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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 9, 2002 edition of Nevada County Picayune

J.B. Franks
J.B. Franks, 70, of Delight, died Tuesday, January 1, 2002, at a Little Rock hospital. Franks was born June 19, 1931, at Roseboro, the son of the late William and Mae Dell Lamb Franks. He attended the First Baptist Church in Delight. He was retired fro...
William Hulan
William F. "Willie" Hulan, 75, of Prescott, died Thursday, January 3, 2002, at Healthsouth Rehab Hospital in Texarkana. He was born February 20, 1926, in Prescott to Alex and Mary T. McLain Hulan. He was retired maintenance employee with the Arkansas H...
Mildred Glass
Mildred "Big Mama" Glass, 88, of Prescott, died Saturday, January 5, 2002, at her home. Glass was born March 29, 1913, in Nevada County to William and Fannie Fore. She was the last survivor of nine children. She was a charter member of Park Missionary ...
Esther Reese
Esther L. Reese, 91, of Prescott, died Friday, January 4, 2002, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Reese was born July 18, 1910, to George and Cora Waddle Fielding. She was a housewife and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded i...
Prescott's new sports facility dedicated part 1
Prescott's new sports arena, dubbed "Little Bud", is a showplace. The new facility, which can hardly just be called a gymnasium, was officially dedicated Friday, Jan. 4, with about 200 in attendance. The new facility, along with housing the gym, is als...
Prescott's new sports arena dedicated part 2
"This facility is beautiful," she said. "The people of Prescott should pat themselves on the back for this facility. This encourages young people to be the best they can be. Young people can be what they want to be, and this is the start of the process."...
December weather odd
December was a mixture of warm and cold weather, with highs reaching 75 and lows falling to 24 during the month. Such is how 2001 came to an end, cold and wet. According to local weather watcher Phillip McAdams, the temperature hit 75 degrees on three ...
Probe continues in murder
Three months after an elderly, disabled carnival worker was shot to death here during the Nevada County Fair, Arkansas State Police investigators insist the case remains active despite frustration in resolving the crime. ASP Lt. Cleve Barfield said Mond...
Wolves win two of three to inaugurate new gym
Opening night for the Prescott Sports Arena went well for the home teams, as the Wolves took two of three from arch-rival Gurdon. The junior boys opened the new gymnasium by edging the Go-Devils 36-33, while the Wolves, after a slow start, posted a 66-5...

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