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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 6, 1996 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Otwell Wins Sheriff's Position
Steve Otwell, a Democrat, has been elected Sheriff of Nevada County. He defeated Independent candidate Johnny Campbell, 2,450 to 1,418, according to complete but unofficial totals from the County Clerk's office.

Otwell defeated incumbant Harold Vi...

PRESCOTT WARD ONE
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....236

Johnny Campbell.....234

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....318

Tim Cornelius.....150

President

Bill Clinton....

PRESCOTT WARD TWO
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....168

Johnny Campbell.....83

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....210

Tim Cornelius.....36

President

Bill Clinton......

PRESCOTT WARD THREE
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....78

Johnny Campbell.....47

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....98

Tim Cornelius.....28

President

Bill Clinton........

PRESCOTT WARD FOUR
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....178

Johnny Campbell.....70

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....193

Tim Cornelius.....47

President

Bill Clinton......

PRESCOTT EAST RURAL
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....118

Johnny Campbell.....86

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....129

Tim Cornelius.....72

President

Bill Clinton......

PRESCOTT WEST RURAL
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....133

Johnny Campbell.....84

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....135

Tim Cornelius.....80

President

Bill Clinton......

ALABAMA
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....77

Johnny Campbell.....29

President

Bill Clinton.....72

Bob Dole.....19

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....68

Tim Hutchin...

BLUFF CITY/READER
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....74

Johnny Campbell.....42

President

Bill Clinton.....80

Bob Dole.....15

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....86

Tim Hutchin...

BODCAW
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....82

Johnny Campbell.....123

President

Bill Clinton.....79

Bob Dole.....87

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....92

Tim Hutchi...

BOUGHTON
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....68

Johnny Campbell.....46

President

Bill Clinton.....55

Bob Dole.....38

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....54

Tim Hutchin...

CALE
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....31

Johnny Campbell.....19

President

Bill Clinton.....32

Bob Dole.....6

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....38

Tim Hutchins...

EMMET
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....193

Johnny Campbell.....69

President

Bill Clinton.....138

Bob Dole.....73

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....156

Tim Hutc...

GEORGIA
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....43

Johnny Campbell.....19

President

Bill Clinton.....29

Bob Dole.....19

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....36

Tim Hutchin...

LANEBURG/SUTTON
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....95

Johnny Campbell.....93

President

Bill Clinton.....80

Bob Dole.....75

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....99

Tim Hutchin...

LIBERTY/NEW HOPE
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....115

Johnny Campbell.....64

President

Bill Clinton.....110

Bob Dole.....41

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....106

Tim Hutc...

JACKSON/LEAKE
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....59

Johnny Campbell.....5

President

Bill Clinton.....58

Bob Dole.....2

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....56

Tim Hutchinso...

ROSSTON
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....129

Johnny Campbell.....46

President

Bill Clinton.....127

Bob Dole.....14

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....138

Tim Hutc...

UNION
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....37

Johnny Campbell.....31

President

Bill Clinton.....35

Bob Dole.....22

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....34

Tim Hutchin...

WILLISVILLE
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....201

Johnny Campbell.....55

President

Bill Clinton.....160

Bob Dole.....61

U.S. Senate

Winston Bryant.....171

Tim Hutc...

ABSENTEE BOX
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....142

Johnny Campbell.....56

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....90

Tim Cornelius.....30

President

Bill Clinton.......

EARLY VOTING BOX
Nevada County Sheriff

Steve Otwell.....193

Johnny Campbell.....118

State Representative Dist. 28

Sandra Rodgers.....136

Tim Cornelius.....57

President

Bill Clinton.....

Prescott Hosts District Meeting
By JOHN MILLER

Arkansas's Crusade Systemic Initiatives was touted as one of the best programs to have come along in years.

The program was touted at the Arkansas School Board Association meeting, held Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Prescott Elementary ...

Prescott Hosts District Meeting (cont)
ng the funding formula, because of the headache the transportation problem presents.

All districts, he said, get the same amount of money for transportation, but it costs some more to get its children to and from school than others.

Another head...

Rainfall, Temperature Are Below Normal For October
October was the first relatively average month for rainfall in quite some time, according to local meteorologist John Teeter.

The normal amount for the month should have been 4.33 inches, while 3.95 inches of rain fell.

However, the region is s...

Police Arrest Suspect In Domestic Dispute Case
A domestic dispute resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old Prescott man.

According to Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator with the Prescott Police Department and Nevada County Sheriff's Office, Jerome Johnson had a bad night Sunday, Oct. 27.

