Forest Lady Tigers delivered an emphatic opening statement Thursday morning in the first round of the Class 3A girls state soccer tournament in Harrison.

Cesar Martinez gives a big smile after signing a letter of intent to wrestle at Central Baptist College in Conway next year. Joining him in celebrating, from left to right, are Vicky Villatoro; his mother, Vilma Martinez; Berryville wrestling coach Derrek Aynes; and CBC wrestling coach Peter Acuna. Gathered behind him are teammates and friends.

With his young but talented Green Forest Tigers tied at halftime of Thursday’s first-round game against Riverside in the Class 3A boys state soccer tournament, coach Ben West didn’t mince words.