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Arrest Reports: 7/25
Robert Orman of Berryville - Violation of protection order.
Brian Snow of Rogers - Failure to Appear.
Austin Angela of Holiday island - Failure to Appear.
Dillon Carpenter of Berryville - Holding for another agency.
Dylan Goodwin of Fayetteville - Failure to Appear.
There are currently 99 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
Brian Snow of Rogers - Failure to Appear.
Austin Angela of Holiday island - Failure to Appear.
Dillon Carpenter of Berryville - Holding for another agency.
Dylan Goodwin of Fayetteville - Failure to Appear.
There are currently 99 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Friday, July 26 2024
Berryville Library summer fundraiser nets over $5,000 towards new library
BERRYVILLE - The Make It a Summer of Adventure Raffle held by the Friends of the Berryville Library raised over $5,000. This money will be used to support library operations and the goal of building a new public library in Berryville as soon as possible.
According to Friends President Elaine Floyd, “We can’t thank our businesses enough for the support they showed us in this year’s raffle! So much excitement was generated due to the great prizes that were offered. We also thank all the people who purchased tickets to show their support for our library. We know our community is behind us and we are all so ready to have a library building big enough to house all the wonderful resources and programs our library provides.”
Tonya Williams of Shelter Insurance was the presenting sponsor of the raffle and donated $1,000 to be used as a cash prize. In addition. the Crescent and Basin Park Hotels each donated a lodging and spa package for two; Berryville Walmart donated a camping supply kit; Carroll County Broadcasting donated coupons for kayaking trips and a train excursion; Battery Outfitters donated a NOCO jump starter; and Clay Maxey Berryville donated a pair of oil changes.
The lucky raffle winners were Richard Harp, Chuck Landis, Barry Doss, Elaine Wantland, Donna Norman, Anna Zaloudek, Joe Scott, Melissa Hall, and Pat Cline. The winning tickets were drawn at last month’s Ice Cream Social.
For more information on joining the Friends of the Berryville Library or to get involved in helping organize one of their many community events or fundraisers, contact President Elaine Floyd at (870) 423-2323 or stop by the Berryville Library at 104 Spring Street.
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Blood drive in Holiday Island on Monday
HOLIDAY ISLAND – The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at 45 area healthcare facilities, encourages community members to take the plunge to save lives. Give the gift of live at the blood drive in Holiday Island on Monday, July 29 and donors will receive a plush, adult-sized beach towel while supplies last.
The blood drive will take place in the main room of the Holiday Island Elks Lodge from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, July 29.
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks donors provide all the blood for patients at Eureka Springs Hospital, Mercy Hospital in Berryville, as well as 40 other healthcare facilities across the Ozarks.
“We love being able to offer our donors fun and unique incentive items so they can show off their status as a lifesaver and these beach towels are going to be a hot item,” said CBCO Media Relations Representative Michelle Teter. “It’s no secret that summer is a challenging time for the area’s blood supply. Hospital usage has recently increased, and summer activities often hinder donations. We urge community members to help keep the heat off the blood supply this summer by donating with CBCO. Your blood donation can support local patients, and you never know when it might be your friend, family member or neighbor who needs a blood transfusion. Please consider making a blood donation appointment today.”
To help avoid wait times, appointments are strongly encouraged. Donors can schedule an appointment at www.cbco.org/donate-blood or by calling (417) 227-5006.
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Lake Fayetteville monitoring reveals peak months for harmful algal bloomsBy John Lovett/UAEX
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Five years of water quality monitoring at Lake Fayetteville is shedding light on the cycles of waterborne nutrients and bacteria-produced toxins, offering a better way to measure the risk to recreational users.
Water quality scientists with the Arkansas Water Resources Center, a part of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, have been examining cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in the 194-acre body of water since 2018. The lake was created in 1949 to supply the city’s water, but is now used for fishing, kayaking and other recreational uses.
“It’s a small watershed and recreational lake that is heavily influenced by human activity,” said Brian Haggard, director of the Arkansas Water Resources Center and a professor of biological and agricultural engineering. “Now, the watershed is urban, with still some agricultural lands, so it provides a unique opportunity to study a system that has become hypereutrophic.”
Hypereutrophic means the water has high concentrations of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. While these are necessary for plant growth, when there’s too much, they can spark a “bloom” — an explosive growth of cyanobacteria, which can produce toxins like microcystin.
“Microcystins are the most studied cyanobacterial toxins, and many species of cyanobacteria can produce this toxin under certain conditions,” Haggard said. “There is a lot of nitrogen and phosphorus that can be released from the lake bottom, which might influence when cyanobacteria produced toxins.”
The nutrients which drive cyanobacterial growth can come from the watershed, especially during storm events which transport nutrients to the lake, he explained. However, the “legacy” nutrients, or nutrients stored within the lake bottom, can also drive harmful algal blooms and toxin production by the cyanobacteria.
Haggard said long-term monitoring of Lake Fayetteville offers practical guidance for people who use the lake, especially kayakers and dog owners, to avoid exposure to microcystins, which can make both people and animals sick.
Even though the City of Fayetteville, which owns the lake, put up a sign recognizing the potential for toxic cyanobacterial blooms, Haggard envisions a more comprehensive and data-driven approach.
“What we would like to move towards is something similar to what the forest service uses for fire risk,” Haggard said. “Are there some parameters we can measure rather easily that can help let us know if the chance of elevated toxins is high?”
Haggard said that expensive toxin analyses could be replaced by simple measurements such as water temperature and the fluorescence of phycocyanin, a pigment used for photosynthesis by cyanobacteria. These more cost-effective measurements could be used as a proxy to decide on whether the microcystin toxin concentration is too high in the lake for safe recreational use.
Since the Arkansas Water Resources Center began routine monitoring at the lake, microcystin has been observed in measurable concentrations greater than the reporting limit of 0.3 micrograms per liter throughout the year. In 2019, microcystin concentrations were measured up to 15 micrograms per liter at the lake — nearly double the recommended limit for contact in a recreational water.
Findings over five yearsHaggard and his team at the Arkansas Water Resources Center published a study last year in the Journal of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers examining a subset of the monitoring data taken in summer 2020 at Lake Fayetteville. The study is titled “Microcystin shows thresholds and hierarchical structure with physiochemical properties at Lake Fayetteville, Arkansas, May through September 2020.”
“Lakes with HABs often have a pattern to when toxins are elevated, and Lake Fayetteville tends to have greater total microcystins during late spring, early summer and then again in fall,” Haggard said. “These peaks in total microcystin coincide with natural hydrodynamics of the lake, that is stratification – when the warm and cold layers set up – and turnover – when those layers remix bring nutrients from the bottom waters up to the upper layers.
“It’s not always this simple, but this has been the pattern at Lake Fayetteville. The cyanobacteria seem to produce more toxins during these periods.”
All lakes with deep enough water experience “turnover.” During the spring, the surface water warms when the deep water stays cooler. However, “when the colder water down there is not mixing with the surface any longer, you can lose all the oxygen.”
When the oxygen is gone or limited, a group of bacteria called facultative anaerobes use nitrates to “breathe,” removing nitrogen from the lake bottom waters through a process called denitrification. After the nitrate is gone, these bacteria seek manganese and iron to metabolize for energy.
Once the bacteria move to manganese and iron, they’re dissolving manganese and iron oxides in the sediments, which have phosphorus and ammonium and other things attached to them, Haggard explained. When metabolizing the manganese and iron, the anaerobic bacteria free up phosphorus and ammonium that goes into the lake bottom water and further builds nutrients.
“In the fall, when the lake mixes, this can bring nutrients up into the water,” Haggard said. “This happens when we see the fall peak in cyanobacterial toxins.”
Haggard’s co-authors on the microcystin thresholds study included Erin Grantz and Brad Austin with the Arkansas Water Resources Center; former graduate students Abbie Lasater with the University of Arkansas biological and agricultural engineering department, and Alyssa Ferri with the crop, soil and environmental sciences department; Nicole Wagner with the biology department at Oakland University; and Thad Scott with the biology department and Center for Reservoirs and Aquatic System Research at Baylor University.
Toxin-risk frameworkMembers of Haggard’s team also recently published a peer-reviewed paper in the journal of the University Council on Water Resources. The paper focused on developing a strategy to help inform recreational users of Lake Fayetteville when total microcystins might be elevated. The study is titled “Chlorophyll and phycocyanin raw fluorescence may inform recreational lake managers on cyanobacterial HABs and toxins: Lake Fayetteville case study.” It is this initial study that the Arkansas Water Resources Center is building on to help create a toxin-risk framework like that used to warn of fire danger in forests.
“The goal is to help inform the recreational users when the risk of cyanobacterial HABs that might be producing elevated toxins is low, medium, high and very high,” Haggard said. “This way the signage about cyanobacterial HABs and toxins can be updated on a more timely basis, and it does not become a static sign that people often disregard.”
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State Capitol Week in ReviewBy Senator Bryan King
The Arkansas sales tax holiday this year will be on the first weekend in August, Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4.
Consumers will not have to pay sales tax on any articles of clothing that cost less than $100.
The exempted items include pants, shirts, dresses and shoes. Also free from sales tax are bathing suits, baby blankets, underwear, raincoats, uniforms, hats and caps, aprons, neckties, scarves and steel-toes boots.
Diapers, even disposal diapers, are included on the list of exempt items. However, sports equipment will not be exempt, so you will pay sales tax on cleats, baseball gloves, goggles, life preservers, shin guards and shoulder pads.
Accessories are also on the list of exempted items, as long as they cost less than $50. The list of articles is extensive, and includes handbags and purses, sunglasses, jewelry, hair notions, wallets, watches and wigs.
More than 65 categories of cosmetics are exempt from the sales tax, such as mascara, many types of hair products, fingernail polish and fingernail remover, bath salts, artificial eyelashes, perfume and stretch mark cream.
School supplies will be exempt from the sales tax. Officially the first weekend of August is called the sales tax holiday, but many people refer to it as the “Back to School” sales tax holiday. That’s because the legislature intentionally scheduled it for early August, to benefit families with children going to school.
School supplies include pens, pencils and paper as well as art supplies.
Thanks to Act 944 of 2021, approved by the legislature earlier this year, some electronic and computer equipment were added to the list of tax exempt items.
Laptops, desktops, tablets, printers, keyboards, calculators, cell phones, e-readers and monitors are exempt from the sales tax. However, video games, stereos and televisions are not included.
Arkansas families will save an estimated $2.6 million on purchases of electronic and computer equipment.
The sales tax exemption applies to single articles, and is not based on the overall cost of everything you buy. For example, you can buy three shirts $25 each and a pair of pants for $50 and you will not be charged the sales tax, even though the total is $125. Because each item is less than $100, the exemption is applied.
However, if you buy a pair of shoes for $120, you will have to pay the sales tax on the full amount of the purchase.
When you take advantage of a sale that allows you to buy one item and get another for a reduced price, the holiday exemption applies only to the items costing less than $100. For example, a store may offer a pair of jeans for $120 and you can get a second pair for half price, or $60. The sales tax exemption will apply only to the second pair.
The exemption applies to all sales taxes, not just state sales taxes. That means exempt items are free of all city, county and local sales taxes.
All retailers have to participate. Articles cannot be separated in order to lower their price under the $100 and $50 thresholds. Men’s suits and pairs of shoes, which normally are sold as one unit, cannot be split into separate purchases.
BERRYVILLE - The Make It a Summer of Adventure Raffle held by the Friends of the Berryville Library raised over $5,000. This money will be used to support library operations and the goal of building a new public library in Berryville as soon as possible.
According to Friends President Elaine Floyd, “We can’t thank our businesses enough for the support they showed us in this year’s raffle! So much excitement was generated due to the great prizes that were offered. We also thank all the people who purchased tickets to show their support for our library. We know our community is behind us and we are all so ready to have a library building big enough to house all the wonderful resources and programs our library provides.”