...

MCKENZIE HONORED
Former State Sen. Olen Hendrix gave a U.S. and Arkansas flag to the Nevada County Courthouse in memory of his friend, the late Horace H. McKenzie. In ceremonies held Oct. 31, a color guard from Co. A of the Arkansas Army National Guard presented the color...
SWADC Is Awarded Grant; Donation Made
Southwest Arkansas Development Council (SWADC) Literacy Program in Nevada County has announced the program received a grant from the Arkansas Learning Resources and Technology Center.

"The grant has provided a designated phone line used to conne...

PES Honor Roll Given For First 9 Weeks
The students at Prescott Elementary School named to the honor roll for the first nine weeks are listed below by grade level.

First grade : all A's -- Kayli Birdsong, Blake Boeckman, Dominic Brewer, Jonathan Miller, Haley Daniel, Tony Gill...

College News
Russell K. Shope of Prescott was a recent inductee of the Gamma Lambda chapter of Phi Sigma Pi fraternity at Louisian Tech University at Ruston, La.

Phi Sigma Pi is a national honor fraternity for students with high academic achievement. The fra...

Gulley Earns Scholarship To UACCH
The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope is pleased to announce that Alicia Gulley, a senior at Prescott High School, has been awarded an academic scholasrship.

The scholarship is based upon an ACT and/or grade point average plus a r...

PHS Honor Roll Is Given For Mid Term
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL for first quarter 1996-97

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To be eligible for the honor roll, a student at P.H.S. must have a grade point a...

From The Prescott High
Counselor's Desk
by Donald Crane

Two weeks ago, I wrote about some possible scholarship scams of which students and parents should be aware. Presently, it appears that scams are rampant in our state.

I subscribe to a publication called The Scholarship ...

Nevada High School Basketball Squads
NEVADA BLUEJAYS -- The 1996-97 Nevada Bluejay basketball team consists of the following players: front row from left -- Eric Carey, Lamar Haynie, Julius Gulley and Marcus Harper. Center row from left -- Derrick Christopher, James Beasley, Sam Evans, Court...
Three Nevada Teams Sweep Taylor Tigers In Basketball Action
By JOHN MILLER

Nevada's senior boys had a Tiger by the tail, but managed to post a 47-44 win over Taylor Friday night.

In fact, the host Tigers took a 12-11 lead at the end of the first period, and maintained their tenuous advantage at 20-18 whe...

Elementary News
Red Ribbon poster contest finalists in the kindergarten class at Prescott Elementary School were, l-r, front row: Kelsey Wren (overall winner), Jordan Holland, Hannah McLelland, Jessica Haney, Ashley Beck and Taylor Key; second row: Amber Roy, Sara Pur...
NHS Basketball Action
By JOHN MILLER

Nevada's senior boys seem to like playing close games as they edged Emerson 66-62 Oct. 29 at Nevada High.

This gave the Bluejays a 2-1 record on the year.

The Jays took an early lead, 21-12, after the first period, only to fi...

Friday, October 25
Game two for the Nevada Bluejays didn't go as well as their season opener.

Of course they were on the road to Saratoga, home of one of the toughest squads in the state.

When the smoke cleared, the Bulldogs returned to their kennels with a 91-74 ...

Tuesday, October 27
Basketball season opened a few days early for the Nevada Bluejays as they hosted Benton-Harmony Grove Oct. 21.

The Cardinals may well have regretted making the trip to Rosston as the senior boys fell 58-52 to the Jays.

It was a close game throug...

Fouke Panthers Out Rush Curley Wolves; Prescott Still Wins, 33-8
Once more the Prescott Curley Wolves scored five touchdowns to take an easy 33-8 win over a 7AA foe, this time the Fouke Panthers.

This is the fourth straight victory for the Wolves in as many games, after the 32-21 loss to Nashville October 4. B...

Fouke Panthers Out Rush Curley Wolves; Prescott Still Wins, 33-8 (cont)
Panthers put together their only scoring drive, thanks in part to a face mask penalty against Prescott.

The TD was handled by Miller from the one with a 2-point conversion successfully handled for eight points.

The game's leading rusher w...

Prescott And Fordyce Tangle Thursday Night
Are the Curley Wolves ready for the play-offs?

For four weeks now the Wolves have had easy opponents, easy enough to let all the reserves in the game. Last week the freshmen got to see action.

This is all good in preparation for strong tea...

Obituaries

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