Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 19, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Staff Raises To Be Studied
-
- USF&G Pays Prescott School District 55% Of Fire Claims
-
- Promised raises to all school staff will get another look before being handed out this year.
The Prescott School Board met Monday night and went over figures prepared by superintendent Don Johnston concerning the school's financial woes. The dis...
- Money, Student Census Plagues Nevada School
-
- Money continues to be a concern with the Nevada School District.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Nevada School Board, Thursday, Feb. 13, Superintendent Rick McAffee said the district could get about $88,500 from the governor's contingency fund ...
- Four Arrrested In Drug Raid Of Prescott Home
-
- Some people, it seems, simply refuse to learn.
A 44-year-old Prescott man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to deliver for the third time Wednesday, Feb. 12. Officials with the Nevada County Sheriff's Of...
- Sewer Rates, One-Cent Sewer Tax Are Discussed
-
- Questions were raised at Monday's Prescott City Council meeting concerning the one-cent sales tax being used to pay off bonds for a sewer project.
Prescott resident John Fontana asked the council during the meeting why residents were being double cha...
- Computer To Aid In Early Storm Detection
-
- Spring is arguably most people's favorite season.
After all, it follows winter, which is a bleak time for almost everyone because of the weather. Whereas winter is cold, damp and gray, spring is light, lively and warm. Winter dampens the sp...
- County Rainfall Up
-
- For the first time in quite a while, the area was on the plus side of rainfall.
According to data from John Teeter, local meteorologist, the normal amount of rainfall for January is 3.76 inches, but this region received 3.78 inches, giving it a 0.02 ...
- KidCare Photo Day Set
-
- At DeGray State Park - Saturday, March 1st
-
- DeGray Lake Resort State Park will be hosting its second annual KidCare Photo ID event on Saturday, March 1, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
The event is part of a national effort to provide parents with personal safety identifications of their ch...
- Juvenile Arthritis Week Planned For March 3-9
-
- March 3-9 is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week. During this week the Arthritis Foundation is launching a nationwide educational campaign to tell America that kids get arthritis, too.
According to the foundation, if a child avoids using a particula...
- College News
-
- Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia has released the names of the students named to the dean's list for the fall semester. To be eligible for the dean's list, a student must be registered in 12 or more semester hours and attain a grade point averag...
- Hop-N-Ing Fundraiser Set
-
- First Presbyterian Preschool in Prescott is participating in the 13th annual Hop-N-Ing, a special project designed to help young children develop an understanding of disabilities and at the same time raise funds for Easter Seals.
Hop-N-Ing, spons...
- Harding Receives Grant
-
- A million dollar challenge grant from the Mabee Foundation in Tulsa, Okla., has been presented Harding University in Searcy, it was announced February 12.
The Mabee grant will be used toward the $14.5 million final phase of Harding's `The Dream C...
- Megan Taylor Winner Of Seventh Grade DAR Essay
-
- Winners of the 1996-1997 Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest in Prescott Middle School are Jade Hall, fifth grade; Darryl Pickett, sixth grade; Megan Taylor, seventh grade; and Amanda Phillips, eighth grade. This week's essay is written b...
- New Number Is Available For Women Veterans
-
- More than 400,000 women veterans will receive letters from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about VA programs specifically designed to meet their needs, including sexual trauma counseling.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown said, "Some ...
- Group Misleading ASC Workers, Chairman Says
-
- In recent weeks several Nevada County citizens have received packets through the mail asking them to go door to door collecting funds for cancer.
"This is not the American Cancer Society," Lenora Dalrymple, chairman of the Nevada County Unit, Amer...
- Military News
-
- Charles Williams of Emmet, a member of Co A (-) 1st 153rd Inf in Prescott Arkansas Army National Guard; Tommy K. Otwell of Gurdon, a member of Det 1 Co A 1st Bn 153rd Inf, Arkadelphia Arkansas National Guard; and Mae E. McKinnon of Prescott, a member of...
- Team Wolverette Sets Sites On State Championship
-
- According to members of the Prescott Wolverette basketball team, another state title will soon be housed at Prescott High School.
So far, the team has played in two tournaments. So far, the Wolverettes have won two tournaments. Their next goal i...
- Girls Split Last 2 Games Of Year
-
- Knowing they are head and shoulders above other teams they play may have been a problem recently for the Wolverettes.
When they played De Queen Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Prescott senior girls were stunned. The team entered the game 11-0 in 7AA play ...
- Junior Teams End Season With Losses To Nashville
-
- Prescott's junior girls and boys ended their season on a down note.
The Cubettes were edged out of the semifinals in the Junior District Tournament 44-41 by Nashville at Fountain Lake. The Curley Cubs also went down to Nashville 42-40 in their g...
- Wolves As Good As Want To Be
-
- What a difference a year makes.
Last year, the Prescott Curley Wolf basketball team went 1-20, only claiming victory in its season opening game. This year, on the other hand, the Wolves are 16-6 overall and 10-2 in the 7AA conference. They are a...
- Leopards, Hornets Latest Victims Of Curley Wolves
-
- De Queen and Blevins were the latest victims for the Prescott Curley Wolves.
The Wolves won both games by eight points, as they ended the regular season on a winning note and head into the district tourney as conference runner-up to Fordyce. Lan...
- Arts Subsidy Available
-
- The Arkansas Arts Council plans to offer a special 60 percent subsidy, or up to $2,000, to eligible organizations booking performances and exhibitions by artists featured in the Arts and Tour program during Heritage Week, May 8-18, according to James E....
- Obituaries
-
- Wayne Ratliff
-
- Wayne Ratliff, 87, of Pagosa Springs, Colo., died Sunday, February 2, 1997.
Born September 1, 1909, in Pearly, Va., he was the the son of Silas and Pricey Jane Ratliff. Survivors include two sons, Morris Ratliff of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and ...
- Shelby F. Hunter
-
- Shelby F. Hunter, 94, of Laneburg, died Saturday, February 15, 1997, at his home.
Born January 13, 1903, in Nevada County, he was a retired sawmill worker. Survivors include his wife, Reeder Mason Hunter of Laneburg; four sons, James Hunt...
- Mattie Sue Blanton
-
- Mattie Sue Frazier Blanton, 75, of Okolona died Friday, February 14, 1997, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
Born February 18, 1921, in Okolona, she was the daughter of the late Vol T. and Maggie May Frazier. She was a graduate of Hen...
Search | Nevada County Picayune by date
| Gurdon Times by date
|