Tonya Williams of Shelter Insurance was the presenting sponsor of the raffle and donated $1,000 to be used as a cash prize. In addition. the Crescent and Basin Park Hotels each donated a lodging and spa package for two; Berryville Walmart donated a camping supply kit; Carroll County Broadcasting donated coupons for kayaking trips and a train excursion; Battery Outfitters donated a NOCO jump starter; and Clay Maxey Berryville donated a pair of oil changes.
The lucky raffle winners were Richard Harp, Chuck Landis, Barry Doss, Elaine Wantland, Donna Norman, Anna Zaloudek, Joe Scott, Melissa Hall, and Pat Cline. The winning tickets were drawn at last month’s Ice Cream Social.
For more information on joining the Friends of the Berryville Library or to get involved in helping organize one of their many community events or fundraisers, contact President Elaine Floyd at (870) 423-2323 or stop by the Berryville Library at 104 Spring Street.
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Blood drive in Holiday Island on Monday
HOLIDAY ISLAND – The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at 45 area healthcare facilities, encourages community members to take the plunge to save lives. Give the gift of live at the blood drive in Holiday Island on Monday, July 29 and donors will receive a plush, adult-sized beach towel while supplies last.
The blood drive will take place in the main room of the Holiday Island Elks Lodge from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, July 29.
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks donors provide all the blood for patients at Eureka Springs Hospital, Mercy Hospital in Berryville, as well as 40 other healthcare facilities across the Ozarks.
“We love being able to offer our donors fun and unique incentive items so they can show off their status as a lifesaver and these beach towels are going to be a hot item,” said CBCO Media Relations Representative Michelle Teter. “It’s no secret that summer is a challenging time for the area’s blood supply. Hospital usage has recently increased, and summer activities often hinder donations. We urge community members to help keep the heat off the blood supply this summer by donating with CBCO. Your blood donation can support local patients, and you never know when it might be your friend, family member or neighbor who needs a blood transfusion. Please consider making a blood donation appointment today.”
To help avoid wait times, appointments are strongly encouraged. Donors can schedule an appointment at www.cbco.org/donate-blood or by calling (417) 227-5006.
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Lake Fayetteville monitoring reveals peak months for harmful algal bloomsBy John Lovett/UAEX
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Five years of water quality monitoring at Lake Fayetteville is shedding light on the cycles of waterborne nutrients and bacteria-produced toxins, offering a better way to measure the risk to recreational users.
Water quality scientists with the Arkansas Water Resources Center, a part of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, have been examining cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in the 194-acre body of water since 2018. The lake was created in 1949 to supply the city’s water, but is now used for fishing, kayaking and other recreational uses.
“It’s a small watershed and recreational lake that is heavily influenced by human activity,” said Brian Haggard, director of the Arkansas Water Resources Center and a professor of biological and agricultural engineering. “Now, the watershed is urban, with still some agricultural lands, so it provides a unique opportunity to study a system that has become hypereutrophic.”
Hypereutrophic means the water has high concentrations of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. While these are necessary for plant growth, when there’s too much, they can spark a “bloom” — an explosive growth of cyanobacteria, which can produce toxins like microcystin.
“Microcystins are the most studied cyanobacterial toxins, and many species of cyanobacteria can produce this toxin under certain conditions,” Haggard said. “There is a lot of nitrogen and phosphorus that can be released from the lake bottom, which might influence when cyanobacteria produced toxins.”
The nutrients which drive cyanobacterial growth can come from the watershed, especially during storm events which transport nutrients to the lake, he explained. However, the “legacy” nutrients, or nutrients stored within the lake bottom, can also drive harmful algal blooms and toxin production by the cyanobacteria.
Haggard said long-term monitoring of Lake Fayetteville offers practical guidance for people who use the lake, especially kayakers and dog owners, to avoid exposure to microcystins, which can make both people and animals sick.
Even though the City of Fayetteville, which owns the lake, put up a sign recognizing the potential for toxic cyanobacterial blooms, Haggard envisions a more comprehensive and data-driven approach.
“What we would like to move towards is something similar to what the forest service uses for fire risk,” Haggard said. “Are there some parameters we can measure rather easily that can help let us know if the chance of elevated toxins is high?”
Haggard said that expensive toxin analyses could be replaced by simple measurements such as water temperature and the fluorescence of phycocyanin, a pigment used for photosynthesis by cyanobacteria. These more cost-effective measurements could be used as a proxy to decide on whether the microcystin toxin concentration is too high in the lake for safe recreational use.
Since the Arkansas Water Resources Center began routine monitoring at the lake, microcystin has been observed in measurable concentrations greater than the reporting limit of 0.3 micrograms per liter throughout the year. In 2019, microcystin concentrations were measured up to 15 micrograms per liter at the lake — nearly double the recommended limit for contact in a recreational water.
Findings over five yearsHaggard and his team at the Arkansas Water Resources Center published a study last year in the Journal of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers examining a subset of the monitoring data taken in summer 2020 at Lake Fayetteville. The study is titled “Microcystin shows thresholds and hierarchical structure with physiochemical properties at Lake Fayetteville, Arkansas, May through September 2020.”
“Lakes with HABs often have a pattern to when toxins are elevated, and Lake Fayetteville tends to have greater total microcystins during late spring, early summer and then again in fall,” Haggard said. “These peaks in total microcystin coincide with natural hydrodynamics of the lake, that is stratification – when the warm and cold layers set up – and turnover – when those layers remix bring nutrients from the bottom waters up to the upper layers.
“It’s not always this simple, but this has been the pattern at Lake Fayetteville. The cyanobacteria seem to produce more toxins during these periods.”
All lakes with deep enough water experience “turnover.” During the spring, the surface water warms when the deep water stays cooler. However, “when the colder water down there is not mixing with the surface any longer, you can lose all the oxygen.”
When the oxygen is gone or limited, a group of bacteria called facultative anaerobes use nitrates to “breathe,” removing nitrogen from the lake bottom waters through a process called denitrification. After the nitrate is gone, these bacteria seek manganese and iron to metabolize for energy.
Once the bacteria move to manganese and iron, they’re dissolving manganese and iron oxides in the sediments, which have phosphorus and ammonium and other things attached to them, Haggard explained. When metabolizing the manganese and iron, the anaerobic bacteria free up phosphorus and ammonium that goes into the lake bottom water and further builds nutrients.
“In the fall, when the lake mixes, this can bring nutrients up into the water,” Haggard said. “This happens when we see the fall peak in cyanobacterial toxins.”
Haggard’s co-authors on the microcystin thresholds study included Erin Grantz and Brad Austin with the Arkansas Water Resources Center; former graduate students Abbie Lasater with the University of Arkansas biological and agricultural engineering department, and Alyssa Ferri with the crop, soil and environmental sciences department; Nicole Wagner with the biology department at Oakland University; and Thad Scott with the biology department and Center for Reservoirs and Aquatic System Research at Baylor University.
Toxin-risk frameworkMembers of Haggard’s team also recently published a peer-reviewed paper in the journal of the University Council on Water Resources. The paper focused on developing a strategy to help inform recreational users of Lake Fayetteville when total microcystins might be elevated. The study is titled “Chlorophyll and phycocyanin raw fluorescence may inform recreational lake managers on cyanobacterial HABs and toxins: Lake Fayetteville case study.” It is this initial study that the Arkansas Water Resources Center is building on to help create a toxin-risk framework like that used to warn of fire danger in forests.
“The goal is to help inform the recreational users when the risk of cyanobacterial HABs that might be producing elevated toxins is low, medium, high and very high,” Haggard said. “This way the signage about cyanobacterial HABs and toxins can be updated on a more timely basis, and it does not become a static sign that people often disregard.”
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State Capitol Week in ReviewBy Senator Bryan King
The Arkansas sales tax holiday this year will be on the first weekend in August, Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4.
Consumers will not have to pay sales tax on any articles of clothing that cost less than $100.
The exempted items include pants, shirts, dresses and shoes. Also free from sales tax are bathing suits, baby blankets, underwear, raincoats, uniforms, hats and caps, aprons, neckties, scarves and steel-toes boots.
Diapers, even disposal diapers, are included on the list of exempt items. However, sports equipment will not be exempt, so you will pay sales tax on cleats, baseball gloves, goggles, life preservers, shin guards and shoulder pads.
Accessories are also on the list of exempted items, as long as they cost less than $50. The list of articles is extensive, and includes handbags and purses, sunglasses, jewelry, hair notions, wallets, watches and wigs.
More than 65 categories of cosmetics are exempt from the sales tax, such as mascara, many types of hair products, fingernail polish and fingernail remover, bath salts, artificial eyelashes, perfume and stretch mark cream.
School supplies will be exempt from the sales tax. Officially the first weekend of August is called the sales tax holiday, but many people refer to it as the “Back to School” sales tax holiday. That’s because the legislature intentionally scheduled it for early August, to benefit families with children going to school.
School supplies include pens, pencils and paper as well as art supplies.
Thanks to Act 944 of 2021, approved by the legislature earlier this year, some electronic and computer equipment were added to the list of tax exempt items.
Laptops, desktops, tablets, printers, keyboards, calculators, cell phones, e-readers and monitors are exempt from the sales tax. However, video games, stereos and televisions are not included.
Arkansas families will save an estimated $2.6 million on purchases of electronic and computer equipment.
The sales tax exemption applies to single articles, and is not based on the overall cost of everything you buy. For example, you can buy three shirts $25 each and a pair of pants for $50 and you will not be charged the sales tax, even though the total is $125. Because each item is less than $100, the exemption is applied.
However, if you buy a pair of shoes for $120, you will have to pay the sales tax on the full amount of the purchase.
When you take advantage of a sale that allows you to buy one item and get another for a reduced price, the holiday exemption applies only to the items costing less than $100. For example, a store may offer a pair of jeans for $120 and you can get a second pair for half price, or $60. The sales tax exemption will apply only to the second pair.
The exemption applies to all sales taxes, not just state sales taxes. That means exempt items are free of all city, county and local sales taxes.
All retailers have to participate. Articles cannot be separated in order to lower their price under the $100 and $50 thresholds. Men’s suits and pairs of shoes, which normally are sold as one unit, cannot be split into separate purchases.
Arrest Reports: 7/24
Jason Asbury of Berryville - Domestic batting in the third degree, failure to appear and bond surrender.
Richard Badley of Green Forest - Court commitment and violation of a protection order.
Matthew Martin of Eureka Springs - Aggravated assault.
Justin McCalister of Rogers - Failure to appear.
There are currently 99 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
Richard Badley of Green Forest - Court commitment and violation of a protection order.
Matthew Martin of Eureka Springs - Aggravated assault.
Justin McCalister of Rogers - Failure to appear.
There are currently 99 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Thursday, July 25 2024
Arkansas sales tax holiday is Aug. 3-4
School is just around the corner for Arkansas kids and so in Arkansas’ annual sales taxholiday to help their parents save some money on getting them ready.This year, tax-free weekend in Arkansas is Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, and Sunday, Aug. 4,2024.
According to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, the weekend beginsexactly at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4.The list of items eligible during tax-free weekend includes electronic devices usedcommonly by students like computer monitors, cell phones, laptops, and e-readers.Electronics that qualify don't have a price limit. As always, school supplies, clothes, andclothing items are also exempt.
And there’s even more on the list, like diapers and briefcases.Along with buying tax-free in local stores, this applies to online shopping, no matter whatstore or site as long as you are shipping the item to an Arkansas address.Here's a full list of what qualifies for tax-free weekend in Arkansas.Tax-free weekend in Arkansas began after a law was passed in 2011 calling for a sales taxholiday every year during the first weekend of August. This a time when families can shopfor school without the burden of paying taxes on items, particularly school supplies,clothing, and more things related to classes.
