Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 2, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Ross Speaks To Annual Upchurch Banquet

TOP CITIZEN  Larry Faulkner (above, right) was named Citizen of the Year at the 12th Annual Ila Upchurch Awards and Recognition Banquet, held Saturday, April 28, at the McRae Middle School cafeteria. STORY: Congressman Mike Ross, D-4th District, said ...

Art II Play Performances Set For MMS

On Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4, the art II class of McRae Middle School will present its play Little Park of Panic. The play has a cast of about 28 members. The script and lyrics were all written by the art II students as was the set designed and...

Helping Hand EHC

The Bluff City Helping Hands Extension Homemakers Club met April 12 at the Church of Christ for its regular meeting. There were 11 members present. Mrs. Betty Lewis' granddaughter was a visitor of the club. Marguerite Tomlin, president, called the meet...

Choices Abound When Choosing EHC Club

There are lots of choices awaiting you when you decide to volunteer. Volunteers are needed by just about every organization, so it is up to you to select the best way for you to get involved. You can offer your services: to help a particular cause, to ...

College News

Alex M. Wilson, a senior at Prescott High School, recently received a minority incentive award to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. The award includes resident tuition for two years at SAU. In high school Wilson is a member of the Future Busines...

Dr. Ross Featured Speaker At Emmet

Baccalaureate services for Emmet High School will be held Sunday afternoon, May 6, at 2:30 p.m. in the Emmet School cafetorium. Dr. Gene Ross will be the baccalaureate speaker. Dr. Ross is superintendent of schools of Emmet, where he has served since 19...

School Menus: May 7-11

Menus for the area schools for the week of May 7-11 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 School Di...

Here & There

A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be in Prescott at the courthouse Thursday, May 24, and Thursday, June 28. Supplemental Security Income pays monthly checks to people who are aged, disabled or blind and who do not own much or...

Maxine Story McGarr

Maxine Story McGarr, 79, of McNeil died Monday, April 23, 2001, at her home. Mrs. McGarr was born March 25, 1922, to the late Parson Charles and Ruby Lillian (Bass) Story. She was a dietician at Magnolia City Hospital, a member of the First United Metho...

Howard Lavon Allen

Howard Lavon Allen, 80, of Benton, formerly of Prescott, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, in Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Mr. Allen was born April 6, 1921, in Hempstead County to Monroe William and Doris Jean Owens Allen. He was a retired painter...

Jimmy Earl Pogue

Jimmy Earl Pogue, 76, of Royal, formerly of Prescott, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at St. Joseph's Regional Health Center in Hot Springs. Mr. Pogue was born April 7, 1925, in Poyen. He was a barber, a Baptist, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, a member...

Kiwanis Team Wins Spelling Bee

The Prescott Kiwanis Club is buzzing about their big win at the SWADC Learning Centers seventh annual spelling bee. Barry Barber, Mike Phillips and Glen Vasser showed everyone how it is done. Barber said that the Kiwanis plan to keep the traveling trop...

Delight Sets Annual Cook-Off

Everyone is invited to the Southwest Arkansas Barbecue Association third annual state championship cook-off with a total pay-off of $5,000. The event will be all day, one mile east of Delight on Highway 26. Saturday, May 5, a barbecue dinner will be ser...

Veteran's Corner

The French government will be honoring American veterans who served in France in World War II by giving them a Thank You, America, Certificate.' If any veteran who served in France wishes to have this certificate, call me at 887-5776 between 8:30 a.m....

Boyd, Peck Plan August 11 Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Boyd of Texarkana, Texas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Alice Kristine Boyd, to Thomas Lynn Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Peck of Emmet. Ms. Boyd is a graduate of Pleasant Grove High School and is a graduate of ...

Hendrix, Chalmers Wed In Local Ceremony

Jessica Ann Hendrix and Nicholas Adam Chalmers were united in marriage on March 4 at First Assembly of God Church in Prescott. Rev. Charles Mattix III of Springfield, Mo., performed the ceremony. The background consisted of a heart shaped arch entwined ...

Payne, Kisselburg Nuptials August 4

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Payne of Prescott announce the engagement of their daughter, Margie Jean, to Albert Augustus (Gus) Kisselburg, son of Wayne and Jacque Kisselburg of Prescott. Wedding vows will be exchanged Saturday, August 4, at 1:00 p.m. at the home...

Williams, Dillard Plan June 30 Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Williams of Falcon are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Melanie Roxanne Williams, to Billy Don Dillard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Dillard of Rosston. Melanie is the granddaughter of Mr. and M...

Bluff City News

Another funeral was conducted at Bluff City Cemetery on Saturday. This was for Ed Stiffler of Camden. Word was received here of the death of Thomas Starnes, a former resident of Bluff City. His funeral was Tuesday in Oklahoma. Linda Carman and Becky Me...

Caney News

Cannon Callicott has been on the sick list for several days with a bacterial infection. Also on the ailing list are Hazel Johnson, Frank Glass, who had surgery recently, and Bob Lunsford. Morris Baptist Church had family day Sunday. They had lunch at t...

