Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 31, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Christine Barlow Page

Christine Barlow Page, 80, of Weatherford and Houston, Texas, formerly of Prescott, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2001, at Campbell Health System in Weatherford. Mrs. Page was born June 16, 1920, in Nevada County to Wallace and Carrie Lowdermilk Barl...

Aliene R. Ingram

Aliene R. Ingram, 82, of Humble, Texas, formerly of Bodcaw, died Sunday, January 28, 2001, in Sun Bridge Care and Rehab Center in Humble. Mrs. Ingram was born May 3, 1918, in Nevada County to William Columbus and Allie Gertrude Fincher Manning. She was ...

Ralph S. Sanders

Ralph S. Saunders, 72, of Hope died Friday, January 26, 2001, in Little Rock. Mr. Saunders was born December 9, 1928, in Sutton to Barton M. and Erma Waters Saunders. He was a retired buyer and seller of railroads, member of First Methodist Church of Ho...

Gladys R. Gentry

Gladys R. Gentry, 92, of Hope died Sunday, January 28, 2001, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Gentry was born December 14, 1909, in Hempstead County to William Oza and Rosamond Bright Reece. She was a homemaker and retired...

Bluff City News

My news is scarce this week. We were called to Missouri where Jeanie's father is in the hospital after suffering a stroke. They are still evaluating him and we hope to know more about his condition soon. Bill Sellers was out washing his boat one day las...

Redland News

Sorry I've failed to write for several weeks, but my excuse is because of illness. My husband and I are not doing well at all. Randy, Charity and Caleb Lowdermilk visited her mother, Betty Wilson, in Hot Springs. Agnes and Bobby Morrow have had visitin...

Bodcaw News

Good news to report on Pat Allen Wilbanks. Having been in the hospital since Thanksgiving. She got to go home last week. I know she was excited about that. A baby shower for Heather and Daniel Clements was held Saturday night. It was a very nice shower....

Boughton News

My niece, Joy Shaver, and her husband Billy Ray of Hamburg came Saturday and brought dinner. They picked up my sister, Elsie Elmore, and Herbie Ridgell and we all had dinner together. Syble Brown is the proud great great grandmother of a baby boy named ...

Caney News

We have lots of sickness in our community. Robert Callicott and Bob Lunsford were unable to be in church Sunday. Charles had surgery last week. He is back home and doing well. Ruthie Almand is having back problems and visited her doctor last week. Lucy...

Fair Hill News

Helen Swope, daughter of Mrs. Corine Brown of the Pleasant Hill community passed away last weekend. Corine and daughter Barbara Scott will be flying to Washington state Thursday for the funeral on Friday. Please remember this family.

Hillcrest News

Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Dillard, Cedealia Burke and Margaret Rhodes from Rosston visited Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard this week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gene Britt from Okolona visited Delsie Britt this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dorwin Harris from Oran, Mo., and Edyth Hugh...

Oak Grove News

Valentine's Day legend: Long ago a man named Valentino owned a beautiful garden, where children came to play. One day this kind man was imprisoned by the king, but couldn't forget about the children. He sent the children a white dove carrying a note addr...

Rosston News

I was under the weather last week with an infection and my blood pressure too low. I think it was due to antibiotics, but for a few days I was not able to navigate. We just don't know how to appreciate good health until we don't have it. I did not atten...

Willsiville News

Blessing after blessing. Keep on coming our way. It's a blessing from God that we all survived from the ice and snow. The benefit program at Pleasant Grove was successful Saturday night with a large crowd and lots of good singing. Robert Rob' Paige's ...

Into The Void with John Miller

If the United States wishes to be the supreme superpower in the world, and in fact, the only true superpower, and President Dubbya has the cajones to try, it wouldn't be hard at all. However, it is doubtful the House and Senate would have the stomach fo...

