Document Disposal
Jimmy Owen drops a bag of documents into the hopper at a document disposal event
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May 2023
Mercy hosts visiting med students
More than 40 students from Arkansas’ three medical schools visited Mercy hospital in Berryville on Saturday, May 6, to learn more about the hospital and the community. The students — from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in Little Rock, the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith and the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro — visited Berryville as part of a field trip sponsored by the Rural Health Association of Arkansas.
Read MoreMercy hosts visiting med studentsCity hires code enforcement officer
The city of Berryville has hired a part-time code enforcement officer, Mayor Tim McKinney told the Berryville City Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 2. At the council’s April 18 meeting, McKinney had told council members that the city would into hiring a part-time employee to address issues with parked cars blocking access to streets.
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Berryville cuts ribbon on $3 million business park
The City of Berryville officially cut the ribbon to open its new $3 million business park on Thursday, May 4, with U.S. Rep.
Read MoreBerryville cuts ribbon on $3 million business parkWaltons pledge $34 mil to Opera
The Walton Family Foundation has awarded a $34 million grant to fund the design and construction of a new facility for Opera in the Ozarks, the foundation announced in a news release, saying the new theater will help the Eureka Springs-based opera program “to attract the best of a new generation of aspiring singers and musicians.”
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Homemaker aims to help rebuild clubs
Extension Homemakers Clubs were started in the 1920s and were immensely popular for decades — so much so that Carroll County alone had more than 30 clubs in the 1970s. But membership has declined over the decades, while the average age of club members has gone up significantly.
Read MoreHomemaker aims to help rebuild clubsChaneys are named county Farm Family of the Year
William Chaney III and his wife, Phylicia, of Chaney Farms in Green Forest have been named the Carroll County Farm Family of the Year. The Chaneys were selected for the county honor as part of Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 76th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program.
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Carl D. Bell
Carl D. Bell, formerly of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2023 surrounded by his family, at the age of 79.
Read MoreCarl D. BellStephanie “Gypsy” Huffman
Stephanie “Gypsy” Hu_man, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas was born on November 7, 1959, in Eureka Springs, the daughter of Homer and Janie (Clark) Frazier. Stephanie passed away Monday, April 24, 2023, in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 63.
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Darrell Gene Edmondson
Darrell Gene Edmondson of Eagle Rock, Missouri, was born April 28, 1949, in Berryville, Arkansas to Charlie “Speck” and Dorothy (Hayes) Edmondson. Darrell passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the age of 73.
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