Both state and local sales taxes aren't collected or paid during that time.For clothing and footwear, as long as the sales prices is less than $100 per item, they wouldbe considered to be eligible. Clothing accessories however have to be under $50. Most, ifnot all the school supply items you can imagine, qualify, along with electronic devices"commonly used by a student in the course of study," the DFA says. Here's the fullitemized list of tax-free items that qualify.A frequent question regards online purchases. If the item is purchased online during taxfree weekend it will be tax-free if the shipping destination is in Arkansas (the item canarrive at anytime).
---Samaritan’s Feet Show Giveaway is Aug. 11
EUREKA SPRINGS – The Eureka Springs Rotary Club will present the Samaritan’s FeetShoe Giveaway on Sunday, Aug. 11 to provide new shoes to kids in Carroll County.Organizers said the event is being held to help Carroll County kids start the year off right.Come by the Eureka Springs High School Cafeteria between 2-5 p.m. on Aug. 11 to receive a free pair of shoes for your child.
The Eureka Springs High School Cafeteria is located at 2 Lake Lucerene Road in EurekaSprings.
Anyone interested in supporting the Eureka Springs Rotary Club in its effort to build astronger, more vibrant community is invited to leave a donation here.
---Practice caution to prevent heat-related illness
With summer 2024 on track to be the hottest summer on record for many cities in the U.S.,it’s important to follow heat safety guidelines to prevent sunburns, heat exhaustion andheat stroke.Heat-related illnesses are preventable if precautions are taken, Mader said. These illnesses,such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke, occur when the body is not able to properly coolitself.
Though everyone is susceptible to heat-related illness, there are special populations whoshould take extra caution during heat exposure. Those at increased risk include adults 65and older, infants and children, pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses such asheart disease or cancer. People without access to air conditioning, athletes and outdoorworkers are also at a higher risk.
Signs of heat-related illness Heat stroke: A high body temperature greater than 103 F; hot, red or dry skin; fastpulse; dizziness, nausea, confusion and loss of consciousness. Heat exhaustion: Heavy sweating; cold, pale and clammy skin; fast, weak pulse;nausea or vomiting; muscle cramps, tiredness or weakness; dizziness; headache andfainting. Heat cramps: Heavy sweating during intense exercise; muscle pain or spasms. Heat rash: Red clusters of small blisters that look like pimples on the skin, usuallyon the neck, chest, groin, elbows or on the anterior side of arms.Heat-related illness prevention tips Wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothes to improve airflow and aid in naturalcooling. Stay indoors when able, and avoid using appliances that give off heat. Do not leave children, or anyone else, in cars unattended. Double check all theseats in your vehicle before walking away. Schedule outdoor activities with a plan in place. Try to limit outdoor activitiesduring the hottest parts of the day. Rest, often, in shaded areas to limit heat exposure. Wear sunscreen to protect your skin, and wear hats, long sleeves and pants whenable, and when it does not restrict your movements or your ability to sweat naturally. Drink plenty of fluids, and do not consume sugary or alcoholic beverages whenyou are in the heat. Replace salts and minerals, such as electrolytes, frequently during heatexposure. Sweating eliminates electrolytes, which can be replaced using a sportsdrink, or another source for replenishing minerals. Stay informed about changes in the weather, especially related to extremetemperatures, humidity and UV exposure. Use a buddy system, especially for outdoor workers or athletes, to ensure safety. Check on those who are at high risk, especially if they do not have airconditioning in their home or place of employment.While working in the heat, it is recommended to drink at least 8 ounces of water every 15-20 minutes. This translates to approximately 24-32 ounces per hour of heat exposure.For more information about healthy living, visit the Cooperative ExtensionService’s Health in Arkansas website.
Arrest Reports: 7/23
Samuel Alburtis of Berryville - failure to appear.
Brendan Collins of Gentry - contempt of court and failure to appear.
Terry Duggin of West Fork - failure to appear.
Cameron Haden of Harrison - battery in the second degree, driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene.
Ashley Hunt of Eureka Springs - failure to appear.
Wilson Jourmal of Green Forest - failure to appear.
John Massa of Green Forest - public intoxication.
David Palos of Springdale - contempt of court.
Florencia Raines of Huntsville - Holding for another agency.
Briana Pharr of Berryville - failure to appear.
James Reese of Berryville - failure to appear. There are currently 106 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
Brendan Collins of Gentry - contempt of court and failure to appear.
Terry Duggin of West Fork - failure to appear.
Cameron Haden of Harrison - battery in the second degree, driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene.
Ashley Hunt of Eureka Springs - failure to appear.
Wilson Jourmal of Green Forest - failure to appear.
John Massa of Green Forest - public intoxication.
David Palos of Springdale - contempt of court.
Florencia Raines of Huntsville - Holding for another agency.
Briana Pharr of Berryville - failure to appear.
James Reese of Berryville - failure to appear. There are currently 106 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Wednesday, July 24 2024
- Today In Conway, Police Are Investigating The Homicide Of A Man Who Was Found DeadInside Of His Home, Monday Morning. According to The Conway Police Department, OfficersFound 34 Year Old Israel Damont Credit Jr. Dead In His Home After Receiving Several CallsFrom Concerned Citizens Who Requested A Welfare Check On Mr. Credit. Investigators HaveNot Released Information On Any Possible Suspects Or A Motive In The Killing. Anyone WithInformation On The Killing Is Encouraged To Contact The Conway Police Department Tip Line.- A Man Fleeing From Arkansas State Police On Interstate 30 Was Shot & Injured MondayNight. Officials Say That State Troopers Were Pursuing 43 Year Old Joshua Harrison OfRichmond, Indiana, Monday Night Just After 10pm. Things Took A Turn When Harrison BeganShooting At The State Troopers. Officers Began Returning Fire Almost Immediately &Attempting To Drive Him Off The Road With Their Vehicles, Using Pit Maneuvers. This WentOn For Sometime Until Harrison Crossed The Median & Traveled Against Eastbound TrafficUntil He Was Ultimately Struck By A Tractor Trailer. After The Crash, Harrison Was ArrestedBy Troopers & Received Medical Treatment, Prior To Being Taken To The Local Hospital. AFemale Passenger Was Also taken Into Custody. Harrison Was Booked Into The HempsteadCounty Detention Center Early Tuesday Morning, Where He Is Currently Being Held WithoutBond. No One Aside From Mr. Harrison Was Injured In Monday Night’s Incident.- In Other News A Man Is Currently Locked Up After Using A Fake Gun To Terrorize People ForHours At A Hospital In Northern Arkansas. Today John West Is In Custody After AuthoritiesSay He Used A Painted Toy Gun The Throw The Fort Smith Mercy Hospital Into A Panic. HisActions Forced The Hospital To Lockdown. Police Eventually Found West Hiding In The CeilingOf The Cafeteria Before Arresting Him. He Has Now Been Charged With 3 Felonies.
Arrest Reports: 7/22
Andrew Baker Of Neosheo Missouri - Failure To Appear
James Blanshan Of Eureka Springs- Failure To Appear
Evelynn George Of Eureka Springs - Court Commitment
Wesley Holman Of Green Forest - Failure To Appear x3
Kassandra Noisewater Of Berryville- No Drivers License
Jessie Rivers Of Eureka Springs - Contempt Of Court- Failure To Appear
Daniel Taglia Of Eureka Springs- Driving While Intoxicated
Jeralyn Taglia Of Eureka Springs- Driving Left Of Center- DWI- Fleeing- Refusal To Submit To A Chemical Test
Cameron Haden Of Little Rock - Aggravated Assault- Driving While Intoxicated- Leaving The Scene Of Property Damage There are currently 100 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
Cameron Haden Of Little Rock - Aggravated Assault- Driving While Intoxicated- Leaving The Scene Of Property Damage There are currently 100 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Tuesday, July 23 2024
...Berryville man charged with multiple felonies following shooting incidentBERRYVILLE – Formal charges were filed last week against a Berryville man followingan incident in June when he allegedly shot another man during a domestic incident.Court records show 23-year-old Jacob Little Bear Dollarhide was charged on July 19 in theCircuit Court of Carroll County with felony charges of a terroristic act causing physicalinjury, battery in the first degree and two counts of aggravated assault. He is also facingmisdemeanor counts of fleeing and battery in the third degree.The charges stem from an incident in Carroll County on June 23. According to the arrestaffidavit, deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 300block of County Road 426 in reference to an ongoing domestic disturbance. While enroute, dispatch advised the responding deputy that the suspect had shot at the neighbor’shome.The deputy arrived at the home and was met with a number of frantic residents outside.The group advised the deputy that a domestic disturbance developed between Dollarhideand a woman in the home after he was unable to find his glasses.The victim said Dollarhide assaulted her on the lawn of the home where he was staying.The altercation then widened to include a neighbor who reportedly attempted to end theassault. Dollarhide then allegedly grabbed a rifle and began firing into the air and at theneighbor’s garage and then at the neighbor.The intervening neighbor was injured by the gunfire and displayed the fresh wound to theresponding deputies.Dollarhide was later located nearby in a field close to the scene. A foot pursuit developedbefore Dollarhide was taken into custody and transported to the Carroll County Jail.Dollarhide reportedly told deputies he had fired the gun in self-defense after the neighborhad intervened in the incident.Dollarhide remains in custody on a $500,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduledfor Aug. 19.---New rules in effect for Arkansas’ Child Care Assistant ProgramEarly childhood education lays the foundation for lifelong learning. Improving access tohigh-quality childcare programs helps to provide structured environments where childrencan explore, play, and interact, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and cooperation.
Lawmakers are sharing a recent announcement regarding increased access to affordablechildcare for parents and guardians in Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Educationannounced important changes to the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) subsidyprogram under the LEARNS Act.The Child Care Assistance is a program available for low-income families. This programprovides financial assistance for quality childcare and is made possible by the CCDF.The changes below, which became effective on July 1, are the result of efforts by the StateBoard of Education Committee on Early Learning and local early childhood leadorganizations and their continued engagement with stakeholders.Required work hours: Families must now show they completed 20 hours of work eachweek, a reduction from 30 hours. This change expands access to high-quality earlychildhood opportunities, making it easier for working families to balance work and homelife.Household income determination: Instead of updating the eligibility-based state medianincome every two years, ADE will update this criteria every year. This ensures eligibilitydeterminations are more accurate.Family Co-Payment: Arkansas now waives family co-payments for families at or below 75percent of the state’s median income. This is a change from 40 percent, so more familiescan afford high-quality early childhood opportunities for their children.Removal of lifetime limit: The previous 60-month limit to receive benefits has beenremoved, allowing eligible families to now qualify indefinitely.Unified application: Families can now use one application for both Arkansas BetterChance and CCDF programs.ADE serves approximately 16,000 Arkansas families annually through CCDF. There is nodeadline for families to apply. As long as funding is available, the department will processeligible applications. To learn more, visit https://dese.link/childcareassistance.---Berryville MRI, other projects receive funding through FY2025 billsCongressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a senior member of the House AppropriationsCommittee and Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development(THUD) Subcommittee, authored, secured, and voted to pass funding for Third Districtpriorities within the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations bills, all of which have advanced outof the committee as of last week.The funds include more than $1.3 million for a new MRI unit at the Berryville Hospital.
