Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 19, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Municipal Court Gets Aggressive Collecting $400,000 In Owed Fines
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- Anyone owing an outstanding fine in Prescott's Municipal Court needs to go ahead and get it paid.
This, regardless of how long ago the ticket was issued. The Municipal Clerk's Office, working with Municipal Judge Gene Hale and the area's law enforcem...
- Reconstruction Proceeds At Prescott High
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- Completion May Be Mid-July; Building Will Have Changes
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- Last April 1, Prescott High School burned.
The fire destroyed the foyer, offices and a couple of computer labs. The auditorium was damaged, while smoke caused problems throughout the rest of the structure. Since the fire, PHS officials have been...
- Family Runs To Safety
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- Tornado Sounded Like "3 Jets Flying Over"
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- Stacy Craig found out what it was like to be in a movie and didn't like it one bit.
Of course, that could be because of the movie and the circumstances. While Craig wasn't actually in a Hollywood production, she felt as if she were in the movie "Twis...
- Suspect Is Charged With Arson
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- An arrest has been made in connection with a house burned on Feb. 18 in Rosston.
According to Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Prescott Police Department, Colette Bishop, 23, of Rosston, has been arr...
- Students Attend Foreign Language Festival
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- Four Prescott High School students competed in the third annual Foreign Language Festival, held at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia on February 25.
It was sponsored by the Southwest Foreign Language Alliance, an organization composed of u...
- PMS Variety Show Set
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- The Prescott Middle School PTA is planning a spring variety show scheduled for the week of April 21.
The $5 ticket price includes a hamburger dinner with dessert and live entertainment. Entertainment will be provided by Prescott Middle School st...
- Jones Wins County Spelling Bee
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- Jessica Jones, a fifth grade student at Emmet Elementary School, recently became the overall spelling champion of Nevada County.
Jones was also the first place winner for her grade. On February 25, the county-wide spelling bee was held at N...
- Students' Art Work Recognized
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- Three Emmet School students' works have been chosen to be entered in the Barret Hamilton Young Artists Competition.
Twelfth grader Elias Arechiga entered a pencil drawing entitled, `Think Flight.' Sixth grader Johnathon Korenek entered a d...
- 'The Clean Air Challenge'
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- Bike Tour Scheduled April 26-27
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- The American Lung Association invites you to take the Challenge and help fight lung disease in Arkansas. The Clean Air Challenge bike tour will take place on April 26 & 27, 1997 from Little Rock to Hot Springs and will feature a one-day, 50 or 100-mile...
- From The Prescott High
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- COUNSELOR'S DESK
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- By Donald Crane
For some of us more mature citizens, the name Hugh O'Brian conjures up some rather fond memories. In the late 1950's, O'Brian portrayed the infamous Wyatt Earp on TV. He wore a straight-brimmed hat and fancy flowered vest which w...
- College News
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- University of Arkansas Community College at Hope has announced that Stacy Woods, a senior at Prescott High School, has been awarded a technical scholarship at the college.
The scholarship is based upon an ACT and grade point average plus a re...
- Obituaries
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- Warren `Buster' Payne
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- Warren L. `Buster' Payne, 77, of Prescott passed away Wednesday, March 11, 1997, in Beverly Health and Rehabitation Center.
He was born November 6, 1919, in Amity to Ben W. and Lottie (Latch) Payne. Mr. Payne was a service station-garage owner. H...
- Elmer Lee White
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- Elmer Lee White, 77, of Reader died Monday, March 10, 1997, in Doctors Hospital in Little Rock.
Mr. White was a retired brakeman-conductor for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad. He was a Baptist. He is survived by one son, Teddy White of Reade...
- John Henry Butler
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- John Henry Butler, 79, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, January 27, 1997, at his home.
Born January 2, 1918, in Rosston, he was retired from Red River Army Depot. He was a member of Westlawn Missionary Baptist Church. He was a mason, former bas...
- John T. Barham
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- John T. Barham, of Riverside, Calif., formerly of Prescott, died March 3, 1997, in Riverside, Calif.
Born August 8, 1911, in Prewcott, he was the son of John W. and Nettie (Nelson) Barham, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1960 as a co...
- Garland McAnally
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- Garland McAnally, 75, of Prescott died Sunday, March 16, 1997.
Born July 23, 1921, in Arkadelphia, he was a weight and scales operator, a retired employee of Ozan Lumber Co., and then Potlatch, a 32nd degree Mason, a Woodman of the World member ...
- John Worthington
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- John Tillman Worthington, 81, of Prescott died Friday, March 14, 1997, in Prescott.
Born January 26, 1916, in Prescott he was a parts manager for DeLamar Chevrolet for 35 years, a salesman in floor covering, a member of Arkansas distributors for...
- Ida Mae Godwin
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- Ida Mae Ammons Godwin, 94, of Prescott died Saturday, March 15, 1997, at Beverly Health and Rehab in Prescott.
Born April 11, 1902, in Nevada County, she was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church. She was the widow of Dallas Godwin.<...
- John William Gierth
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- John William Gierth, 94, of Hope died Friday, March 14, 1997, at Columbia Medical Park Hospital.
Born June 24, 1902, in Mart, Texas, he was the son of Willie Max and Louise (Kester) Gierth. He was a farmer and rancher, and a Methodist. Sur...
- Curley Wolves Open Baseball Season With Win Over Bluejays
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- Prescott opened its 1997 baseball season with a 10-7 win over Nevada, here, Friday.
Ross Cowling went three innings on the hill to pick up the win. He gave up no hits, no runs, walked three and fanned seven of the 12 batters he faced. Key took t...
- PHS Squad Sets Several Records -
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- Wolverettes, Coach Earn Honors
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- Though the Prescott Wolverettes didn't win the state championship this season, it was still a record-breaking campaign.
The 1996-97 Wolverettes can boast the best record ever by a Prescott girl's team at 28-6 overall, along with a 10-1 league mark.
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- Southwest Arkansas Development Council (SWADC) has received a grant from Arkansas Development Finance Authority to rehabilitate properties in southwest Arkansas.
The Housing Rehabilitation Grant will be for owner and renter rehabilitation in Nev...
- Practive Meet Held In Prescott
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- The 1997 Wolves finally got a slim break in the weather last week and were able to host a practice meet.
Once again, the Wolves were not in full force, but they did manage a fourth place finish out of six teams. The top performance of the ...
- Senate Passes Operating Budgets; House Proposes Tax Amnesty
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- The legislature has approved numerous state agency budgets, and last week legislators were putting the final touches on the largest and most important funding measures.
The governor has recommended that the Public School Fund, which accounts for...
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