September 2022

Lady Bobcats start 3-0

The Berryville Lady Bobcats couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2022 volleyball season. After coming from behind to beat Class 6A Springdale on its home floor in their season opener on Aug. 23, the Lady Bobcats picked up two more victories last week.
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‘We’ll be OK’

Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on March 16, 2021, a few short months after I moved to Berryville, at the one-year mark for the COVID-near pandemic. In it, I talk about my mother and her final days before she succumbed to complications from the novel coronavirus. Thursday, Sept. 1, would have been her 75th birthday. A month from now, it will be two years since I had to make the most difficult decision of my life. Even then, she guided me. Today, the pandemic continues and even as the number of active cases fall, the death toll continues to rise. Let’s all be mindful, cautious and considerate. Take care and be well.
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Arkansas’ greatest resource

Today I’d like to talk about the celebration of Labor Day and the importance of our workforce. Barbecues, pool parties and parades are a common occurrence when Americans today celebrate Labor Day, but it wasn’t always about friends and families getting together for fun.
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Community Calendar

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.
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