$9 Million City Budget Approved

Prescott will have an overall budget of $9,375,642 for an operating budget during 2001. The budget was approved by the Prescott City Council during its regular monthly meeting. The document was prepared on a department-by-department basis, each with it...

Storm Clean-Up Begins At Home

With the disaster over, it's time to begin cleaning up after it. According to information from the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM), step one begins at home with the property owner. It is important for homeowners to be wary of those w...

FEMA Officials In Field Verifying Information

Inspectors with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are currently in the field verifying damage to homes from the ice storms. Officials with the disaster recovery teams ask applicants to make sure they see proper identification from those who...

Preparations Should Begin Now For Next Major Storm

There is still at least six weeks of winter left, in spite of the recent spate of god weather. Because of this, it's still a good idea to be prepared for the worst, as, at this time last year, the region was hammered by 16 inches of snow. While the lat...

PHS Girls Win Two IN 7AAA

Prescott's senior girls have won two of their last three and improved to 4-13 on the season. PRESCOTT 36 MCNEIL 66 In spite of the final score, the Wolverettes gave the Lady Eagles all they wanted and then some. In fact, from the 1:34 point of the thir...

Nevada Sr. Boys Defeat Gurdon In Conference Action

Nevada's Blue Jays took one of three from Gurdon Thursday, Jan. 25, as the senior boys won, while the senior girls and junior boys lost. NEVADA 85 GURDON 52 Nevada never led Gurdon get in the game, as the Jays jumped on the Devils from the outset. The ...

On Track with John Ragsdale

Dubya, Dubya, Dubya This is not the dot com version, but the presidential version. President Bush was tagged with this name even before the Democrats tried to take Florida away from him. Many famous Americans were given a nickname that has withstood the ...

Letter To The Editor

Fire Department Needs Help For over a year now seven members of the Fairview, Nubbin Hill and Pleasant Hill communities have worked very hard to establish the Fairhills Rural Volunteer Fire Department. The first meeting was at the Nevada County Courthous...

School Menus: February 5-9

Menus for the area schools for the week of February 5-9 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 Schoo...

Vermont Completes AAFP Education Update

Dr. Charles Allan Vermont, a family physician from Prescott, has completed continuing medical education requirements to retain active membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the national association of family doctors. AAFP member...

PHS Honor Roll Is Announced

Prescott High School has announced its honor roll for the second nine weeks. They follow by grades: Honor roll of excellence 4.0 Twelfth grade: Josh Bullock, Jessica Hunt, Rafael Marlow, Chad Martin, Britnie McCauley, Angela McGough, Amanda Phillips, L...

Mentors Needed

The Ila Upchurch Corporation Boys to Men/Girls to Women program is looking for mentors. The program needs responsible men and women who are willing to give some quality time with children in our community. Boys to Men/Girls to Women serves children ages ...

College News - HSU Dean's List and Honor Roll

Henderson State University has announced its names of those students who made the dean's list and the honor roll for the fall semester of 2000. To make the dean's list, a student must have received a 4.0 grade point average for the entire semester. To b...

Club News - Rose Garden Club

The Rose Garden Club met in the parlor of First United Methodist Church January 23 at 1:30 p.m. Hostesses were Evelyn Daniel and Betty Avery. Betty Tuner, president, presided over a short business session. She stated that the Arkansas State Flower and ...

Club News - Bluff City Helping Hand EHC

The Bluff City Helping Hands Extension Homemakers Club met January 11 at the Bluff City Church of Christ. There were nine members present. The members were honored to have Candace Carrie, Nevada County Extension Service - Family and Consumer Sciece, pr...

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

A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be in Prescott at the courthouse Thursday, January 25, February 22 and March 22. Supplemental Security Income pays monthly checks to people who are aged, disabled or blind and who do not own ...

DAR Essay: Events Threatening The Capitol's Survival

Today with my huge white dome and elevated location I am considered the most important and impressive building in Washington. There was a time when survival of the turmoil that surrounded me seemed impossible. Two major events had threatened my very exis...