Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Firefighters from the Berryville Fire Department were dispatched to a residential structure fire on Wednesday, March 3.
According to Berryville Fire Department Capt. Dustin Hodge, the call came at approximately 6:36 a.m., sending crews to 110 Ada Ave.
We were on scene in just a few minutes, Hodge said. It was a single-story, single-family dwelling. There was nobody home at the time of the fire; Im not even sure if there was any current tenants there. The house was full of stuff, but there was nobody home at the time.
Hodge described the fire as a room-and-contents fire, meaning that it didnt have much chance to spread before firefighters were able to extinguish it.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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The Berryville City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to an ordinance modifying and updating the citys existing ordinance regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
The measure, which was first proposed late last year, came up after the city received word from the states Alcoholic Beverage Control board that its current regulations were missing a key phrase relating to the sale of spiritous beverages.
In addition to updating the phrasing, the amended ordinance will also include a number of changes, namely restricting city officials both elected and employed from acting in any capacity other than providing informational aid or assistance to a business seeking a liquor license; setting the hours for sale of such beverages to 7 a.m. through 11 p.m. on Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. through midnight on Saturdays; and imposing a 3 percent supplemental sales tax on the sale of such beverages
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
This house at 1207 Kristy Ave. in Berryville suffered heavy damage in a fire Monday, Feb. 22. The Berryville Police Department is looking into the cause of the fire.
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A suspicious house fire in Berryville last week is under investigation by the Berryville Police Department.
According to Capt. Alan Hulse of the Berryville Fire Department, a local resident called 911 to report a fire at 1207 Kristy Ave. at approximately 4:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22.
A neighbor happened to look out and see it, said Hulse, who was the first firefighter on the scene, adding that the fire had spread throughout the single-story residence by the time he arrived.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Berryville police officer Greg Noftsger greets second-grader Colton Jones on the first day of school at Berryville Elementary in 2019. Noftsger, who served as a school resource officer for the past three years, officially retired on Jan. 29.
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After 20 years in uniform, Berryville police officer Greg Noftsger officially retired on Jan. 29. Last week, he sounded as if was he already missing his job.
Spending the past three years as the school resource officer at Berryville Elementary and Intermediate Schools might have something to do with that.
If Id have known then what I know now, I would have started off as an SRO, Noftsger said Friday. I love working with the kids. Theyre just awesome. I dont know anywhere else you can go to work and get a hundred hugs a day.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Carroll County Sheriff Jim Ross (left) and chief deputy Maj. Jerry Williams say the COVID-19 pandemic hasnt had much effect on their department, or on the number of calls for service in the county. Police departments in Berryville, Green Forest and Eureka Springs share similar stories, as do their year-end statistical reports.
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Serving as a law enforcement officer comes with certain inherent risks. Most days, those risks are generally clear, but trying to provide the same service in the middle of a pandemic adds another element to the uncertain mix that officers face on a daily basis.