Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 14, 2000 edition of Nevada County Picayune

UA Students Present Drawings

Students from the University of Arkansas Architect School showed drawings of Elm Street and other preliminary sketches of downtown Prescott during a public meeting last Thursday, June 8. Above is a strip along Elm Street from East First Street South o...

Private Prison Considering Nevada County As Location

LaSalle Management Company has approached Nevada County Economic Director Jon Chadwell about locating a privately-owned prison in Nevada County. Chadwell informed the Nevada County Quorum Court of a proposal by LaSalle during the regular meeting of the ...

Emmet Home Ec Repairs Go Through Roof

Getting the home economics building ready for class is costing more than expected for the Emmet School District. Dr. Gene Ross, Emmet Superintendent, told the Emmet School Board, at its regular meeting Monday, June 5, there have been a lot of unexpected...

Nevada County's Unemployment Rate Falls

Nevada County's unemployment rate fell almost two full percentage points from March to April. According to the Arkansas Employment Security Division, the jobless rate for the county in March was 6.5 percent, this dropped to 4.9 percent for April. These...

Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest By Prescott Police

Some people just don't learn, and being a slow learner wound up getting a local man arrested on drug charges Saturday. According to reports from the Prescott Police Department, Derric Shaw, 20, of Prescott, was driving down Greenlawn around 2 p.m. Satur...

City's Overdue Accounts Up In Cycle One

Cycle 1 for June with the Prescott Power and Light Company showed an increase in overdue accounts from May. According to information from the City of Prescott, there were 78 overdue accounts for the month's first cycle, whereas there were 52 in May. How...

UA Community Design Center Presents Sketches

It's all about unity and cohesion. At least it is according to the University of Arkansas architecture students who spoke on their preliminary findings Thursday, June 8. About 30 people gathered in the Nevada County Courthouse to hear the proposals and...

McRae Reunion Plans Moving Along

The McRae School reunion plans are going great, according to Ivory Curry, one of the spokesmen for the event, which will take place June 30 and July 1, 2, 3 and 4. A large number of people are expected, Curry said. There are many activities planned for ...

Local Lions Club Members Are Hawaii Bound

Members of the Prescott Lions Club and their wives will leave Sunday, June 18 for Honolulu, Hawaii to attend the Lions International Convention. Those going include: Curtis Lee and Mary Johnson, Charles and Jeanne Haynie, George and Margaret Ivey and R...

Washington Earns Recognition

Lyndia Giles Washington, a local business owner and Baylor University journalism professor, has received recognition in the journalism profession. Washington has received a fellowship from the national Radio Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF),...

PHS Student Athletes Honored At Banquet

It was a night of awards for members of the Curley Wolf athletic teams, Monday, June 5 at the Prescott Country Club. A dinner was held there in their honor, followed by the presentation of the awards. Members of the Wolverette basketball team received ...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

Bookstores, libraries and some supermarkets have storybooks for children. There are lots of books, but how can you tell which ones are suitable for a particular child? There are no simple answers or definite rules. Adults decide based on their knowledge...

Junior Fishing Fest Set At DeGray Lake

DeGray Lake Resort State Park will be hosting its annual junior Fishing Fest Sunday, June 18. Children ages five years to 12 years will be competing for prizes in several categories. Categories will include biggest fish, heaviest stringer and most fish...

Here & There . . . News That Matters To Nevada County

A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be in Prescott at the courthouse June 22. Supplemental Security Income pays monthly checks to people who are aged, disabled or blind and who do not own much or have much income. SSI is not ju...

College News - Melanie Jones Glass

Melanie Deborah Jones Glass of Prescott has been accepted to the University of Arkansas College of Medicine in Little Rock. A 1995 graduate of Prescott High School and a 1999 graduate of Henderson State University, Melanie has spent her year since gradu...

College News - SAU Dean's List

Following the spring semester at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, 418 students were named to the SAU dean's list with 142 of those students making all A's. To be eligible for the dean's list a student must be registered in 12 or more semester ho...

College News - Coonrod, DeYoung Graduate From UA

Two students from Prescott were among the 2,400 graduates at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville May 13. They were Kristi Coonrod, who graduated with a bachelor of science in education degree with a major in communication disorders, and Karen DeY...

College News - UCA Graduation Held

The University of Central Arkansas in Conway has certified degrees for 700 students who completed requirements during the spring term and participated in the spring commencement. Three of those were from Prescott. These included Brian P. Cossey, who gra...

College News - Lisa Adams

Lisa Adams of Prescott was one of 143 graduates of Texas A&M University of Texarkana who were awarded degrees following completion of the spring 2000 session. Their commencement was held May 12 in the Perot Theatre of Texarkana. She graduated with a mas...

Beck Wins Teaching Award From Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Scholars program and the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation are proud to announce that Mary Beck, a teacher at Gurdon High School, has been selected as Educator of Distinction.' Brandi Escalante, one of the 200 finalists for the Coca-Cola Sch...

Dear John

Dear Editor: Is it passe to be patriotic and thank God for country? I am disappointed that the recent ceremony on the courthouse square in observance of Memorial Day did not merit even a mention in the newspaper. It is a sad commentary on our times when ...

Emmet School Holds Awards Assembly

The elementary awards assembly for the Emmet School District was held Wednesday, May 31, beginning at noon. The assembly was led by Floyd Pollock, principal. Those receiving perfect attendance awards were: first grade Jordan Gatlin and Zachary Syata; ...