Hillcrest

J.E. Dillard and Cedealia Burke from Rosston spent Tuesday with Ozelle Dillard and Lula Butler. Pat Andrews from Hope visited Irene Riley Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cornelius from Batesville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cornelius. Mary Nell L...

Willisville News

Guest at Pleasant Grove Sunday morning were Rev. Bobby Box and church family of Harrison Chapel, Rev and Mrs. Porchia of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Rosston; Pearlene Jackson of St. John in Waldo; and Georgia L. Weaver of Kendrick Chapel. We had a very g...

Redland News

In case you're wondering, I still have my electric blanket on. LaNell Nash spent last week with her sister, LaVerne Masters, in Bismarck. Darren, Kristi and Emilee Neal visited his parents, Bud and Peggy Rodel, in Jonesboro last week. Betty Meeks Wils...

Bodcaw News

The month is gone and I don't think I remembered the birthdays: Haylee Thomas, Todd Butler, Hayden Hooker, Rocky Cummings, Billy Clements and others who had a birthday. We had Rocky Godwin as speaker and he is with Evangelistic International Ministries....

Boughton News

I got a surprise Saturday on my birthday. Our daughter-in-law, Carolyn, our granddaughters, Tammy Scoggins and Cindy Webb, and great grandson, Sam Webb, came to visit and brought dinner and a beautiful cake with the inscription Happy Birthday Nana.' The...

Rosston News

I'm sorry to have to report that Roscoe still isn't doing well. We had blood tests run this past week and learned that he is anemic. We went back to the doctor Monday and had a colonscopy and an upper endoscopy. Please remember us in your prayers. We go...

Blevins Benefit BBQ Planned For Saturday

The 15th annual Blevins community area-wide benefit barbecue for the Arkansas Children's Hospital will be held this Saturday, May 5. The menu will consist of barbecue beef, pork and chicken, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, dessert and drink....

Session Is Successful; Teachers Get Raises

Much was accomplished during the recent legislative session, in spite of the legislators having to scramble to find money. Before the session began, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee made a blanket promise to give all teachers in the state a $3,000 raise. Thi...

Roads Are Messy - Slow Down!

As motorists drive the interstates this summer, they had better be ready to slow down and look at a lot of orange barrels. This is because large sections of Arkansas's interstate highway system are under repair. Dan Flowers, director of the Arkansas St...

Drug Bust Made On I-30; Truck Drivers Cited On Hwy. 371

What began as an act of kindness turned into a drug arrest Friday, April 27. According to reports from the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, deputy Robby Plyler saw a 1998 Ford Ranger pulling onto the shoulder of Interstate 30, wondered if something was w...

Students Lauded By Board During Meeting

Students in the Prescott School District were recognized for their academic success at the regular monthly meeting of the Prescott School Board. First up was kudos for McRae Middle School student Aaron Morton who recently won a national storytelling con...

Emmet Dips Into Funds For Clean-Up

Emmet's City Council had to reach into the city's general fund to finish paying for the cleanup from the December ice storms. Meeting in special session Wednesday, April 25, the council appropriated $35,000 to complete the payments for work done. Origi...

Deadlines Set For Festival's Sporting Events

Deadline for entering all sporting events at the 14th Annual Chicken and Egg Festival have been set for May 25. This year's festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 1-2, at the Prescott City Park, with a full slate of activities planned once agai...

Inside Job Thwarted B Vigilant Truckers

An "inside job" went awry when two people attempted to rob the Citgo station at Exit 46 recently. According to court records, Unarita Young, 20, Marvin Sims, 25, and Lee LaMarcus Harris, 18, all of Prescott, were arrested and charged with attempted robb...

Names Narrowed For Park

There were 32 responses with names for the pocket park where the new mural is located. The Prescott Beautification Committee held a name the park contest, getting more responses and suggestions than expected. The group met Friday, April 27, and cut the ...

Feb. Unemployment Down

February in Nevada County saw a decline in the unemployment rate. According to the Arkansas Employment Security Division (ESD), the jobless figures in January showed 5.7 percent of the county's residents unemployed. This, though, dropped to 4.9 percent ...

Farm and Home News

Weeds can be a real problem for farm pond owners. Excessive growth of weeds can interfere with watering cattle and fishing. Floating weeds, such as duckweed, can become so abundant that the pond surface becomes covered, cutting off light and oxygen to th...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

It's been said that the 80/20 rules applies to nearly all areas of life. That is 20 percent of the people have 80 percent of the money. Twenty percent of the people do 80 percent of the work and so forth. Could it also be that 20 percent of the people ha...

Skills Contest Planned At Sports Complex

The Prescott Parks and Recreation Department will host the Toys-R-Us Skills Competition at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at the James Johnson Sports Complex. This event is open to boys and girls ages 7-14, who attend Prescott public schools. The four age groups...

Prescott School Squad Wins Awards At Special Olympics

The 2001 Special Olympics team from Prescott Schools came home with several ribbons Saturday, April 20. Chesley Wolfe placed first in the girls' 50-meter dash and second in the girls' softball throw. Vickie Jones placed fouth in the 50-meter dash and s...