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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 21, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Emogene Dickerson Oglesby Copeland
Emogene Dickerson Oglesby Copeland, 74, formerly of Prescott, Little Rock and El Dorado, died Sunday, February 11, 2001 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. Mrs. Copeland was born September 7, 1926, in Prescott to Forrest and Lillie Smith Dicke...
Ada Mae Crane Haynes
Ada Mae Crane Haynes, 85, of Prescott was called to her eternal home on Friday, February 16, 2001, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. Mrs. Haynes was born August 9, 1915, in Rattan, Okla., to Henry and Lila Mae Crane. She was a housewife and a mem...
Glenn M. Billingsley
Glenn M. Billingsley, 69, formerly of Prescott, died Tuesday, February 13, 2001. Mr. Billingsley was a native of Prescott and the son of the late Hugh and Ethel Billingsley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann W. Billingsley and a step-son, John C...
Charlene Yarbrough
Charlene Yarbrough, 89, of Ferriday, La., formerly of Prescott, died Saturday, February 17, 2001, at Riverland Medical Center. Mrs. Yarbrough was born March 12, 1911, in Ozan to Stewart and Lula Crano. She graduated from high school in Ozan and attended...
Overtime In Sheriff's Office Is Examined
Nevada County is wrangling with overtime and comp time pay once again for the Nevada County Sheriff's office. According to officials, the county paid all comp time in full in February 1999. Since then officers have used some comp time and collected pay...
Over $45,000 Written Off In 2000 By PW&L
The city of Prescott wrote off more than 150 accounts during the year 2000 in the Water and Light Department totaling more than $45,000, according to information released by city hall. According to officials, the write-offs are done periodically through...
Updates Given On County Clean-Up
Members of the Nevada County Quorum Court heard updates on debris clean-up and from the economic office during its regular meeting Monday, February 12. D&J Enterprises got the contract to clean-up Nevada County following the Christmas winter storms. Ji...
Nevada Schools To Keep Accreditation
Teams from North Central Accreditation visited the Nevada School District last month to examine the district's plans and programs. Nevada Superintendent Rick McAfee, at the regular monthly meeting of the Nevada School Board Thursday, Feb. 15, said the v...
Hope Man Charged With Arson Of Davidson Residence
An arrest has been made in the arson of the John Davidson home off U.S. 67 between Prescott and Emmet. David Neely, 42, of Hope was arrested and charged with arson, residential burglary and theft of property. According to court records, Nevada County S...
Prscott Man Given 10 Years For Rape
Jeffery Hawthorne, 42, of Prescott was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. However, five years of the sentence was suspended; he was also given credit for time served in the Nevada County Jail. Acco...
Public Meeting Held Concerning PHS Block Scheduling
The Prescott School board met in special session at McRae Middle School Monday, February 5, to hear from concerned parents and teachers who do not like block scheduling. Some fifty parents, teachers and other members of the public met with superintenden...
Prescott Man Violates Parole; Sent To Prison
Education is expensive, especially when the court system is involved. After being convicted of possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, on March 23, 2000, Roger Dale Waid, 34, of Prescott, was given three years probation. Instead of taki...
Festival Designs Wanted; Contest Starts
There's a $50 cash prize for the best design presented for the 14th annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Chicken and Egg Festival t-shirt contest. Those planning to enter should hurry up with their designs, as the deadline is March 2 this ...
Name Wanted For Park Where Mural Painted
Whoever comes up with the best name for what will be the park by the city's mural will earn $50. Mary Godwin, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, said the beautification committee was unable to agree on what the park sh...
Letter To The Editor
I have advised my attorney to withdraw my application for a private club permit with the ABC Board. The outrage and controversy has gotten to a point that I can no longer pursue this effort. The slander against myself and the falsehoods being spread arou...
Emmet Council Approve Budget
After approving the budget for 2000, a clean up measure, the Emmet City Council had little left to do. However, just because there was no action for the panel to take didn't mean the council was dismissed after one item of business at its regular monthl...
