Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 26, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Change of Venue Back To County Denied For Dansby
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- Joe Louis Dansby's murder trial will not be held in Nevada County.
Dansby is being tried for the May 16, 1992, murder of Jeff Lewis, 24, and the murder and rape of Malissa Clark, 21. This decision was reached by 8th Judicial Circuit Judge Joe Gr...
- Change of Venue Back To County Denied For Dansby (cont)
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- nsby's house with a warrant to pick him up for the blood tests on Oct. 19, 1993, but had no search warrant for the premises.
In fact, in July 1993, a warrant to search the grounds had been executed, with nothing being found. It was pointed out D...
- Change of Venue Back To County Denied For Dansby (cont) (cont)
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- f Dansby was read his rights at the time. Morman said, "No."
The barrister then asked if Dansby had been given a copy of the warrant. "We gave him a copy, he looked at it and gave it back," Morman said. "We didn't give him one to keep, and didn'...
- Salary Increases Tabled By Nevada School Board; Contracts Not Discussed
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- A salary schedule for Nevada Schools was tabled during the regular monthly meeting of the Nevada School Board Tuesday, March 18.
This is because the schedule has to be up for 30 days before it can be approved. Rick McAffee, Nevada superintendent...
- Prescott Board Approves Raises
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- Most teachers in the Prescott School District will have an increase in salary thanks, to act 917 of 1995 and the Prescott School Board.
Arkansas Legislators passed act 917 to levelize minimum salaries for teachers across the state during its 1995 ses...
- Parents Notified Of Student's Infection
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- Parents with children in the Prescott School District were notified of a child being diagnosed with a meningococcal infection.
This, according to information from the Arkansas Department of Health, is the same kind of bacterium which causes meningiti...
- Easter Egg Hunt Is Planned
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- The Easter Bunny will make his annual appearance in Prescott Saturday, March 29 during the Easter Egg Hunt at the Nevada County Courthouse.
The hunt starts at 10:30 a.m., and is open to children ages 1-10. Those 1-2 years old will have their hunt sta...
- Father, Son Arrested
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- Officials Investigate Burglary; Drug Bust Made
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- A father and son were arrested following an altercation with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, Friday, March 21.
According to Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator with the NCSO and Prescott Police Department, deputy Thomas Goad was notified of a...
- Circus Scheduled
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- The Kelly-Miller Circus is coming to Prescott Sunday, April 6.
The circus, sponsored by the Prescott Lions Club, will have two shows, at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. The circus will be set up at Bemis field at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. The new ...
- Dr. Teague Chosen As President
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- Dr. Audie M. Teague of Prescott was elected president of the Southwest Council of Optometry at its annual congress in Dallas, Texas, March 14, 15 and 16.
Approximately 1,500 attendees from across the nation met at the Grand Kempinski Hotel for t...
- Assistance Following Storms Is Available
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- Farms and ranches suffering severe damage from the tornado that passed through the state on March 1 may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administred by the Hempstead-Nevada County Farm Service Agency.
You...
- Change Smoke Detector Batteries
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- As the spring time change approaches, the Arkansas Department of Health wants to remind residents to make another change that could save their lives -- changing the batteries in their smoke detectors.
Although many homes are equipped with smoke d...
- Ministerial Alliance Sets Easter Services
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- The Prescott Ministerial Alliance will sponsor community services for everyone again this year for Easter.
"The purpose of the services is to bring more awareness to what Jesus did for us when He died on the cross for our sins," a news release st...
- BHS Students Earn Top Awards At Competition
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- Two Blevins High School students won top awards during the District IV FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) spring leadership conference held at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia on March 5.
Chris Finigan, a junior, placed first in c...
- Jessica Jones County's Top Speller
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- The Nevada County Spelling Bee was held at Nevada Public Schools on February 25.
Jessica Jones was the overall winner. Second place went to Kirbi Tye. The participating schools were Emmet, Prescott and Nevada. The students who competed wer...
- College News
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- Misty Ward, a senior at Nevada High School, has been awarded a technical scholarship at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope.
The scholarship is based upon an ACT and/or grade point average plus a recommendation from a school offi...
- Blue Jays Defeat PHS For First Time; Curley Wolves Handle Go-Devils
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- Prescott's Curley Wolf baseball team split its last two games, dropping a 6-4 decision to Nevada, but trouncing Gurdon 19-7.
PRESCOTT 4 NEVADA 6 For the first time since Nevada began its baseball program, the Bluejays managed to defeat Presco...
- Blue Jays Defeat PHS For First Time; Curley Wolves Handle Go-Devils (cont)
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- fore Thomas walked to load the bases.
McMillan's single brought Gatlin and Griffin in. Crain singled, bringing Thomas in and ending scoring in the game. The Wolves have three game scheduled following Spring Break. On March 31, they head to Rosst...
- Curley Wolves Place Four On All-District
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- Squad Does Turn-Around From Previous Season
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- There were plenty of reasons for the Prescott Curley Wolf basketball team to howl this season.
First, the team did a complete 180 degree shift from the 1995-96 season of 1-20 to an 18-8 campaign this year on the hardwood, with a 10-2 league mark in t...
- Softball Meeting Planned
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- There will be an organizational meeting for girls softball on Wednesday, April 2, at 5:00 p.m. at Livingston Field.
Only girls between ages 13-16 should attend this meeting. Any girls who played in this age group last year should also be at this m...
- Obituaries
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- Ocie J. Dearing
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- Ocie J. Dearing, 72, of Hope, died Sunday, March 16, 1997, in Heather Manor North Nursing Home in Hope.
Born August 7, 1924, he was the son of the late John and Effie Mae Rawls Dearing. He was a retired prize fighter, and a veteran of the Army A...
- Joe Dale Fincher
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- Joe Dale Fincher, 80, of Camden died Tuesday, March 18, 1997, in El Dorado.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a carpenter mate first class with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Cullendale ...
- Copeland W. House
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- Copeland W. House, 77, of Delight died Monday, March 17, 1997.
He was born July 19, 1919, in Pleasand Home. He was a retired printer for Democrat Printing and Lithography of Little Rock and a member of the Church of Christ in Delight. He was a a...
- Verned `Dale' Hart
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- Verned D. `Dale' Hart of North Little Rock died Thursday, March 20, 1997.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, achieving the rank of Senior Master Sergeant. He was a heavy ground radar technician, serving in Japan, Newfoundland, Labrador and ...
- Senator Ross Picked For Committee
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- State Sen. Mike Ross of Prescott has been chosen to serve on the Legislative Joint Audit Committee and was chosen as first alternate on the Legislative Council.
Ross was selected for the committee assignments by fellow senators who represent dist...
- Four On Relief Team
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- Following the devastating tornado of March 1, which left many homeless in Arkadelphia, Nevada County residents came to their aid.
Judy Shackelford, Maxine Freeman, Donald Ingersoll and Betty Turner worked with the Arkansas Disaster relief team an...
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