Congressman Womack said, “Arkansans sent me to Congress to deliver results that willhave real impacts on their daily lives. Whether the project focuses on improvinginfrastructure in Northwest Arkansas, preparing Fort Smith for the FMS mission, orsupporting our hardworking firefighters' efforts to keep us safe, I want to ensure the needsof our growing region are met. Securing wins to improve the quality of life for ThirdDistrict Arkansans remains my priority on the House Appropriations Committee.”Below are the FY25 Appropriations bills that contain direct wins for Arkansas’ ThirdDistrict with details about each provision’s impacts.Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Arkansas Highway 112 – $6 million. This project will fund the construction of safety,operational and congestion improvements on various segments of Highway 112 fromBentonville to Fayetteville. These improvements will include major widening, raisedmedians, pedestrian improvements, traffic signal upgrades, and roundabouts. Benton County Water System Improvements – $1.75 million. This project willupgrade the current water system to a loop system and provide newer, larger pipes that cankeep up with the water demand of the growing area. Construction of Future Interstate 49 – $3 million. This project will fund theconstruction of a segment of future Interstate 49 and provide congestion relief for the citiesof Fort Smith and Van Buren. Farmington Bridge Repairs – $6.5 million. This project will provide funds to replacetwo functionally obsolete bridges that are located on Double Springs Road in Farmington,Arkansas. Huntsville Water System Improvements – $3 million. This project will provideupgrades to the Huntsville water system, including building a water tower and upgradingthe sewer lines and plant. Mulberry Food Pantry – $500,000. This project will provide funds to the City ofMulberry to update the Community Food Pantry to increase its capacity and comply withthe American Disabilities Act. Northeastern Benton County Fire Station Improvements – $1.25 million. This projectwill provide funds for facility construction and upgrades, including structure material,heating and air, a new water line and additional equipment, including a new fire truck. North Central Crawford County Water Systems Improvements – $4.4 million. Thisproject will provide funds for a water system extension to serve approximately 350 users inNorth Central Crawford County who currently do not have access to a potable watersupply. Springdale Northern Bypass – $59 million. This funding will help complete the U.S.Highway 412 Springdale Northern Bypass by constructing a four-lane, divided highwaywith fully controlled access built to interstate standards. Towson Avenue Improvements – $12.5 million. This project will provide funds toimprove Highway 71B/Towson Ave. in Fort Smith by enhancing pedestrianaccommodations and improving drainage.Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Ebbing Air National Guard Academic Training Center – $70 million. The fundingwould be used to construct a F-35 Academic Training Center and Liquid Oxygen Supply
Storage facility for the Foreign Military Sales F-35 program’s Pilot Training Center. Thefacility will provide spaces for training classrooms, flight simulator spaces, conferencerooms, and administrative support spaces for the F-35 FMS Pilot Training Center mission.Defense Ebbing Air National Guard Base Foreign Military Sales Mission – $36.743 million.This funding will support continued infrastructure investments required to stand up theForeign Military Sales mission at Ebbing Air National Guard Base.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Berryville Hospital MRI –$1.376 million. This funding will go toward equipment foran MRI unit for Berryville Hospital. Pea Ridge Fire Station – $2.75 million. This funding will go toward the constructionof a new fire station for the City of Pea Ridge’s Fire Department, which will provideincreased fire and EMS capacity.Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Elkins Water System Improvements – $3.75 million. This project will provideupgrades to the current water systems and help provide ratepayer relief. Springdale Water System Improvements – $3 million. This project will provide fundsto expand sewer infrastructure over very difficult and challenging terrain to the easternborder of Springdale.---Green Forest ABC Preschool enrollment is July 29GREEN FOREST – Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year at Green Forest ABCPreschool will be held Monday, July 29.Registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day in the Green Forest ABCPreschool building.Parents and guardians are asked to bring the following items:-Child’s birth certificate-Social Security card, if available-Proof of income for one month-Completed application-Immunization recordsThe child must be three years old on or before Aug. 1 to enroll. Free slots are available tothose who qualify.Applications can be picked up ahead of July 29 at the Green Forest Elementary Schoolduring regular office hours between Tuesday and Friday.
Lawmakers are sharing a recent announcement regarding increased access to affordablechildcare for parents and guardians in Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Educationannounced important changes to the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) subsidyprogram under the LEARNS Act.The Child Care Assistance is a program available for low-income families. This programprovides financial assistance for quality childcare and is made possible by the CCDF.The changes below, which became effective on July 1, are the result of efforts by the StateBoard of Education Committee on Early Learning and local early childhood leadorganizations and their continued engagement with stakeholders.Required work hours: Families must now show they completed 20 hours of work eachweek, a reduction from 30 hours. This change expands access to high-quality earlychildhood opportunities, making it easier for working families to balance work and homelife.Household income determination: Instead of updating the eligibility-based state medianincome every two years, ADE will update this criteria every year. This ensures eligibilitydeterminations are more accurate.Family Co-Payment: Arkansas now waives family co-payments for families at or below 75percent of the state’s median income. This is a change from 40 percent, so more familiescan afford high-quality early childhood opportunities for their children.Removal of lifetime limit: The previous 60-month limit to receive benefits has beenremoved, allowing eligible families to now qualify indefinitely.Unified application: Families can now use one application for both Arkansas BetterChance and CCDF programs.ADE serves approximately 16,000 Arkansas families annually through CCDF. There is nodeadline for families to apply. As long as funding is available, the department will processeligible applications. To learn more, visit https://dese.link/childcareassistance.---Berryville MRI, other projects receive funding through FY2025 billsCongressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a senior member of the House AppropriationsCommittee and Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development(THUD) Subcommittee, authored, secured, and voted to pass funding for Third Districtpriorities within the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations bills, all of which have advanced outof the committee as of last week.The funds include more than $1.3 million for a new MRI unit at the Berryville Hospital.
Congressman Womack said, “Arkansans sent me to Congress to deliver results that willhave real impacts on their daily lives. Whether the project focuses on improvinginfrastructure in Northwest Arkansas, preparing Fort Smith for the FMS mission, orsupporting our hardworking firefighters' efforts to keep us safe, I want to ensure the needsof our growing region are met. Securing wins to improve the quality of life for ThirdDistrict Arkansans remains my priority on the House Appropriations Committee.”Below are the FY25 Appropriations bills that contain direct wins for Arkansas’ ThirdDistrict with details about each provision’s impacts.Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Arkansas Highway 112 – $6 million. This project will fund the construction of safety,operational and congestion improvements on various segments of Highway 112 fromBentonville to Fayetteville. These improvements will include major widening, raisedmedians, pedestrian improvements, traffic signal upgrades, and roundabouts. Benton County Water System Improvements – $1.75 million. This project willupgrade the current water system to a loop system and provide newer, larger pipes that cankeep up with the water demand of the growing area. Construction of Future Interstate 49 – $3 million. This project will fund theconstruction of a segment of future Interstate 49 and provide congestion relief for the citiesof Fort Smith and Van Buren. Farmington Bridge Repairs – $6.5 million. This project will provide funds to replacetwo functionally obsolete bridges that are located on Double Springs Road in Farmington,Arkansas. Huntsville Water System Improvements – $3 million. This project will provideupgrades to the Huntsville water system, including building a water tower and upgradingthe sewer lines and plant. Mulberry Food Pantry – $500,000. This project will provide funds to the City ofMulberry to update the Community Food Pantry to increase its capacity and comply withthe American Disabilities Act. Northeastern Benton County Fire Station Improvements – $1.25 million. This projectwill provide funds for facility construction and upgrades, including structure material,heating and air, a new water line and additional equipment, including a new fire truck. North Central Crawford County Water Systems Improvements – $4.4 million. Thisproject will provide funds for a water system extension to serve approximately 350 users inNorth Central Crawford County who currently do not have access to a potable watersupply. Springdale Northern Bypass – $59 million. This funding will help complete the U.S.Highway 412 Springdale Northern Bypass by constructing a four-lane, divided highwaywith fully controlled access built to interstate standards. Towson Avenue Improvements – $12.5 million. This project will provide funds toimprove Highway 71B/Towson Ave. in Fort Smith by enhancing pedestrianaccommodations and improving drainage.Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Ebbing Air National Guard Academic Training Center – $70 million. The fundingwould be used to construct a F-35 Academic Training Center and Liquid Oxygen Supply
Storage facility for the Foreign Military Sales F-35 program’s Pilot Training Center. Thefacility will provide spaces for training classrooms, flight simulator spaces, conferencerooms, and administrative support spaces for the F-35 FMS Pilot Training Center mission.Defense Ebbing Air National Guard Base Foreign Military Sales Mission – $36.743 million.This funding will support continued infrastructure investments required to stand up theForeign Military Sales mission at Ebbing Air National Guard Base.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Berryville Hospital MRI –$1.376 million. This funding will go toward equipment foran MRI unit for Berryville Hospital. Pea Ridge Fire Station – $2.75 million. This funding will go toward the constructionof a new fire station for the City of Pea Ridge’s Fire Department, which will provideincreased fire and EMS capacity.Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Elkins Water System Improvements – $3.75 million. This project will provideupgrades to the current water systems and help provide ratepayer relief. Springdale Water System Improvements – $3 million. This project will provide fundsto expand sewer infrastructure over very difficult and challenging terrain to the easternborder of Springdale.---Green Forest ABC Preschool enrollment is July 29GREEN FOREST – Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year at Green Forest ABCPreschool will be held Monday, July 29.Registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day in the Green Forest ABCPreschool building.Parents and guardians are asked to bring the following items:-Child’s birth certificate-Social Security card, if available-Proof of income for one month-Completed application-Immunization recordsThe child must be three years old on or before Aug. 1 to enroll. Free slots are available tothose who qualify.Applications can be picked up ahead of July 29 at the Green Forest Elementary Schoolduring regular office hours between Tuesday and Friday.
Arrest Reports: 7/21
April Anderson of Berryville - failure to appear.
Jerry Edmondson of Berryville - possession of drug paraphernalia and unauthorized use of vehicle.
Alexis Garcia of Springdale - no drivers license.
Evelynn George of Eureka Springs - court commitment.
Caleb Mauk of Fayetteville - Failure to appear.
Andres Rangel of Berryville - defective equipment, fleeing and reckless driving.
Natee Srithong of Green Forest - domestic battering.
Chloe Yocham of Eureka Springs - failure to appear and revocation There are currently 103 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
Jerry Edmondson of Berryville - possession of drug paraphernalia and unauthorized use of vehicle.
Alexis Garcia of Springdale - no drivers license.
Evelynn George of Eureka Springs - court commitment.
Caleb Mauk of Fayetteville - Failure to appear.
Andres Rangel of Berryville - defective equipment, fleeing and reckless driving.
Natee Srithong of Green Forest - domestic battering.
