October 2022

Carroll County Community Foundation announces Giving Tree Grant awards

October 18, 2022

The Carroll County Community Foundation Board of Directors presented Giving Tree Grants to 10 local nonprofits on Thursday, Oct. 13. Giving Tree is Arkansas Community Foundation’s signature program that supports a broad range of causes across our county and state – everything from critical issues to art and education.

October 18, 2022

The Holiday Island Rotary Club is sponsoring a virtual fundraiser to observe World Polio Day on Monday, Oct. 24, according to Jerry Pittman, club president.

October 18, 2022

As an alumni of BHS, having attended all 12 years plus kindergarten in Berryville, the library was and continues to be an important part of my life. During National Friends of the Library Week, I would like to encourage you to give back to the community by joining the Friends of the Berryville Library and by donating to help them raise the needed funds to build a new library that will better serve the growing needs of our community.

Frankly speaking

October 18, 2022

Iknow there are those who believe that the death of the newspaper would have no impact on their town. And they would be wrong.

Senior Center Menu

October 18, 2022

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Lunch is served at noon each weekday. The suggested donation for ages 60 and up is $4. There is a $6 charge for those under 60 and all carryout meals. Breakfast is served Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Menus are subject to change.

Community Calendar

October 18, 2022

Send calendar entries to Rick Harvey at RHarvey@cherryroad.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.CarrollCoNews.com.

90th birthday

October 18, 2022

Moncrief to speak at chamber banquet

October 18, 2022

Arkansas Razorbacks basketball legend Sidney Moncrief will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Berryville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 awards banquet, to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Berryville Community Center.

Brass act
Dallas quintet shares spotlight, knowledge with Berryville bands

October 11, 2022

Members of the Berryville High School and Middle School bands got what band directors Doug and Tonya Blevins called “the chance of a lifetime” last week to perform with world-class musicians in front of hundreds of people. The Dallas Brass, in the middle of a tour of Arkansas schools that also included stops in Rogers and Springdale, made the side trip to Berryville after the group’s leader, director Michael Levine, contacted Blevins.

County bows out; city moves to buy building

October 11, 2022

The former Entergy building in Berryville apparently will soon be government property, but it won’t belong to Carroll County. Instead, the city of Berryville intends to purchase the building to house its police department.