Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 6, 2000 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Phillip Munn Murry

Phillip Munn Murry began his earthly journey April 14, 1958, at Prescott. He passed from this life Monday, November 13, 2000 Following high school graduation at Prescott, Phillip received his bachelor's degree from Henderson State University. Mr. Murry ...

Ezra V. Muldrow

Ezra V. Muldrow, 89, of Rosston died Saturday, November 25, 2000, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mr. Muldrow was born September 13, 1911, in Blevins to John Samuel and Elizabeth Muldrow. He was a retired carpenter. He was a member of St. Peter AME Ch...

Tyler Wayne Gourley

Tyler Wayne Gourley of Prescott, infant son of Wayne and Christy Rhodes Gourley, passed away Friday, December 1, 2000, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. Tyler was born December 1, 2000, in Arkadelphia. Survivors include his parents, Wayne and C...

Amanda Danielle Carwile

Amanda Danielle Carwile, 18, of Waldo died Wednesday, November 29, 2000, at University Medical Center in Little Rock. Amanda was born March 5, 1982, in Springhill, La., to Richard and Tammy Sue Carwile. She was a graduate of Nevada High School in Rossto...

Dessie Hendrix Andrews

Dessie Hendrix Andrews, 87, of Hot Springs, formerly of Gold Beach, Ore., died Monday, December 4, 2000, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born January 31, 1913, in Delight to Mack and Minnie Hornady Hendrix. She was a homemaker and a mem...

Ira Willie Harris

Ira Willie Harris Sr. of Pine Bluff died Friday, November 24, 2000. Mr. Harris was born to Alonza Harris and Laura Hughes on October 17, 1915, at Crossett. A family of four, three siblings preceded him in death. He finished high school at Ashley County...

Open House, Parade, Other Events December 7

It's time for Christmas in Nevada County. The Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce has been busy planning a wide variety of activities for the holidays. Mary Godwin, executive director of the Chamber, said the holiday fun will kick off Thursday, ...

Solid Waste Authority To Help Center

Nevada County Recycling Center will receive $400 a month for a lease approved by the Nevada County - Prescott Solid Waste Authority. Members of the authority met for the second time in 2000 on Thursday, November 30. Members are composed of: Nevada Coun...

Lions Club Auction Thursday, Friday

It's time again for the annual Prescott Lions Club Christmas auction. Merchants and individuals from Prescott, Hope, Emmet, Gurdon, Arkadelphia, Blevins, Hot Springs and Texarkana have donated hundreds of items and services to be auctioned off Thursday a...

Spirit Of Lights And Ornaments Planned

Santa Claus will be paying Emmet a visit early this year. In fact, St. Nick will be on hand for Emmet's Seventh Annual "Spirit of Lights and Ornaments" community Christmas parade Saturday, Dec. 9. The parade will be held in downtown Emmet at 6 p.m., wi...

Rainfall Tops 11" During November

Let's talk about rain, as this is what happened through most of November, or so it seemed. According to Prescott meteorologist John Teeter, the area received 11.84 inches of rain during the 11th month of the year. The normal amount if 4.43 inches, makin...

Some Basketball Games To Be Played At MMS

Prescott coaches were asked if they would like to play home basketball games at the newly renovated McRae Middle School gym. The result was split, with the junior high games to be played at MMS and senior games to continue being played in the Prescott H...

Local Teams Struggling As 7AAA Action Starts

It's been a rough week for the Wolves and Wolverettes, as both teams dropped games to Bismarck and McNeil. However, the Wolves managed to hammer Gurdon, 64-29, in the opening round of the Southern Arkansas University Tournament Saturday, Dec. 2. PRESCOT...

Junior Squads Falter In Tournament

Prescott's junior basketball teams had a short stint in the Blevins Junior Tournament last week. Both the girls and boys were eliminated Thursday, Nov. 30. The Cubettes fell to Nashville, while the Cubs were beaten by a surprising Hope eighth grade team...

Coaches Needed For Youth Teams

Coaches are still needed for 2001 Prescott Youth Basketball League season. Call Steve Crow at 887-3176 or 887-2096 if interested. Leave a message if there is no answer. Coaches who coached last year need to call if they intend to coach again this year, ...

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

A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be in Prescott at the courthouse December 28. 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 no...

Farm & Home News

Do you have the urge to plant year round? Are your flowerbeds and yard in constant disarray from planting and transplanting? Would you like to be a Master Gardener? Applications are being taken in Nevada County for persons who want to sharpen their horti...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

If the people in your household have allergies it is important to keep your house clean. Dust mites in bedding and carpet are especially harmful to persons with breathing problems, so keep your bed linens clean and floors vacuumed to help those affected....

School Menus: December 11-15

Menus for the area schools for the week of December 11-15 are as follows. All meals are served with milk. They are also subject to change. Breakfast in Prescott Schools is served from 8:00 to 8:30 and lunch is served between 11:30 and 12:00. Prescott Sch...

Prescott Trailblazers Visit Branson Christmas Shows

Forty-four Prescott Trailblazers visited Branson, Missouri, over the weekend to view the Christmas Shows. Friday afternoon the group went to the Osmond Family Theater to see the group's spectacular Christmas show. The Osmond Brothers are celebrating ov...

Willisville News

Funeral services for Bro. Ollie Sanders were Tuesday, December 5, at Harrison Chapel in Waterloo. Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Lee Caldwell were Saturday, December 2, at Clevis Spring in Falcon. She is a relative of Della Mae Henry. Funeral servic...

Hillcrest News

J.E. Dillard and Cedealia Burke from Rosston visited Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Devore from Marshall, Texas, visited Mary Coleman and Gertrude Estes Tuesday. Bro. Ed Phillips from Bodcaw visited Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard Tuesd...

Bluff City

Last week's news must have been filed in file 13. I can remember back when I was in school when one of our teachers, Mrs. Frank Haltom, would tell us to put our chewing gum in file 13. That's what she called the wastebasket. Claudis Nelson is having tro...

Fair Hill News

Last week's news: Congratulations to Jim and Lori Shirron on their new baby boy. He was born Saturday and they named him Gabriel Eli. Mallory, his big sister, is really excited. Grandparents are Lindsay and Cheryl Blevins. Great grandma is Pauline Blevin...

Rosston News

Sympathy to the family of Danielle Carwile of Willisiville. She passed away last week. The funeral was Saturday at Shiloh with burial in Willisville. Max Morman had an MRI this past week. The report is not good and he remains in St. Michael Hospital for...

Bodcaw News

A beautiful day with a cool breeze - makes you step lively. Hayden Poindexter was in church with his Papaw Jewel. Brittany Baker had a birthday on the third. She is now a teenager. How they do grow up. Bro. Mark and Stacy Faulkner were in church. He ...

Redland News

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to put up your Christmas tree. We are really proud of our young folks and it was a honor of Cole Hillery and Garrett Crelin to be escorts at the Miss PHS pageant on Saturday night. Billie Ridling spent three day...

Boughton News

Joel and Juanita Ridgell of Cumby, Texas, visited me last Monday. Joel visited Elsie Elmore, Juanita visited Edna Formby in Hillcrest Care and Rehab and they also visited Charlie and Francis Munn. Malvern, Tommy and J.J. Elmore spent Saturday and Saturd...