Chloe Yocham of Eureka Springs - failure to appear and revocation There are currently 103 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Monday, July 22, 2024
Ozark Wellness free healthcare event continues through ThursdayAn effort by the U.S. Department of Defense to bring free medical, dental, vision andveterinary services to the region will continue through this Thursday.The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District, Arkansas Senator Bryan King,Jasper Mayor Mike Thomas, and medical providers from the Army Reserve will provideInnovative Readiness Training (IRT), no-cost medical services that will be available to thecommunity through July 25 in Newton and Madison Counties.Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a Department of Defense (DoD) military trainingopportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint trainingopportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides keyservices (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefitsfor American communities. More information about the IRT program can be foundat https://irt.defense.gov/.Services include health exams, sports physicals, behavioral health, eye exams, freeeyeglasses, dental exams/cleanings/extractions/fillings and veterinary services such asexams, spay/neuter and vaccines. (Veterinary services will be provided only at the Jasperlocation). Again, all services will be provided on a first-come, first-service basis whilesupplies last. There is no cost to the patient for any of these services.The event will take place through July 25 at the Jasper School Campus in Newton Countyand the Kingston School Campus in Madison County. Hours will be as follows:-July 22-24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.-July 25 from 8 a.m. to 12 noonDental services will be limited on July 25. The last patient must be checked in one hourbefore closing each day.For more information, call Tina Cole at (870) 741-3678 or visit www.irt.defense.gov.---Registration open for Bobcat AcademyBERRYVILLE – The Berryville School District is informing its families that registrationis now open for the Bobcat Academy.The Bobcat Academy after-school program is open to students in grades kindergartenthrough sixth. Parents/guardians of children who attended last year are reminded they willhave to register again for the upcoming school year.The Bobcat Academy offers a range of learning activities for students, including sciencediscovery, arts & crafts, literacy/math support, social skills, technology programs and
others.The program will begin Aug. 19 and will be held from 3:25-5:45 p.m. each day Mondaythrough Thursday. A light meal is provided each day.Space is limited and families are encouraged to register ASAP. The registration link isavailable here and online at www.berryvilleschools.com.---AGFC works with private landowners to open new water for anglingAnglers looking for a new honey hole may be able to score some fishing time at a few newprivate waters this year, thanks to three landowners who joined the Arkansas Game andFish Commission’s Public Access to Private Waters initiative.Public access to water is abundant in Arkansas, but there’s always room to add a few moreplaces to wet a line in The Natural State, so the AGFC developed a practice in its newConservation Incentive Program to do just that.Six of the nine practices in the AGFC’s Conservation Incentive Program focus on landmanagement efforts landowners can use to improve the quality of wildlife habitat on theirproperty, but three had fisheries-based components. The Public Access to Private Waterspractice is the only incentive targeted at expanding access for fishing.“It really serves two purposes,” Vic DiCenzo, assistant chief of the AGFC’s FisheriesDivision said. “People who win a permit have access to a fishery that receives very little, ifany pressure. And the landowner gets help with managing their fishery.”DiCenzo explained that many private ponds can become crowded with too many predators,stunting the whole population.“There are a lot of bass-heavy ponds that need more harvest, but the landowner can’t keepup with the number of fish that need to be removed,” DiCenzo said. “Anglers who win oneof these permits will be able to harvest fish at statewide limits and help balance thefishery.”In addition to the added harvest, landowners will receive technical assistance on how theycan best manage their water, including advice on topics such as stocking rates, fertilization,water-quality issues and shoreline stabilization.“We can’t stock the lakes directly, but we can offer the expertise on how much and what tostock,” DiCenzo said.Anglers can gain access through a drawn permit system similar to the one used for theAGFC’s extremely successful Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation EnhancementProgram.
Descriptions of each available private access can be found at Public Access to PrivateWaters. To apply for one of the sites, visit agfc.com/licenses and click the “Fishing”Category. The CIP-Public Access to Private Fishing Waters Permit will be one of theoptions available. Permits are valid for a full Saturday-Sunday period, and applications areavailable Thursday-Sunday the weekend immediately before the one being applied for.Applications cost $5 each, and permit winners are notified each Monday to beginpreparing for their weekend. Access does not include any camping or hunting privilegesand permit holders must remove all belongings and litter from the area upon theirdeparture.This practice of the Conservation Incentive Program is a shared component of the AGFC’sFisheries Division and Private Lands Habitat Division. The program is funded by set asidefinds from the 2023 Arkansas General Assembly.“We appreciate our partners in the Arkansas General Assembly and Arkansas LegislativeCouncil expressing their support for this program and approving the transfer of funds tomake this possible,” Garrick Dugger, Private Lands Habitat Division chief, said. “Theircontinued support is vital to the success of our mission.”Greenway Equipment is a cultivating partner of the AGFC’s Private Lands HabitatDivision. Visit www.agfc.com/habitat for more information.
others.The program will begin Aug. 19 and will be held from 3:25-5:45 p.m. each day Mondaythrough Thursday. A light meal is provided each day.Space is limited and families are encouraged to register ASAP. The registration link isavailable here and online at www.berryvilleschools.com.---AGFC works with private landowners to open new water for anglingAnglers looking for a new honey hole may be able to score some fishing time at a few newprivate waters this year, thanks to three landowners who joined the Arkansas Game andFish Commission’s Public Access to Private Waters initiative.Public access to water is abundant in Arkansas, but there’s always room to add a few moreplaces to wet a line in The Natural State, so the AGFC developed a practice in its newConservation Incentive Program to do just that.Six of the nine practices in the AGFC’s Conservation Incentive Program focus on landmanagement efforts landowners can use to improve the quality of wildlife habitat on theirproperty, but three had fisheries-based components. The Public Access to Private Waterspractice is the only incentive targeted at expanding access for fishing.“It really serves two purposes,” Vic DiCenzo, assistant chief of the AGFC’s FisheriesDivision said. “People who win a permit have access to a fishery that receives very little, ifany pressure. And the landowner gets help with managing their fishery.”DiCenzo explained that many private ponds can become crowded with too many predators,stunting the whole population.“There are a lot of bass-heavy ponds that need more harvest, but the landowner can’t keepup with the number of fish that need to be removed,” DiCenzo said. “Anglers who win oneof these permits will be able to harvest fish at statewide limits and help balance thefishery.”In addition to the added harvest, landowners will receive technical assistance on how theycan best manage their water, including advice on topics such as stocking rates, fertilization,water-quality issues and shoreline stabilization.“We can’t stock the lakes directly, but we can offer the expertise on how much and what tostock,” DiCenzo said.Anglers can gain access through a drawn permit system similar to the one used for theAGFC’s extremely successful Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation EnhancementProgram.
Descriptions of each available private access can be found at Public Access to PrivateWaters. To apply for one of the sites, visit agfc.com/licenses and click the “Fishing”Category. The CIP-Public Access to Private Fishing Waters Permit will be one of theoptions available. Permits are valid for a full Saturday-Sunday period, and applications areavailable Thursday-Sunday the weekend immediately before the one being applied for.Applications cost $5 each, and permit winners are notified each Monday to beginpreparing for their weekend. Access does not include any camping or hunting privilegesand permit holders must remove all belongings and litter from the area upon theirdeparture.This practice of the Conservation Incentive Program is a shared component of the AGFC’sFisheries Division and Private Lands Habitat Division. The program is funded by set asidefinds from the 2023 Arkansas General Assembly.“We appreciate our partners in the Arkansas General Assembly and Arkansas LegislativeCouncil expressing their support for this program and approving the transfer of funds tomake this possible,” Garrick Dugger, Private Lands Habitat Division chief, said. “Theircontinued support is vital to the success of our mission.”Greenway Equipment is a cultivating partner of the AGFC’s Private Lands HabitatDivision. Visit www.agfc.com/habitat for more information.
Arrest Reports: 7/18
Jacob Albert of Berryville - Child Restraints and contempt of court.
Liana Anje of Green Forest - contempt of court.
Jeremy Barbee of Hindsville - Driving on a suspended license.
Rana Edwards of Berryville - Failure to appear.
James Finney of Berryville - failure to appear.
Tiffany Meeks of Berryville - Failure to appear.
There are currently 93 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
Liana Anje of Green Forest - contempt of court.
Jeremy Barbee of Hindsville - Driving on a suspended license.
Rana Edwards of Berryville - Failure to appear.
James Finney of Berryville - failure to appear.
Tiffany Meeks of Berryville - Failure to appear.
There are currently 93 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Friday, July 19, 2024
Community invited to Berryville Chamber open house July 30
BERRYVILLE - The Greater Berryville Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone out to a networking and open house event on July 30.
The event will take place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the banquet hall of the Berryville Community Center. Organizers invite the community to join the Berryville Chamber of Commerce for an evening of networking, refreshments, giveaways and an opportunity to learn more about the chamber.
The meeting is open to the public and chamber members are encouraged to attend.
Ashley Hinton, director of the Greater Berryville Chamber of Commerce, said the event has been planned due to popular demand.
"We were looking for an event to do and there has been feedback from the community of having a meeting like this so we can give more awareness of what the chamber does," said Hinton. "I want people to attend so we can hear from them what they need from their chamber."
Hinton said attendees will get to meet the new board, ex-officio members and the chamber's current cadre of ambassadors.
"We have a lot of new people on the board so this is a great opportunity to come meet your chamber," said Hinton.
The meeting is open to everyone and any entity interested in attending is particularly encouraged to attend.
"If you're a chamber member, please come, but if you're not a part of the chamber yet but you find out what we're about, ask questions, then please come," she said.
For more information on the upcoming Networking & Open House event hosted by the Greater Berryville Chamber of Commerce, visit www.berryvillechamber.com.
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Beware fraudulent callers claiming to be law enforcement
State and local law enforcement agencies are warning Arkansans about a rising and widespread scam in which callers claim to be a law enforcement officer and demand payment to resolve an alleged criminal matter:
Through this scam, scammers claim that the person they have called has committed a criminal offense and pressure them into paying money under threat of being arrested. Or they offer a recently arrested individual the opportunity to enroll in a fake rehabilitation program.
Arkansas law enforcement agencies advise consumers to follow these tips to help protect themselves against such fraudulent calls:
-Law enforcement agencies and their employees do not call asking people to send money for fees or fines using a wire transfer, a prepaid debit card or gift card.
-Bitcoin is never a legitimate form of payment for legal purposes.
-Don’t assume the caller is who you think it is, even if the Caller ID indicates it is Arkansas State Police or your local police department.-Verify the caller’s validity by independently calling the listed number for the agency they represent and asking for that individual.
-If asked to meet, only go to the designated police station, and only agree to meet INSIDE the station.
-Do not give any personal information—Social Security number, bank information, driver’s license number, etc.—over the phone.-Scammers blast illegal robocalls to consumers using identical or nearly identical messaging and calling patterns. They use caller ID spoofing to mislead and defraud victims, use pre-recorded messages without prior consent of call recipients, and target phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry violating federal and state consumer protection laws.
Consumers are asked to go beyond merely reporting that a call is unwanted and provide information that can assist in identifying the entity that is perpetrating the fraudulent and ongoing calling activity, including the following: date, time of the call(s), calling number(s), and message or description of the call(s). A form to report this information is available on our website.
For more information or to file a Consumer Complaint, please contact the Office of Attorney General at (501) 682-2007 or oag@arkansasag.gov, or visit the website www.ArkansasAG.gov.
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State Capitol Week in Review
By Senator Bryan King
LITTLE ROCK – The state Department of Finance and Administration has published new income tax withholding tables.
That’s good news for 1.1 million Arkansas taxpayers, because it means they will take home more money on their next paycheck.
The adjustment to the tables was sent to about 80,000 businesses that employ more than a million Arkansans. The income tax cut was the major achievement of a recent special legislative session. The legislature approved the governor’s proposal to reduce the state’s top individual income tax rate from 4.4 percent to 3.9 percent.
The legislature has approved numerous income tax cuts over the past several years, but the current tax reduction took effect immediately and applies to tax year 2024. The tax cut will save Arkansas residents more than $256 million every year.
Most legislators and the governor say that Arkansas income taxes need to be lowered or repealed altogether, in order for Arkansas to compete economically with neighboring states. Every tax reduction makes it easier for the state to recruit industry.
The top corporate income tax rate is going down from 4.8 percent to 4.3 percent, saving 7,800 businesses based in Arkansas about $66.2 million every fiscal year.
In a recent speech the president of the state Chamber of Commerce said that Arkansas is more economically competitive than it has ever been, largely due to recent tax reductions that have allowed businesses to pay higher wages and make more capital investments.
He also gave credit to recent positive changes in the collection of unemployment insurance taxes and favorable workers’ comp rates.
However, one issue continues to concern policy makers– the lack of skilled labor in certain sectors. It’s a reason legislators and officials of Arkansas colleges and universities support programs to recruit and retain more college graduates.
New Mississippi River Bridge
Arkansas and Tennessee received grants totaling $393 million for their joint project to replace the Interstate 55 bridge across the Mississippi River at West Memphis. The bridge is 75 years old, and is narrower than the Interstate 40 bridge that crosses the river from West Memphis to downtown Memphis.
