Stories from Tuesday, February 4, 2020

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. 30, a total of 87 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas are partnering to provide two $1,500 Homegrown by Heroes academic scholarships to military veterans and active military personnel, their spouses, and children who are pursuing a degree in agriculture. Funding for the scholarships is provided by Farm Credit. Online applications are due March 16 and are available at https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/aad-programs. ...

Property owners who have delinquent real estate taxes can now pay online, the Commissioner of State Lands Office has announced. “We’re working to accommodate property owners and modernize the office,” Commissioner Tommy Land said. “As part of that, we’ve begun accepting online payments for delinquent real estate taxes.”...

Parks office manager Dove Bolerjack resigned from her position in November after reporting that the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission allegedly held an illegal meeting on Sept. 26, 2019.

The Berryville Rotary Club held its local 4-Way Speech Contest on Tuesday, with six students participating. Pictured from left to right are Bailey Doss, Jazmine Gachuzo, Jacob McMahan, Alessandra Holstead, Magen Parton and Shelby Newby. Doss was awarded first place, while Holstead took second place and Parton was the third-place winner.

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act at its meeting on Jan. 22, in the opinion of a Little Rock attorney who represents the Arkansas Press Association.

The Eureka Springs City Council approved the city’s 2020 budget on Monday night.

Seven Green Forest students and three Berryville students qualified for high school all-region band at tryouts on Saturday, Jan. 18.

The Carroll County quorum court voted unanimously at its January meeting on Monday to authorize Sheriff Jim Ross to start taking bids for an organization to provide medical services at the county detention center.

A Berryville man who perished in a house fire Sunday night likely died from smoke inhalation, a police investigator said, although that determination will have to be made by the state medical examiner.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats needed someone to make a big play Tuesday night at Prairie Grove. And Lexy Anderson delivered.

The Eureka Springs Highlanders lost back-to-back games Monday and Tuesday, and the flu may deserve as much credit as the Highlanders’ opponents.

The Green Forest Tigers lost back-to-back conference games Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Tigers lost 83-42 at Valley Springs. The following night, Green Forest fell to visiting Mountain View 53-33 at the Grim Gym. Junior Adrian Serna led the Tigers (3-18, 0-9 3A-1) with 12 points in the loss to Valley Springs. Sophomore Jordan McLoud grabbed 15 rebounds...

The Berryville Bobcats can’t seem to catch a break in 4A-1 conference play.