Graduation Held For Emmet Kindergarten

Emmet's School kindergarten graduation was held in the Ross Gymnasium at 7 p.m. May 31. The students sang songs consisting of American Flag, My Country 'Tis of Thee, Thirteen Stripes, Arkansas Flag, Arkansas Song, Class Pledge, Days of the Week, Months ...

MMS Nine Weeks Honor Roll

McRae Middle School has announced its honor roll for the last nine weeks. They follow by grades: Fifth grade All A's: Brittany Cason, Colbe Christopher, Jordan Haynie and RC Ragsdale. A's and B's: Keshia Arps, Misti Avery, Katie Burke, Pablo Delgado, ...

MMS Semester Honor Roll Given

McRae Middle School has announced its honor roll for the semester. They follow by grades. Fifth Grade All A's: Brittany Cason, Colbe Christopher, Jordan Haynie and Ben Smith. A's and B's: Misti Avery, Katie Burke, Pablo Delgado, Amanda Douglas, Jonath...

Nevada High Honor Roll Given

The Nevada High School has announced its honor roll for the fourth nine weeks. They follow by grades: Seventh grade All A's: Timmothy Bear, Antonio Henry, Doricko Henry, Regina Leaks, Brian Maroon, Fredrica Quarles, Channing Watts and David Williams. ...

Nevada County Youth Urged To Join 4-H

Youth between the ages of five and 19 are invited to join 4-H in Nevada County. There is no charge to join 4-H. There are three divisions within the 4-H organization: Cloverbud offered to ages 5 to 8 years old; Junior Division ages 9 to 13; and Senior D...

House To Attend HOBY Congress

Johnathan House has been selected to attend the HOBY World Leadership Congress 2000 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., July 21-29. House, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack House of Willisville, was selected for this honor while representing...

Farm And Home News with Rex Dollar

Johne's disease is caused by mycobacterium paratuberculosis, a disease which lives and multiplies primarily in intestinal cells of the ileum and cecum and associated lymph nodes. Infection causes a gradual accumulation of an excess of affected cells whic...

Bluff City News

Better fill up your gas tanks. I've heard gas is $1.75 per gallon in St. Louis and $2.25 per gallon in Chicago. June 14th is Flag Day, according to an act signed by President Harry Truman in 1949. If you have a flag, this would be a good day to display ...

Hillcrest News

Richard Key from Gurdon visits his wife, Mary Key, several times each week. Those visiting Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard were J.E. Dillard, Mr. and Mrs. David Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bob Rhodes and Carolyn Harper. They also enjoyed a visit from their gra...

Oak Grove News

Youth day was held at Bethel AME Church Sunday. Sister Scott was the guest speaker. She is getting better and better. Jessie Hardgrave and his wife visited me Saturday and left his money for the class reunion. He never misses a chance to come back to Oa...

T-Ball Players Needed Saturday

The Prescott Parks and Recreation Department will offer T-ball to boys and girls four and five years old. The child must turn four on or before Aug. 1. The games will be played on Saturday mornings with 9 a.m. as the starting time. Parents must have th...

Fair Hill News

The weather has been great. I hope you all have been enjoying it. Mildred Hill and Barbara Sampson had visitors Saturday. They were Clara Williamson from San Diego, Calif., Lea Casteel from Ohio and Norma Hornaday from Hot Springs. Jack and Jimmie Corn...

Boughton News

We are so sorry to hear of the death of our good friend, Arleen West, wife of Lawner West. She was buried in Hope Monday. We extend our sympathy to her loved ones. Waldron and Margo Holder of Texas had supper Saturday night with Mary Ann and J.D. Lucas....

Rosston News

Church was well attended Sunday. Bro. Petie brought a very inspiring message. We had a special service due to Jeff Hunt, who recently adopted his wife's son, Jeremy Monk. He will be A.B. and Maxine Luck's great grandson. Their daughter, Darla Wise, of Li...

Caney News

Bill May and his family of North Carolina have been visiting his mother, Helen. Heather Callicott's grandfather, Johnny Shewbirt, passed away. He was buried at Harmony Sunday. Don, Janice, Robert Callicott, Phyllis Stewart, Linda Hacker, Kay Callicott, ...

Bodcaw News

The Tye family had a belated birthday party for Marie Saturday night. All the family who could make it were invited. I didn't get a count on this. Billy and Willie Clements made a weekend at Branson, Mo. A second honeymoon or some kind of celebration. ...

Mary Barber Purtle

Mary Barber Purtle, 83, of Prescott, died Friday, June 9, 2000, at St. Michael's Health System in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Purtle was born November 6, 1916, in Bradley County to Jesse M. and Tommie E. Bond Barber. She was a retired licensed practical nurs...

Johnny J. Shewbirt

Johnny J. Shewbirt, 73, of Prescott died Friday, June 9, 2000, in North Little Rock. Mr. Shewbirt was born October 24, 1926, in McKinney, Texas, to Johnny Wesley and Estell Blurton Shewbirt. He was a farmer and cattleman. Mr. Shewbirt was a member of Fo...

Stanton Wren Cook

Stanton Wren Cook, 43, of Texarkana died Sunday, June 11, 2000. Mr. Cook was born March 2, 1957. He was a former heavy equipment operator, truck driver and a Methodist by faith. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Bobbie Brochu of Locust Grove, Va., a s...