It is the largest grant ever received by the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The total cost of replacing the I-55 bridge is an estimated $800 million. In addition to the federal grant, Arkansas and Tennessee have each pledged $250 million toward the project.
Replacing the aging bridge is important to all Arkansas citizens, not just those in West Memphis, because of its statewide economic impact. As the governor noted when the grant was announced, West Memphis is where “America’s road, river and rail infrastructure meet.”
The confluence of highway, railroad and barge traffic was a factor in the growth of the northeast Arkansas steel industry.
Improving traffic across the river along I-55 will solidify Arkansas’s role as a leader in transportation and logistics, the governor said.
Currently, traffic across the bridges averages about 48,000 vehicles a day, and by 2050 it will increase to an estimated 64,000 vehicles a day.
The new bridge will be larger than the existing one, and it will have more features to withstand earthquakes.
BERRYVILLE - The Greater Berryville Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone out to a networking and open house event on July 30.
The event will take place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the banquet hall of the Berryville Community Center. Organizers invite the community to join the Berryville Chamber of Commerce for an evening of networking, refreshments, giveaways and an opportunity to learn more about the chamber.
The meeting is open to the public and chamber members are encouraged to attend.
Ashley Hinton, director of the Greater Berryville Chamber of Commerce, said the event has been planned due to popular demand.
"We were looking for an event to do and there has been feedback from the community of having a meeting like this so we can give more awareness of what the chamber does," said Hinton. "I want people to attend so we can hear from them what they need from their chamber."
Hinton said attendees will get to meet the new board, ex-officio members and the chamber's current cadre of ambassadors.
"We have a lot of new people on the board so this is a great opportunity to come meet your chamber," said Hinton.
The meeting is open to everyone and any entity interested in attending is particularly encouraged to attend.
"If you're a chamber member, please come, but if you're not a part of the chamber yet but you find out what we're about, ask questions, then please come," she said.
For more information on the upcoming Networking & Open House event hosted by the Greater Berryville Chamber of Commerce, visit www.berryvillechamber.com.
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Beware fraudulent callers claiming to be law enforcement
State and local law enforcement agencies are warning Arkansans about a rising and widespread scam in which callers claim to be a law enforcement officer and demand payment to resolve an alleged criminal matter:
Through this scam, scammers claim that the person they have called has committed a criminal offense and pressure them into paying money under threat of being arrested. Or they offer a recently arrested individual the opportunity to enroll in a fake rehabilitation program.
Arkansas law enforcement agencies advise consumers to follow these tips to help protect themselves against such fraudulent calls:
-Law enforcement agencies and their employees do not call asking people to send money for fees or fines using a wire transfer, a prepaid debit card or gift card.
-Bitcoin is never a legitimate form of payment for legal purposes.
-Don’t assume the caller is who you think it is, even if the Caller ID indicates it is Arkansas State Police or your local police department.-Verify the caller’s validity by independently calling the listed number for the agency they represent and asking for that individual.
-If asked to meet, only go to the designated police station, and only agree to meet INSIDE the station.
-Do not give any personal information—Social Security number, bank information, driver’s license number, etc.—over the phone.-Scammers blast illegal robocalls to consumers using identical or nearly identical messaging and calling patterns. They use caller ID spoofing to mislead and defraud victims, use pre-recorded messages without prior consent of call recipients, and target phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry violating federal and state consumer protection laws.
Consumers are asked to go beyond merely reporting that a call is unwanted and provide information that can assist in identifying the entity that is perpetrating the fraudulent and ongoing calling activity, including the following: date, time of the call(s), calling number(s), and message or description of the call(s). A form to report this information is available on our website.
For more information or to file a Consumer Complaint, please contact the Office of Attorney General at (501) 682-2007 or oag@arkansasag.gov, or visit the website www.ArkansasAG.gov.
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State Capitol Week in Review
By Senator Bryan King
LITTLE ROCK – The state Department of Finance and Administration has published new income tax withholding tables.
That’s good news for 1.1 million Arkansas taxpayers, because it means they will take home more money on their next paycheck.
The adjustment to the tables was sent to about 80,000 businesses that employ more than a million Arkansans. The income tax cut was the major achievement of a recent special legislative session. The legislature approved the governor’s proposal to reduce the state’s top individual income tax rate from 4.4 percent to 3.9 percent.
The legislature has approved numerous income tax cuts over the past several years, but the current tax reduction took effect immediately and applies to tax year 2024. The tax cut will save Arkansas residents more than $256 million every year.
Most legislators and the governor say that Arkansas income taxes need to be lowered or repealed altogether, in order for Arkansas to compete economically with neighboring states. Every tax reduction makes it easier for the state to recruit industry.
The top corporate income tax rate is going down from 4.8 percent to 4.3 percent, saving 7,800 businesses based in Arkansas about $66.2 million every fiscal year.
In a recent speech the president of the state Chamber of Commerce said that Arkansas is more economically competitive than it has ever been, largely due to recent tax reductions that have allowed businesses to pay higher wages and make more capital investments.
He also gave credit to recent positive changes in the collection of unemployment insurance taxes and favorable workers’ comp rates.
However, one issue continues to concern policy makers– the lack of skilled labor in certain sectors. It’s a reason legislators and officials of Arkansas colleges and universities support programs to recruit and retain more college graduates.
New Mississippi River Bridge
Arkansas and Tennessee received grants totaling $393 million for their joint project to replace the Interstate 55 bridge across the Mississippi River at West Memphis. The bridge is 75 years old, and is narrower than the Interstate 40 bridge that crosses the river from West Memphis to downtown Memphis.
It is the largest grant ever received by the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The total cost of replacing the I-55 bridge is an estimated $800 million. In addition to the federal grant, Arkansas and Tennessee have each pledged $250 million toward the project.
Replacing the aging bridge is important to all Arkansas citizens, not just those in West Memphis, because of its statewide economic impact. As the governor noted when the grant was announced, West Memphis is where “America’s road, river and rail infrastructure meet.”
The confluence of highway, railroad and barge traffic was a factor in the growth of the northeast Arkansas steel industry.
Improving traffic across the river along I-55 will solidify Arkansas’s role as a leader in transportation and logistics, the governor said.
Currently, traffic across the bridges averages about 48,000 vehicles a day, and by 2050 it will increase to an estimated 64,000 vehicles a day.
The new bridge will be larger than the existing one, and it will have more features to withstand earthquakes.
Arrest Reports: 7/16
Laura McCool Of Fayetteville - Theft
Richard Badley Of Green Forest- Violation Of A Protection Order
Evelin Barrios-Diaz Of Green Forest - Failure To Appear- Failure To Yield For A Stop Sign- No Drivers License
There are currently 105 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Thursday, July 18, 2024
Two Pea Ridge residents killed in accidentBENTON COUNTY – Two Pea Ridge residents were killed over the weekend after asingle vehicle accident in Benton County.According to the Arkansas State Police, on July 14 a 2002 GMC was traveling northboundon Hayden Road/Highway 265 traveling in excess of the post speed limit when it failed tonegotiate a curve and exited the roadway. The vehicle completed a 180-degree turn andcollided with a tree on a steep incline.The driver, 34-year-old Cody M. Baker, and passenger, 50-year-old Kerry Zingerella, wereboth pronounced deceased at the scene.The accident occurred around 4:30 p.m.The investigating state trooper reported road conditions as clear and dry at the time of theaccident.
---Heavy rainfall, flooding forces evacuations in Marion CountyMARION COUNTY – Heavy rainfall totaling a catastrophic 11 inches fell in parts of theregion into Wednesday, resulting in widespread flooding and evacuations particularly inMarion County.Dozens of residents of a nursing home in Yellville had to be evacuated due to flooding.The Marion County Courthouse also suffered from flooding damage. Rising waters thenswept away a section of a bridge after river levels rose four feet during flash flooding.Video shows much of the town of Yellville flooded from the heavy rainfall earlier thisweek. The 11 inches of rain recorded equals months-worth of rainfall. Fortunately, nodeaths or serious injuries were reported.Clear weather is expected across the listening area through Sunday, when another round ofrain and potentially severe storms is expected. That system is expected to bring additionalrain chances through the middle of next week.---2024 second annual Youth Wrestling Camp this SaturdaysBERRYVILLE – The Berryville Bobcats wrestling program will host a youth wrestlingcamp this Saturday, July 20. The camp has been organized for youth going into firstthrough eighth grades.
The session for students going into fifth through eighth grades will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. The session for students going into first through fourth grades is scheduled for12:30-2:30 p.m.Both sessions will take place in the Bobcat Gymnasium. Cost is $15 per wrestler andproceeds will go the Bobcat High School Varsity Wrestling team for food, hotels, shoes,gear and anything else the program needs for the upcoming year.Sign-ups will be held the day of the camp in the Bobcat Gym lobby.The camp will focus on basic information and techniques on wrestling. Organizers said thecamp with provide campers knowledge on the sport of wrestling and an idea if they wantto pursue wrestling in their future. Coach Seth Record, Coach Ryan Whetham and highschool wrestlers will present the camp.For more information email rwhetham@bobcat.k12.ar.us.---Arkansas Law Enforcement urge drivers to slow downtownThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) and the Arkansas Highway Safety Office are teaming up with Arkansas lawenforcement to keep everyone on the road safe by raising awareness about the dangers ofspeeding and urging drivers to obey speed limits. Through July 31, Arkansas State PoliceTroopers, city police and sheriff’s deputies will be stopping drivers that violate Arkansas
speed limit laws and will be issuing tickets as part of the Speeding Slows You Down high-visibility enforcement campaign.
Speeding can have real consequences for not only your wallet, but for your safety as well.In 2022, there were 12,151 fatalities in speeding-related crashes nationwide, accounting for29% of total traffic fatalities. Young drivers and motorcyclists are especially susceptible tohigh speeds, and they represent the largest demographic involved in speeding-relatedvehicle crashes. In 2022, 35% of male drivers and 19% of female drivers in the 15- to 20-year-old age group involved in fatal traffic crashes were speeding. Thirty-five percent ofall motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2022 were speeding. Motorcycle riders 21to 24 years old involved in fatal crashes had the highest speeding involvement at 51%.NHTSA and Arkansas law enforcement officers remind drivers that, no matter howexperienced you are as a driver, ultimately, Speeding Slows You Down.“Speed limit signs are not suggestions. They are the law,” said Arkansas Public SafetySecretary Colonel Mike Hagar. “They are posted for the safety of the driver and others inand around the roadway. Unfortunately, we see people speeding every day. If you’re killedin a crash, or if you kill someone else, there’s no second chance. Speeding is not worth therisk.”
Much like impaired driving, speeding is a selfish choice that has deadly consequences forthe driver, passengers, and other vulnerable road users, like pedestrians and bicyclists.Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around another vehicle, a hazardousobject, or an unexpected curve. Even the safest cars with the newest technologies arelimited in reducing the odds of a crash and the injuries or death that may result.According to NHTSA, local roads are more dangerous than highways for speeders. It's acommon misconception that speeding is an interstate-related issue: In fact, in 2022, 87% ofall U.S. speeding-related traffic fatalities occurred on routes other than interstates. Nomatter the roadway type, driver’s age, or vehicle you are driving, speeding is dangerous foreveryone involved.“We are asking our community to please slow down,” said Colonel Mike Hagar. “Our goalis to save lives, and we’re putting all drivers on alert — the posted speed limit is the law.No excuses.”For more information, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding or call the ArkansasHighway Safety Office at (501) 618-8136, and go to https://www.tzdarkansas.org/ to learnabout Arkansas’ Toward Zero Deaths campaign to eliminate preventable traffic fatalities.Remember, Speeding Slows You Down.
