Stories from Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Peter Arthur Braginton June 23, 1939 – September 30, 2019 Pete passed peacefully surrounded by his children. He was born in Davenport, Iowa and grew up in Northern Iowa and attended Shattuck High School, where his weightlifting career started and then attended Buena Vista College where he received his teaching degree...

Lillie Briley Pryor, of Berryville, Arkansas, was born December 9, 1924, in Berryville, to Lonnie and Fannie (Betterton) Jennings. She passed away September 27, 2019 in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 94. She was a homemaker taking care of her children. Lillie was a great cook and loved having her family over for dinner, she also enjoyed drives in the countryside and dancing. She loved and believed in Jesus and kept her faith...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers bounced back nicely from their first two losses of the season to win a pair of home matches this week. The Lady Tigers beat West Fork in five sets Monday, winning 25-13, 13-25, 25-12, 21-25, 15-11. On Tuesday, Green Forest swept Marshall in three sets by scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-14...

Taking over the Fat Tire Festival is a challenging ride, but parks director Justin Huss believes the revamped festival will bring many tourism benefits to Eureka Springs.

Green Forest junior Jake Lopez took fourth place among 1A-4A boys on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Shiloh Saints Invitational cross country meet in Springdale. Lopez covered the 5K course in a time of 18:26.23. Berryville’s Cecilia Doss finished seventh among 1A-4A girls at 21:58.63. Green Forest’s Jennifer Martinez was 13th with a time of 22:57.54...

Lightning lit up the sky Thursday morning over eastern Carroll County.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats suffered their first loss of the 2019 volleyball season on Tuesday, Sept. 24, as visiting Farmington beat the Lady Bobcats in three sets at Bobcat Gym.

The Eureka Springs City Council is working with Entegrity on the beginning stages of a solar energy project.

Green Forest High School’s PPYC (Project Prevention Youth Coalition), administration and nurse Micaela Chaney have implemented a tobacco cessation policy that will allow students who were caught using tobacco on campus to receive counseling, support and information to help them stop using tobacco.

The Berryville School Board on Monday approved a proposal from Harness Roofing to install a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membrane on the east roof of the elementary school building.

Levi Crider and Katelyn Ross are going back to the state golf tournament. Both Eureka Springs seniors qualified for their third consecutive state tournament appearance with their play at the A-1 district tournament in Melbourne on Monday, Sept. 23.

Eureka Springs Middle School was evacuated Thursday morning after a maintenance employee accidentally triggered a strong sulfur smell throughout the building.

Students across the United States — including these Green Forest students — participated in the ‘See You at the Pole’ prayer rally Wednesday morning.

A 38-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 62 in Green Forest on Saturday, Sept. 21.

The Berryville City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Wednesday to apply for an Arkansas Parks & Tourism grant for a trails feasibility study.

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, Sept. 26, a total of 101 inmates were being housed in the detention center.

Officers with the Tri-City Response Team surrounded a residence on the Eureka Springs Historic Loop for several hours Wednesday morning, and sources said three individuals were arrested.