Stories from Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Emergency responders work to clear the scene of a two-vehicle accident Tuesday, April 7, on U.S. Highway 62 in front of the Harps Foods store in Green Forest. There were no serious injuries and the scene was cleared quickly. No further information was available.

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 Monday, April 13, a total of 86 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

With most of us sheltering at home with our families, now seems like a great time for an Imagination Library children’s book read by a local storyteller. As an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Imagination Library Carroll County loves “Goodnight with Dolly Imagination Library Bedtime Stories” so much, they have decided to bring it home to Carroll County...

It seems like the whole world is abuzz after Netflix released a popular docuseries last month. The show is successful for many reasons, particularly COVID-19 which practically requires non-essential employees to spend all their time at home. You know what else is at home? Netflix and its crown jewel, Tiger King. ...

Squeaky is this week’s Pet of the Week. She is loving and playful! She has been spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.  She is ready to make someone or a family a forever friend. She is available at Good Shepherd Humane Society. For more information on Squeaky and other four-legged friends, contact Good Shepherd as 479-253-9188.

The Cooperative Extension Service has been serving the people of Arkansas, from agricultural communities in rural areas to school children in the cities, for more than 100 years, through good times and bad. Our current era, in which we all face serious health risks from the COVID-19 virus, is no different...

The offices at the Carroll County USDA Service Center are still open. The public cannot enter, but there is someone available to answer your questions, rent equipment, and do contract checkouts. The center requests that you mail in your completed poultry registrations and any other payments. Call the office 870-423-2638, extension 3, at if you need any assistance...

In need of something to read or watch to keep yourself occupied while staying at home? The libraries in Berryville, Eureka Springs, and Green Forest can help! Books, movies, video games, albums, magazines and more are available to borrow from the libraries using curbside service. Curbside service is now available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday...

Good Shepherd Humane Society is taking the necessary steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Two Green Forest residents are being held in the Boone County Detention Center in Harrison after being arrested in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting. Louis Marcel Marcil, 20, and Sarah Ann Huffman, 24, were arrested on March 20, less than an hour after the alleged incident on Arkansas Highway 392 in Batavia...

Nelson’s Funeral Home in Berryville and Smith Family Funeral Home in Green Forest are making big changes in the way they offer services to follow the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control.

The Berryville City Council voted Tuesday, April 7, to allow the company Berryville Broadband LLC to offer broadband internet services to Berryville residents.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is taking several steps in response to concerns over COVID-19, Chief Deputy Maj. Jerry Williams said.

With Arkansas schools being closed for in-person classes the rest of the school year, local superintendents are urging students, parents and staff to keep up the good work and look at the positives.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday afternoon that 130 individuals had tested positive for COVID-19 in Arkansas over the previous 24 hours — the state’s highest one-day spike in new cases.

Carroll County now has two confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.