---Heavy rainfall, flooding forces evacuations in Marion CountyMARION COUNTY – Heavy rainfall totaling a catastrophic 11 inches fell in parts of theregion into Wednesday, resulting in widespread flooding and evacuations particularly inMarion County.Dozens of residents of a nursing home in Yellville had to be evacuated due to flooding.The Marion County Courthouse also suffered from flooding damage. Rising waters thenswept away a section of a bridge after river levels rose four feet during flash flooding.Video shows much of the town of Yellville flooded from the heavy rainfall earlier thisweek. The 11 inches of rain recorded equals months-worth of rainfall. Fortunately, nodeaths or serious injuries were reported.Clear weather is expected across the listening area through Sunday, when another round ofrain and potentially severe storms is expected. That system is expected to bring additionalrain chances through the middle of next week.---2024 second annual Youth Wrestling Camp this SaturdaysBERRYVILLE – The Berryville Bobcats wrestling program will host a youth wrestlingcamp this Saturday, July 20. The camp has been organized for youth going into firstthrough eighth grades.
The session for students going into fifth through eighth grades will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. The session for students going into first through fourth grades is scheduled for12:30-2:30 p.m.Both sessions will take place in the Bobcat Gymnasium. Cost is $15 per wrestler andproceeds will go the Bobcat High School Varsity Wrestling team for food, hotels, shoes,gear and anything else the program needs for the upcoming year.Sign-ups will be held the day of the camp in the Bobcat Gym lobby.The camp will focus on basic information and techniques on wrestling. Organizers said thecamp with provide campers knowledge on the sport of wrestling and an idea if they wantto pursue wrestling in their future. Coach Seth Record, Coach Ryan Whetham and highschool wrestlers will present the camp.For more information email rwhetham@bobcat.k12.ar.us.---Arkansas Law Enforcement urge drivers to slow downtownThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) and the Arkansas Highway Safety Office are teaming up with Arkansas lawenforcement to keep everyone on the road safe by raising awareness about the dangers ofspeeding and urging drivers to obey speed limits. Through July 31, Arkansas State PoliceTroopers, city police and sheriff’s deputies will be stopping drivers that violate Arkansas
speed limit laws and will be issuing tickets as part of the Speeding Slows You Down high-visibility enforcement campaign.
Speeding can have real consequences for not only your wallet, but for your safety as well.In 2022, there were 12,151 fatalities in speeding-related crashes nationwide, accounting for29% of total traffic fatalities. Young drivers and motorcyclists are especially susceptible tohigh speeds, and they represent the largest demographic involved in speeding-relatedvehicle crashes. In 2022, 35% of male drivers and 19% of female drivers in the 15- to 20-year-old age group involved in fatal traffic crashes were speeding. Thirty-five percent ofall motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2022 were speeding. Motorcycle riders 21to 24 years old involved in fatal crashes had the highest speeding involvement at 51%.NHTSA and Arkansas law enforcement officers remind drivers that, no matter howexperienced you are as a driver, ultimately, Speeding Slows You Down.“Speed limit signs are not suggestions. They are the law,” said Arkansas Public SafetySecretary Colonel Mike Hagar. “They are posted for the safety of the driver and others inand around the roadway. Unfortunately, we see people speeding every day. If you’re killedin a crash, or if you kill someone else, there’s no second chance. Speeding is not worth therisk.”
Much like impaired driving, speeding is a selfish choice that has deadly consequences forthe driver, passengers, and other vulnerable road users, like pedestrians and bicyclists.Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around another vehicle, a hazardousobject, or an unexpected curve. Even the safest cars with the newest technologies arelimited in reducing the odds of a crash and the injuries or death that may result.According to NHTSA, local roads are more dangerous than highways for speeders. It's acommon misconception that speeding is an interstate-related issue: In fact, in 2022, 87% ofall U.S. speeding-related traffic fatalities occurred on routes other than interstates. Nomatter the roadway type, driver’s age, or vehicle you are driving, speeding is dangerous foreveryone involved.“We are asking our community to please slow down,” said Colonel Mike Hagar. “Our goalis to save lives, and we’re putting all drivers on alert — the posted speed limit is the law.No excuses.”For more information, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding or call the ArkansasHighway Safety Office at (501) 618-8136, and go to https://www.tzdarkansas.org/ to learnabout Arkansas’ Toward Zero Deaths campaign to eliminate preventable traffic fatalities.Remember, Speeding Slows You Down.
Arrest Reports: 7/16
Robert Deathrage of Eureka Springs - DWI, fleeing and reckless driving.
Latrisha Dennis of Huntsville - Failure to appear.
Owen Doss of Berryville - DWI and driving without a seat belt.
Edward Hoepfner of Springdale - Failure to appear.
Laura McCool of Fayetteville - Theft by rec.
Nathan Primm of Lowell - Failure to appear and Holding for another agency.
Eliel Ramirez of Berryville - Terroristic threatening.
Thomas Starnes of Oak Grove - Holding for another agency.
James Warren of Berryville - Trespassing.
Howard Whiteley of Dean - Revocation.
Marshall Williams of Betonville - Contempt of court.
There are currently 105 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Wednesday, July 17, 2024
U.S. Sen. Boozman honors late Bella Vista veteranBELLA VISTA - U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service and sacrificeof the late Marvin Trigg in ‘Salute to Veterans,’ a series recognizing the military service ofArkansans.Trigg grew up on his family’s farm in rural Missouri. He was put to work at an early agemilking cows and using a two man crosscut saw to harvest wood.“I helped my dad because we heated with wood, I many times went out with him,” Triggrecalled. “I’d be on one end and he’d be on the other.”Trigg said he walked to school until high school when he was bussed to school. He had tomake sure he was finished milking the cow before the bus came.Trigg enlisted in the Army in 1955 when he was 21 years old.“They sent me to Fort Eustice, Virginia,” Trigg said. “Flew me out there and then decidedthey didn’t have anything for me so they put me on a pullman car to send me back.”His family was supportive of his decision to enlist. “They thought it was a good idea.”He was first stationed at Fort Chaffee.Trigg served as an aircraft maintenance crewman. In addition, he said one of hisresponsibilities included mowing the grass at Fort Knox.Once he finished his military commitment he used his GI Bill benefits to attend aviationschool and earned his pilot’s license.He worked for a local company in his hometown flying across Missouri transportingcanned goods.Trigg said his favorite part of military service was seeing different parts of the country.“I am grateful for Marvin Trigg’s dedication and service to our nation. His memories of hismilitary service are an important part of our history, and I am pleased to be able to collectand preserve his stories for future generations,” Boozman said.Sadly, Trigg passed away December 20, 2023, but his interview will be submitted tothe Veterans History Project, an initiative of the Library of Congress’s American FolklifeCenter to collect and retain the oral histories of our nation’s veterans.Do you know a veteran interested in sharing their memories for the ‘Salute to Veterans’series? Nominate an Arkansas veteran to share their story by calling Boozman’s Fort Smithoffice at 479-573-0189.
---Cooler temps, some rain expected in coming daysBERRYVILLE - Some much needed and cooler temperatures are expected across thelistening area beginning today.The change in weather follows a week when heat index values reached as high as 110across Arkansas. Heat advisories issued earlier this week warned of dangerously hightemperatures across the region.Fortunately, things are cooling off and rainfall is forecasted for the first time in nearly twoweeks.Today has a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high of just 82.Thursday, Friday and Saturday are clear with temperatures in the mid 80s, but the rainchances return Saturday night and continue through the middle of next week. Thosechances range from 30-50 percent through Tuesday. Highs are expected to stay in the low80s.
---Green Forest Schools forced to cancel pee wee football campGREEN FOREST – Green Forest Public Schools announced on its Facebook page thatnext week’s pee wee football camp has been canceledOrganizers said the camp, scheduled for July 29-30, was canceled due to a lack ofparticipation and scheduling conflicts.The program apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and asks those interested tostay tuned for future events.---Green Forest ABC Preschool enrollment is July 29GREEN FOREST – Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year at Green Forest ABCPreschool will be held Monday, July 29.Registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day in the Green Forest ABCPreschool building.Parents and guardians are asked to bring the following items:
-Child’s birth certificate-Social Security card, if available-Proof of income for one month-Completed application-Immunization recordsThe child must be three years old on or before Aug. 1 to enroll. Free slots are available tothose who qualify.Applications can be picked up ahead of July 29 at the Green Forest Elementary Schoolduring regular office hours between Tuesday and Friday.
---Cooler temps, some rain expected in coming daysBERRYVILLE - Some much needed and cooler temperatures are expected across thelistening area beginning today.The change in weather follows a week when heat index values reached as high as 110across Arkansas. Heat advisories issued earlier this week warned of dangerously hightemperatures across the region.Fortunately, things are cooling off and rainfall is forecasted for the first time in nearly twoweeks.Today has a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high of just 82.Thursday, Friday and Saturday are clear with temperatures in the mid 80s, but the rainchances return Saturday night and continue through the middle of next week. Thosechances range from 30-50 percent through Tuesday. Highs are expected to stay in the low80s.
---Green Forest Schools forced to cancel pee wee football campGREEN FOREST – Green Forest Public Schools announced on its Facebook page thatnext week’s pee wee football camp has been canceledOrganizers said the camp, scheduled for July 29-30, was canceled due to a lack ofparticipation and scheduling conflicts.The program apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and asks those interested tostay tuned for future events.---Green Forest ABC Preschool enrollment is July 29GREEN FOREST – Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year at Green Forest ABCPreschool will be held Monday, July 29.Registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day in the Green Forest ABCPreschool building.Parents and guardians are asked to bring the following items:
-Child’s birth certificate-Social Security card, if available-Proof of income for one month-Completed application-Immunization recordsThe child must be three years old on or before Aug. 1 to enroll. Free slots are available tothose who qualify.Applications can be picked up ahead of July 29 at the Green Forest Elementary Schoolduring regular office hours between Tuesday and Friday.
Arrest Reports: 7/15
Dustin Crisotomo of Berryville - Obstructing Government operations.
Payton Dodson of Huntsville - Holding for another agency.
Cornelious Dupree of Green Forest - Failure to appear.
Evelynn George of Eureka Springs - Court Commitment.
Jason Granger of Berryville - Failure to appear and Obstructing Government operations
Lauren Koloff of Tulsa - Failure to appear.
Billy Periman of Berryville - Criminal trespassing.
Dusty Richardson of Berryville - domestic battering and endangering the welfare of a minor.
Librado Sanchez of Russellville - Failure to appear.
Edward Hoepfner of Springdale - Failure to appear. There are currently 98 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
Payton Dodson of Huntsville - Holding for another agency.
Cornelious Dupree of Green Forest - Failure to appear.
Evelynn George of Eureka Springs - Court Commitment.
Jason Granger of Berryville - Failure to appear and Obstructing Government operations
Lauren Koloff of Tulsa - Failure to appear.
Billy Periman of Berryville - Criminal trespassing.
Dusty Richardson of Berryville - domestic battering and endangering the welfare of a minor.
Librado Sanchez of Russellville - Failure to appear.
Edward Hoepfner of Springdale - Failure to appear. There are currently 98 Inmates Housed at the Carroll County Detention Center
News for Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Questions abound after Trump's attempted assassination;former president set to appear at Republican National Convention
By Patrick Massey
Numerous questions remain following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
What were the shooter’s motives? How was the would-be assassin able to approach within 130 yards of the former president’s position? What prevented the U.S. Secret Service from implementing tighter security protocols around the speaking arena? What does the attempted assassination mean for the upcoming election and the nation more broadly?
Some of these questions will take days, if not weeks and months, to answer.
Much of the nation remains in shock and disbelief following the first attempted assassination of a U.S. president since John Hinckley, Jr. shot Ronald Reagan in 1981 – more than four decades ago.
