Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 21, 2000 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Rainfall Floods Areas In Nevada County

FLOOD WATERS - In a unusual Spring rainfall June 14-15, between four and five inches fell throughout Nevada County in less than 12 hours flooding two state highways and several county roads. Above, the rain runs off the Armstrong Farm in the Laneburg...

Hodges Earns Award At State Meet

Amanda Hodges placed 4th in the high jump at the meet of champs on May 10 at Conway High School. Hodges cleared 5'3". She is the daughter of Alvin and Jackie Hodges and is a junior at Emmet High School.

Museum Visits Nevada County Library

Children from the area listen to Tracy Blair talk about Arkansas wildlife at the Nevada County Library on Thursday, June 15. Blair is from the Arkansas Museum of Discovery in Little Rock.

Byers, Purtle Wed At Ceremony In Oklahoma

Angela Michelle Byers and James Sidney Purtle were married May 20, 2000 at 4:00 in the afternoon at the Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church of Bartlesville, Okla. The wedding was officiated by Rev. Paul Rummage. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs...

White Oak Is First State Park To Be Remodeled

The first state park in Arkansas to be completely re-constructed is White Oak State Park at Bluff City. It re-opened Friday, June 16. The park closed last year on July 5 for the overhaul. The park first opened in 1969. Heavy spring rains during the re...

Nevada School Joins Other District In Lawsuit

Nevada's school district joined in a lawsuit against Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee concerning the state's school funding formula. The Nevada School Board passed a resolution at its regular monthly meeting Thursday, June 15, to be represented by attorneys ...

Mike Ross Moves Step Closer To Congress

Mike Ross was the overwhelming winner in the runoff election Tuesday, June 13. However, voter apathy was obvious as less than 4 percent of registered voters in Nevada County bothered to go to the polls. Ross garnered 1,405 votes, while Dewayne Graham r...

Emmet To Replace City's Sewer Pumps

It was an expensive night for the Emmet City Council as it voted to replace pumps at the sewer pond, lease a tractor and drill a new well. This was done at the council's regular monthly meeting Wednesday, June 14. Emmet Mayor Dale Booker opened the mee...

Rodgers Opposes Two Tax Amendments

State Representative Sandra Rodgers opposes the two property tax amendments being placed on the November General Election ballot. She said neither one will be good for the public school systems in Arkansas, and will hurt the state in the long run. Ano...

Past Due Accounts Double In Cycle Two To 103 Delinquent Customers

Since March, the number of overdue accounts in cycle 2 for the Prescott Light Company has almost doubled. In March there were 54 accounts, this has grown to 103 for June. May had 90 late accounts. Additionally, the amount owed because of overdue bills ...

County Drenched In Rainfall Last Week

Oh, how it rained. When the rains began falling Wednesday, June 14, continuing into the early morning hours of Thursday, June 15, the county was left drenched. John W. Teeter, local meteorologist, said Prescott received 4.07 inches during this 24-hour ...

Events Laid Out For McRae School Reunion

The speaker for the McRae School reunion morning worship service will be Rev. Ivory Curry, pastor of Carrie Street Church of God in Gurdon. He is also youth minister of Macedonia Baptist Church in Boughton. Mr. Curry is a 1970 graduate of Prescott High...

Into The Void with John Miller

OPEC At It Once Again Gee, folks, here's a real surprise. The price of gasoline is going up, and up, and up, and up, with no end in sight. Why is this? Well, again, it's no shock, the OPEC nations, along with Norway, Indonesia and Mexico, don't want to ...

Gas Prices Climb Higher Again, Now $1.60 Per Gallon

Once again motorists are seeing gas prices climb to exorbitant levels. Most area service stations are selling 87 octane gasoline for $1.49.9, though some have raised their prices to $1.55.9. The others are expected to raise their prices soon as well. H...

Wright, Inscore Set Wedding For July 15

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Inscore, both of Prescott, are proud to announce the upcoming wedding of their children, Rachel Leigh Wright and Michael Jerod Inscore. Rachel is the granddaughter of Leon and Jean Thornton of Bismarck and ...

Portis, Roeder Are Married

Jane Portis and Marc Roeder were married April 8 at Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs. Parents of the bride are Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Portis of Little Rock and Don and Fran Keasler of Texarkana, Texas. Parents of the groom are Gene Roeder of Spring...

Blue, Ghormley Set Nuptials

Sherri Mercer Blue and Christopher Lynn Ghormley along with their children, Tyler Blue and Dusty Ghormley, announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Sherri is the daughter of Lee and Belinda Mercer of Cale and the granddaughter of the late D....

