Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 7, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Governor's Staff Travels Path Of March 1 Tornado

Members of the Governor's Office followed the path of the March 1 tornadoes to see how the clean up effort is coming along.

According to Jim Harris, director of press operations, the people in Hempstead and Nevada County are coping well and the clean...

Senator Ross Finishes Final Term; Continues Hard Work To End

Being in his final term as a State Senator has not meant lame duck status for Mike Ross.

During the 81st General Assembly and subsequent special session, Ross has worked as hard as a first termer to get legislation introduced and passed.

In fact...

Senator Ross Finishes Final Term; Continues Hard Work To End (cont)

n who live in families where both parents work, and don't qualify for Medicare because of the family income.

There will be some co-payments under the program, Ross said, but the state understands there are families with low-paying jobs who can't affo...

Rankin To Entertain At Chamber Banquet

Beth Anne Rankin, a former Miss Arkansas, will be this year's entertainment at the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce banquet. The banquet will be Tuesday, May 20, at 6:00 p.m. in the Prescott Middle School cafetorium

David Bazzel, fo...

Nearly 10 Inches Of Rain Falls In April

It doesn't take a genius to realize April was a wet month in Nevada County.

In fact, according to local weatherman John W. Teeter, the area received almost twice as much rain during the month than normal. He said the usual amount of rain the county ...

Rotary Fish Fry Is This Thursday

The Prescott Rotary fish fry will be held Thursday, May 8, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. It will be held in Prescott Elementary School cafetorium.

Rotarians fry up catfish steaks, French fries and hush puppies, serve them with slaw, fresh sliced oni...

Several Busted For Forgery

Forgers beware, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office has declared war on you.

In fact, three people have recently been arrested and charged with forgery as this crackdown continues.

Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator with the NCSO and Prescot...

FFA Semiar Planned

On Saturday, May 10 at 12:00 noon, the Prescott FFA Alumni and Nevada County Fair Association will sponsor a free Livestock Grooming and Fitting seminar hosted by Shane Plyer.

The seminar will demonstrate the correct way to groom and present an a...

TIM'S TIPS

Cucurbits -- plant squash, cucumbers, cantaloupe, pumpkins and watermelon now. All of these crops prefer lots of room and sunlight. Watch out for cucumber beetle infestations early. If vine borer and seed corn maggots are a problem, use a soil insectic...

Chris Finigan Earns Top FBLA Computer Honors

Chris Finigan, a junior at Blevins High School, placed first in computer concepts in the state Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competition April 19.

The event was held at the Robinson Center in Little Rock.

This qualified Finigan...

From The Prescott High

COUNSELOR'S DESK

by Donald Crane

Graduation is closing in fast!

I haven't noticed that "can't wait to leave this place" syndrome so common this time of year. Perhaps the seniors have grown attached to us and really hate to leave. Well, there may be a few exce...

Nitrate, Sulfate Needed

by C. RICHARD MAPLES

Extension Specialist --

Agricultural Communications

Heavy rains this winter and spring have robbed some fields of the nitrate and sulfate needed for crop development, according to Dr. Mike Daniels, agronomist fo...

Cancer Society Chapter Ends Drive

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is finishing the door to door campaign this week. The business compaign continues and some are still working door to door.

There have been some "look-alike" campaigns going on at the same time, according to an A...

Visitors From Bangladesh Meet With Local Rotarians

A sharing of cultures took place recently when a Group Study Exchange team from Bangladesh visited Prescott.

The GSE team, from Rotary International district 3280, came to Prescott as part of a month-long tour of Arkansas.

Team leader Sana Ullah...

College News

Shannon C.Hicks, a senior at Nevada High School, has been awarded a leadership scholarship to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. To be nominated for a leadership award, students must exhibit exemplary leadership skills, have a 3.0 or better grade...

PHS Boys Drop Game To DeQueen; Finish 3rd

Two runs in the bottom of the seventh cost the Wolves against De Queen on the diamond, Tuesday, April 29.

Those two runs gave the Leopards a 3-2 win over Prescott, dropping the Wolves' record to 8-4 overall and 3-3 in 7AA conference play.

De Que...

Nevada Blue Jays Take Second In 7A Conference

For the second time this season history was made by the Nevada Bluejay baseball team.

First, the Jays beat Prescott for the first time earlier this season. Then, the Nevada nine made its first trip to the regional tournament in Horatio Monday by fini...