Trump narrowly survived Saturday’s assassination attempt at the campaign rally, which left one attendee dead and two others critically wounded. In an exclusive interview with Michael Goodwin of The New York Post, Trump said the attack would have been fatal had he not turned his head at the moment the shooter opened fire.
“I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead,” Trump told Goodwin. “The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle.”
The bullet grazed Trump’s head, slicing his ear and causing blood to stream across the former president’s face. Secret Service agents immediately formed a shield around Trump and escorted him to safety. The entire scene was caught on horrifying video footage.
In a moment of utmost defiance, the ex-president (and presumptive nominee, as of our press deadline) raised his fist in the air while shouting “fight” as he exited the podium.
The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethal Park, Penn., was killed moments after opening fire. He managed to fire eight rounds before he was killed by a single shot from a sniper deployed as part of Trump’s security team.
One of those rounds killed 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, a father and former volunteer fire chief. He dove in front of wife and daughter to shield them when the shots rang out. Two others were critically injured.
In his first statement, Trump thanked law enforcement and expressed his sorrow for the other victims of the attempted assassination.
"I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response to the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania," Trump's statement on Truth Social said. "Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so l realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
The former president has since expressed his desire to quell fears in the United States following the attack and promote a message of unity across the nation.
President Joe Biden has also called on calm following the attempted assassination of his political rival.
“My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember that while we may disagree, we are not enemies,” Biden said during a rare Oval Office address Sunday night. “we are neighbors, we are friends, coworkers, citizens and most importantly we are fellow Americans. We must stand together.”
Biden said he was “grateful” that Trump survived the assassination attempt and expressed his condolences to the Comperatore family.
An investigation began immediately into the failings of Trump’s security detail. The Secret Service has since blamed local police for improperly securing the area around the rally stage. The service, which is responsible for the safety of current and former presidents, said it was tasked only with covering the rally grounds. Local police, the agency said, were recruited to secure the surrounding area.
The failure to protect the president is sure to be a topic of heavy debate in the coming days.
In the meantime, Trump appeared on Monday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. He announced J.D. Vance, the freshman U.S. Senator from Ohio, as his runningm ate. Trump is expected to receive the party’s formal nomination as the GOP presidential nominee on Thursday.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that we would not delay his trip to the convention after the assassination attempt.
“I was going to delay my trip to Wisconsin, and the National Republican Convention, by two days, but have just decided that I cannot allow a ‘shooter,’ or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling or anything else.”
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Carroll County Quorum Court to meet tonight
BERRYVILLE - The Carroll County Quorum Court will meet in regular session beginning at 5 p.m. this evening (July 16) at the Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville.
The meeting will include a public comment period and miscellaneous reports.
Under new business, the quorum court will vote on a resolution confirming the appointment of Walt Kenyon to the Grassy Knob Fire Association District Commission and Carrie Reece as a board member to the Green Forest Public Library Board of Trustees.
Justices of the peace will also vote on two supplemental appropriation ordinances to the Courthouse Fund Budget for design and bid processes and to add funds to the sheriff's budget for floor damage.
Two emergency ordinances are also on the agenda: one to accept donated funds on behalf of Juvenile Probation and a second to establish a county fund for an Arkansas Disaster Relief Grant.
The meeting is open to the public.
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NARMC Welcomes Pediatrician Dr. Jessie Little
HARRISON - North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) proudly announces the addition of Dr. Jessie Little, a pediatrician, to our Medical team.
Dr. Little earned her bachelor’s degree from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. She furthered her medical training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, followed by a residency at both UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. An impactful milestone in Dr. Little’s career includes the development of a widely distributed breastfeeding education video at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, aimed at supporting both parents and healthcare providers.
Kortni Dixon, Executive Director of Clinic Operations, said, “Dr. Little is a fantastic addition to our Pediatrics team. She is a very caring and compassionate physician. Her enthusiasm and expertise in caring for children is extremely evident and a valuable asset to our community”.Dr. Little, married to Jeb and a mother of three, finds joy in photography, outdoor family activities, and running. Regarding her practice, she reflects, “As a pediatrician, I find immense satisfaction in witnessing my patients' growth and supporting them through their challenges. I am devoted to promoting healthy lifestyles through nutrition, physical activity, and nurturing thriving children. Advocating for their well being is my passion.”
She will join the NARMC Pediatrics Clinic on August 1st and is currently accepting new patients at the Med Plaza, located at 1401 Hwy 65 North, Suite 110. To schedule an appointment, please call 870-414- 4022.
NARMC warmly welcomes Dr. Jessie Little to its team, celebrating her commitment to pediatric care and wellness advocacy.
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Ozark Wellness free healthcare event kicks off today
The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District, Arkansas Senator Bryan King, Jasper Mayor Mike Thomas, and medical providers from the Army Reserve will provide Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), no-cost medical services that will be available to the community July 16-25 in Newton and Madison Counties.
Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for American communities. More information about the IRT program can be found at https://irt.defense.gov/.
Services include health exams, sports physicals, behavioral health, eye exams, free eyeglasses, dental exams/cleanings/extractions/fillings and veterinary services such as exams, spay/neuter and vaccines. (Veterinary services will be provided only at the Jasper location). Again, all services will be provided on a first-come, first-service basis while supplies last. There is no cost to the patient for any of these services.
The event will take place July 16-25 at the Jasper School Campus in Newton County and the Kingston School Campus in Madison County. Hours will be as follows:
-July 16 from 1-5 p.m.-July 17-20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.-July 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon-July 22-24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.-July 25 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon
Dental services will be limited on July 25. The last patient must be checked in one hour before closing each day.
For more information, call Tina Cole at (870) 741-3678 or visit www.irt.defense.gov.
By Patrick Massey
Numerous questions remain following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
What were the shooter’s motives? How was the would-be assassin able to approach within 130 yards of the former president’s position? What prevented the U.S. Secret Service from implementing tighter security protocols around the speaking arena? What does the attempted assassination mean for the upcoming election and the nation more broadly?
Some of these questions will take days, if not weeks and months, to answer.
Much of the nation remains in shock and disbelief following the first attempted assassination of a U.S. president since John Hinckley, Jr. shot Ronald Reagan in 1981 – more than four decades ago.
Trump narrowly survived Saturday’s assassination attempt at the campaign rally, which left one attendee dead and two others critically wounded. In an exclusive interview with Michael Goodwin of The New York Post, Trump said the attack would have been fatal had he not turned his head at the moment the shooter opened fire.
“I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead,” Trump told Goodwin. “The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle.”
The bullet grazed Trump’s head, slicing his ear and causing blood to stream across the former president’s face. Secret Service agents immediately formed a shield around Trump and escorted him to safety. The entire scene was caught on horrifying video footage.
In a moment of utmost defiance, the ex-president (and presumptive nominee, as of our press deadline) raised his fist in the air while shouting “fight” as he exited the podium.
The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethal Park, Penn., was killed moments after opening fire. He managed to fire eight rounds before he was killed by a single shot from a sniper deployed as part of Trump’s security team.
One of those rounds killed 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, a father and former volunteer fire chief. He dove in front of wife and daughter to shield them when the shots rang out. Two others were critically injured.
In his first statement, Trump thanked law enforcement and expressed his sorrow for the other victims of the attempted assassination.
"I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response to the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania," Trump's statement on Truth Social said. "Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so l realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
The former president has since expressed his desire to quell fears in the United States following the attack and promote a message of unity across the nation.
President Joe Biden has also called on calm following the attempted assassination of his political rival.
“My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember that while we may disagree, we are not enemies,” Biden said during a rare Oval Office address Sunday night. “we are neighbors, we are friends, coworkers, citizens and most importantly we are fellow Americans. We must stand together.”
Biden said he was “grateful” that Trump survived the assassination attempt and expressed his condolences to the Comperatore family.
An investigation began immediately into the failings of Trump’s security detail. The Secret Service has since blamed local police for improperly securing the area around the rally stage. The service, which is responsible for the safety of current and former presidents, said it was tasked only with covering the rally grounds. Local police, the agency said, were recruited to secure the surrounding area.
The failure to protect the president is sure to be a topic of heavy debate in the coming days.
In the meantime, Trump appeared on Monday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. He announced J.D. Vance, the freshman U.S. Senator from Ohio, as his runningm ate. Trump is expected to receive the party’s formal nomination as the GOP presidential nominee on Thursday.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that we would not delay his trip to the convention after the assassination attempt.
“I was going to delay my trip to Wisconsin, and the National Republican Convention, by two days, but have just decided that I cannot allow a ‘shooter,’ or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling or anything else.”
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Carroll County Quorum Court to meet tonight
BERRYVILLE - The Carroll County Quorum Court will meet in regular session beginning at 5 p.m. this evening (July 16) at the Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville.
The meeting will include a public comment period and miscellaneous reports.
Under new business, the quorum court will vote on a resolution confirming the appointment of Walt Kenyon to the Grassy Knob Fire Association District Commission and Carrie Reece as a board member to the Green Forest Public Library Board of Trustees.
Justices of the peace will also vote on two supplemental appropriation ordinances to the Courthouse Fund Budget for design and bid processes and to add funds to the sheriff's budget for floor damage.
Two emergency ordinances are also on the agenda: one to accept donated funds on behalf of Juvenile Probation and a second to establish a county fund for an Arkansas Disaster Relief Grant.
The meeting is open to the public.
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NARMC Welcomes Pediatrician Dr. Jessie Little
HARRISON - North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) proudly announces the addition of Dr. Jessie Little, a pediatrician, to our Medical team.
Dr. Little earned her bachelor’s degree from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. She furthered her medical training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, followed by a residency at both UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. An impactful milestone in Dr. Little’s career includes the development of a widely distributed breastfeeding education video at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, aimed at supporting both parents and healthcare providers.
Kortni Dixon, Executive Director of Clinic Operations, said, “Dr. Little is a fantastic addition to our Pediatrics team. She is a very caring and compassionate physician. Her enthusiasm and expertise in caring for children is extremely evident and a valuable asset to our community”.Dr. Little, married to Jeb and a mother of three, finds joy in photography, outdoor family activities, and running. Regarding her practice, she reflects, “As a pediatrician, I find immense satisfaction in witnessing my patients' growth and supporting them through their challenges. I am devoted to promoting healthy lifestyles through nutrition, physical activity, and nurturing thriving children. Advocating for their well being is my passion.”
She will join the NARMC Pediatrics Clinic on August 1st and is currently accepting new patients at the Med Plaza, located at 1401 Hwy 65 North, Suite 110. To schedule an appointment, please call 870-414- 4022.
NARMC warmly welcomes Dr. Jessie Little to its team, celebrating her commitment to pediatric care and wellness advocacy.
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Ozark Wellness free healthcare event kicks off today
The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District, Arkansas Senator Bryan King, Jasper Mayor Mike Thomas, and medical providers from the Army Reserve will provide Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), no-cost medical services that will be available to the community July 16-25 in Newton and Madison Counties.
Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for American communities. More information about the IRT program can be found at https://irt.defense.gov/.
Services include health exams, sports physicals, behavioral health, eye exams, free eyeglasses, dental exams/cleanings/extractions/fillings and veterinary services such as exams, spay/neuter and vaccines. (Veterinary services will be provided only at the Jasper location). Again, all services will be provided on a first-come, first-service basis while supplies last. There is no cost to the patient for any of these services.
The event will take place July 16-25 at the Jasper School Campus in Newton County and the Kingston School Campus in Madison County. Hours will be as follows:
-July 16 from 1-5 p.m.-July 17-20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.-July 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon-July 22-24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.-July 25 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon
Dental services will be limited on July 25. The last patient must be checked in one hour before closing each day.
For more information, call Tina Cole at (870) 741-3678 or visit www.irt.defense.gov.