Emmet School Hands Out Awards To Students

Emmet Elementary School received awards at the end of the school year on awards day. The students are listed from the left. They are as follows: KINDERGARTEN, front row: Ladd Owens, most improved; Lavarious Martin, most improved; James Ivey, good helpe...

Reunion - Dickerson Family

A total of 43 descendants of Edd and Annie Dickerson met at the Western Sizzlin in Hope Saturday, June 3, to enjoy a family reunion. The reunion was centered around their three surviving siblings: Buck Dickerson, Irene Tolleson and Jo Parker. Everyone ...

Reunion - Wicker Family

Descendants of William C. and Lula McBride Wicker met for their yearly reunion at the Senior Citizens Center in Hope Saturday, June 17. A potluck meal was enjoyed at noon. Afternoon activities included viewing old family photos and exchanging gag gifts....

PHS Students Win Elections At Boys State

American Legion Boys State delegates attending the 60th annual encampment June 4-9 at the University of Central Arkansas completed their study of self-government by electing state officers, visiting the state Capitol in Little Rock on Friday, June 9 and ...

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellow-ship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Al-Anon, for those affected by another's drinking, meets Thursday evenings at 8:00 in the church. For more i...

Livinig Well with the Carrie Connection

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found that increasing intake of dietary fiber lowers blood sugar levels in type two diabetics. They found that study patients who included 50 grams of fiber in their diet ...

College News - Christopher LaRue

Christopher M. LaRue, a senior at Harland High School, has been awarded a foundation scholarship to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. The four-year scholarship includes resident tuition as a full-time student and room in the university residence ...

College News - Lea Thornton

Lea Thornton, a 2000 graduate of Prescott High School, has been awarded a technical scholarship to the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. The scholarship is based on an ACT score and grade point average plus a recommendation from a school o...

Maxie Isaiah Smith

Maxie Isaiah Smith, 93, of Prescott died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Benson Nursing Home in Nashville. Mr. Smith was born April 6, 1907, in Hempstead County to Phillip and Hattie Bell Warren Smith. He was a retired farmer, a member of St. John's Baptist...

John H. Cannon

John H. Cannon, 76 of Hope, died Friday, June 16, 2000 at his home. Mr. Cannon was born November 9, 1923 in McNab to William Manton and Eva Ada Raley Cannon. He was a minister and member of Hope Church of Christ. He graduated from Harding College with a...

Theodore J. 'Ted' Stivers

Theodore J. Ted' Stivers, 71, of Burkburnett, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Stivers was born February 21, 1929, in Prescott to Oscar and Grace Niemeyer Stivers. He married Barbara Hoare March 19, 1948, in ...

Boughton News

We have had rain and more rain. Delores Thomas of New Braunfel, Texas, and Joy Shaver came last Monday for the funeral of Arleen West and had supper with us and Joel and Juanita Ridgell of Cumby, Texas, Elsie Elmore and Herbie Ridgell. Michael and Ben ...

Redland News

Another week of rain and let us hope it doesn't just quit and leave us high and dry as it did last year. Christie Burke Cuthbertson and children, Brayden, Ashlie, Shelby and Bradley from New Port, N.C., are visiting her parents, Ricky and Nancy Burke. ...

Bodcaw News

Happy Father's Day to all dads. The fathers were recognized at church Sunday. J.D. and Marie Allen went to DeGray on Saturday, the 17th, to a Russell reunion. There were about 65 in attendance. The Fieldings also had a get together nearby. Mike and Jack...

Caney News

It was good to see all the Bill Wicker relatives last weekend. Bill Ed and Glenda Dixon came in from Orange, Texas, Thursday. They parked their vehicle in the city park in Hope. Janice, Phyl, Amy, Denise and Emily, Brandon Smith, J.W., Maxine and Lucy Gl...

Fair Hill News

I guess all you fathers out there had a nice Father's Day. I sure hope you did. Roy and Wanda Stewart from Benton visited with relatives around the community last week. Jayne, Tracy and Abbey Morrow went to Benton to visit Jeff, Miki, Grayson and the n...

Rosston News

Among visitors in church Sunday were the Luck's daughters, Darla, and Gail and her husband Danny. After church they went out to eat for Father's Day. We celebrated Father's Day Saturday night with a fish supper. Our sons gave Roscoe an electric ice ches...

Bluff City News

This area received a young flood the other day, but we are not complaining. We remember the dry weather last year and how we wished for rain. Some folks are enjoying the fruits of their labors now and are harvesting new potatoes, string beans, squash, t...

Oak Grove News

Rev. Bobby Box preached at Oak Grove Sunday. His whole church from Harrison Chapel was there. Rev. Bobby Young and family were on vacation. Rev. Box really stirred things up. His text was Closed in to God.' He really is a good speaker and a good man. He...