Stories from Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Edward (Ed) Irving Pharis passed away January 18, 2020 in Berryville, Arkansas, at the age of 92. Edward was born in Berryville on September 28, 1927, the son of James Irving and Lillie Lea (Rowlett) Pharis. Edwards is survived by his wife Joyce (Davis) Pharis of the home; daughter Janice (John) Howard of Berryville; sons Charles (Peggy) Pharis of Little Rock and Harold (Christine) Davis of Fayetteville; grandson Phillip Howard of Rogers; granddaughter Sarah (Joseph) Abercrombie; great grandson Caden Abercrombie of Republic, MO; several nieces and nephews; many neighbors and friends.. ...

The Alpena Lady Leopards outscored visiting Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy 82-0 over the first three quarters and went on to a 100-9 victory Tuesday night. Amelya Cook led Alpena (17-4, 1-1 1A-1) with 35 points while Katherine Rodas added 31 and Desi Deitrich scored 22...

The Clinton Yellowjackets pulled away from visiting Green Forest and beat the Tigers 56-41 Tuesday night. Clinton led 28-24 at halftime before outscoring Green Forest 28-17 in the second half. Junior Daniel McDonald led Green Forest (3-14, 0-6 2A-1) with 14 points while sophomore Jordan McLoud added eight. Senior Coby Rincon had nine rebounds for the Tigers...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders played one of their best games of the season Tuesday night, defeating Haas Hall Academy of Fayetteville 56-48 at Highlander Arena.

The Berryville wrestling team celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday, Jan. 14, hosting Hollister, Mo., and Gentry for a dual meet.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats don’t like to lose. And they especially don’t like to lose two games in a row.

It was supposed to be a challenging week for the Berryville Bobcats, with three conference games in four days — starting with a difficult Tuesday night home game against Harrison. So far, however, so good for the Bobcats.

A Berryville man who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and spent a year in the county jail in connection with an alcohol-related vehicle accident that resulted in the death of his girlfriend in 2018 was arrested again earlier this week.

The Green Forest City Council discussed past, current and future projects at its meeting Tuesday.

The Eureka Springs City Council took the first step toward establishing a permanent entertainment district on Monday night.

If you ask City Advertising and Promotion Commission director Lacey Ekberg, city officials are supporting her after hearing about apparent discrepancies between the resume she submitted before she was hired and her actual employment history.

Lacey Ekberg’s resume lists a total of seven jobs from July 2011 to June 2018, with notations that each was a “short-term contract.”

Jan. 3, 2017 — Ekberg goes to work as executive director of DeLand (Fla.) Area Chamber of Commerce and Orange City Alliance, telling a local newspaper: “I’m hoping they will keep me here for a long time.” Jan. 18, 2017 — The Suncoast News in Port Richey, Fla. reports that Ekberg has left her job as president of Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce “for personal reasons.”...

The Green Forest chapter of Future Farmers of America took second place in a sub-area leadership competition on Dec. 13 at the North Arkansas College south campus in Harrison.

A Berryville man is facing drug and weapons charges after being arrested following a high-speed chase early Sunday morning in Green Forest.

A new $10 million-plus resort planned in the heart of Eureka Springs is aiming to create a new playground in the backyard of burgeoning Northwest Arkansas and a regional draw for mountain bikers, motorcyclists, foodies and sightseers. Pine Mountain –– a dramatic redevelopment of the Pine Mountain Village, Pine Mountain Jamboree and about 40 acres of adjoining forested hills –– will incorporate two farm-to-table restaurants, a fast-casual cafe, 15-plus cabins, boutique shopping, a 200-person event center, outdoor event space and a mountain adventure center to rewrite the script for Ozark mountain destinations.. ...

Faris Gene Miller, son of Carl Miller and Louisa (Walker) Jones, was born September 20, 1938 at Metalton, Arkansas. He departed this world January 7, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He fought the good fight to the very end when his Lord called him home to rest...