Forgery Charges Filed Against Hope Resident
A 30-year-old Hope man has been arrested and charged with first degree forgery for passing phony $20 bills. According to court records, Kim Fore was working the counter at the Eagle's Nest in Emmet on Jan. 23, when Clinton Michael Turner came in picked ...
Terroristic Threatening Charges Filed Against Prescott Man
Trying to do what he thought was the right thing, but for the wrong reasons, resulted in a 25-year-old Prescott man getting arrested. Aloysius "Al" Harris, on Feb. 4, was charged with two counts of terroristic threatening, one count of criminal mischief...
Probation Given In Child Battery Case
A 24-year-old Prescott woman pled nolo contendere to two counts of domestic battery concerning a two-year-old child. According to court records, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office got a call from the Children's Protective Services of Little Rock around ...
Wedding Is March 4 For Hendrix, Chalmers
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Hendrix of Prescott would like to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jessica Ann Hendrix, to Lance Corporal Nicholas Adam Chalmers, son of Mr. Wallace Chalmers of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Karen Johnston of...
Glass, Hairston Nuptials Planned
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jester of Cale announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Amber Dawn Glass, to Brian Wiley Hairston of Warren. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Vivian Glass of Cale and the late J.L. Glass. She i...
College News - UACCH Campus Leaders
Twenty-five students at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, who have been selected as outstanding campus leaders, will be included in the 2001 edition of Who's Who Among Students in America Junior College. Prescott students included in...
Bluff City EHC
The Bluff City Helping Hands Extension Homemakers Club met February 9 at the Church of Christ. There were 10 members present. The meeting was called to order by Marguerite Tomlin, president. Laverne Green, secretary, called the roll. Everyone answered ...
Rummage Sale Set By Tri-Service
The Tri-Service Club will have a gigantic sale March 2 and 3 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in the Potlatch building. Don't miss out on the opportunity to find bargains galore at Tri-Service Club's Bargain Barn. Over forty families will contribute to ...
Here & There . . . News That Matters To Nevada County
A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be in Prescott at the courthouse Thursday, February 22, and March 22. Supplemental Security Income pays monthly checks to people who are aged, disabled or blind and who do not own much or hav...
School Menus: February 26-March 2
Menus for the area schools for the week of February 26-March 2 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. Prescot...
Rosston News
Sympathy to the family of Gary Williamson of Little Rock. He passed away this week. Burial was Monday afternoon with a graveside service at Shiloh Lamertine. His mother is Ruby (Williamson) Atkins, formerly of Rosston. We also extend sympathy to the fam...
Bluff City News
I wonder when the latest census figures will be released. I would like to know if we are growing or declining. I found an article written in 1960 that lists the population for Prescott and Nevada County in various years. In the first census of Prescott ...
Redland News
I sure can't swim, but I'm gonna keep my boot handy. I did write a dab of news last week, but due to a misunderstanding I missed the deadline. Therefore, I may do a few week-old things. Boughton Baptist Church and friends surprised Don and Patricia In...
Willisville News
Sis. Velma (Martin) Mixon, a retired teacher of Oak Grove and Nevada Schools, was honored for her untiring, dedicated services to her students, community and church family Sunday during the Black History program at Pleasant Grove. Her sister, Iris Jean D...
Caney News
Bro. Novel and Lorene McAteer celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon at Trinity Baptist in Camden. Mary Fern Overton and Ethel Ellis were visitors at Morris Sunday morning. After church they and Lucy Glass attended the 70th wedding c...
Hillcrest News
J.E. Dillard, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bob Rhodes and Cedealia Burke from Rosston visited Mrs. Louie Dillard this week. Brent Hendrix from Nashville, Tenn., spent Sunday with his grandmother, Carman Hendrix. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Clark from Hope visited his gra...
Bodcaw News
Hope you all had a happy Valentine's Day. I saw flowers floating around trying to find the place to land. Happy birthday to our February friends: Karen Dorman, Rusti Higgins, Ashley Hall, Linda Blackmon, Geanie Townsend, John Hall and Mark Baker. Senio...
Nominations Being Accepted For Chamber Awards
James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will be the featured speaker at the annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce banquet this year. Witt is almost singlehandedly responsible for turning FEMA into a...

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