PHS Track Squad Comes Together To Take District Title

The 1997 spring track and field season for the Wolves was marked with bad weather, injuries and other assortments of bad luck, but the team put it all togehter for two days last week in the 7AA conference meet for the district championship.

On Tu...

PHS Girls' Squads Finish Up Track Season

Members of the Wolverette and Cubette track teams did well in the district track meet last week at Prescott High School.

Two members of the Wolverette squad will be making the trip to the state meet in Clarksville Saturday. Jessica Hildebrand will be...

Curley Wolves Headed To State

After another successful conference title, the Wolves are wrapping up the 1997 track and field season.

The team came together for their 15th district title and will be searching for another state championship as a departing gift for coach Eddie J...

Cubs Take Second At District Meet

The Prescott Cubs finished 2nd place in total team standings and earned the runner-up trophy with 118 points at the 7AA track and field championships which were held at Prescott last Tuesday and Thursday.

The Cubs, who were in fourth place after ...

Two Appointed To Board Of Hope Hospital

Consistent with one of the points outlined in his 10-point operational strategy for Columbia Medical Park Hospital, Jimmy Leopard, CEO, announcedlast week that John R. Graves and Charlotte Bradley have been selected to serve as officers on the hospital...

Deaths, Funerals

Kenneth `Kenny' Cox

Kenneth James `Kenny' Cox, 27, of Hope died Tuesday, April 22, 1997, in Hope.

Born April 6, 1970, in Texarkana, Texas, he was meat market manager at Sav-A-Lot Food Store and a reserve officer for the city of Hope. He was a member of Anderson Bap...

Kathryn `Jade' Cox

Kathryn `Jade' Cox, 4, of Hope died Tuesday, April 22, 1997, in Hope.

She was born September 29, 1992, in Hope. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Doy Rook.

Survivors include her mother, Tracy Rook Cox of Hope; her maternal gra...

Kenneth Cox Jr.

Kenneth James `Kent' Cox Jr., 17 months, of Hope died Tuesday, April 22, 1997, in Hope.

He was born November 15, 1995, in De Queen. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Doy Rook.

Survivors include his mother, Tracy Rook Cox of Hope...

Raymon L. Robinson

Raymon L. Robinson, 63, of Hope died Tuesday, April 29, 1997, at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana after a lengthy illness.

Born March 13, 1934, in Hempstead County, he was the son of the late Ben and Pearl (Prince) Robinson. He was employed by M...

Leona Upton Cole

Leona Upton Cole, 89, of Midland, Texas, formerly of Hope, died Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at a hosptial in Odessa, Texas.

Born Sepotember 5, 1907, in Calhoun County, she was the daughter of Ed and Cora Dunn Upton. She was the retired owner of Co...

Winford `Win' Foshee

Winford `Win' Foshee, 84, of Bristol, Texas, formerly of Prescott, died Thursday, May 1, 1997, at the Ennis Care Center in Bristol.

Born in Glenwood on April 7, 1913, he was the son of Upshur and Fannie Nash Foshee. He was a carpenter and a membe...

Leon Neal

Leon Neal, 65, of Little Rock, formerly of Bluff City, died Friday, May 2, 1997, in Little Rock.

Born October 11, 1931, in Bluff City, he was barber, veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Nazarene Church.

Survivors include three ne...

Nancy `Bun' Spencer

Mrs. Nancy `Bun' Hayes Spencer, 99, of Hope, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 1997, in a Texarkana hospital.

Born September 1, 1897, in Okolona, she was the daughter of Thomas Henry and Beulah Cloud Hays, a graduate of Okolona High School and att...

Students Participated In Internship Program At SAU

Gaining knowledge from the workplace has been the experience for 11 students who particpated in the business internship program during the spring semester at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.

Students participating in the program include ...

Washington To Give Lecture In Journalism In South Africa

Lyndia Giles Washington, assistant professor of journalism and advisor of student publications at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, will spend a month lecturing in journalism in South Africa this summer.

Washington, who is originally from...

World 'No Tobacco' Day Is Scheduled For Last Saturday In May

by Dr. Sandra B. Nichols, Director

Arkansas Department of Health

The sponsor of the annual World No Tobacco Day would like for everyone who used tobacco products to abstain on May 31, or to quit for good.

However, the World Health O...

Highway Police Names Bass Tourney Winners

The Arkansas Highway Police held its third annual bass tournament at DeGray Lake April 19 and 20.

Winning first place were Cpl. Mike Bounds and Oris Kemp, both of Texarkana. They caught a total of 22.02 pounds of bass. They also came in with the...