Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 19, 2002 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Donald Butler

Donald Glenn Butler, 51, of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, June 9, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, as the result of injuries received in an automobile/pedestrian accident, Saturday night. He was born November 19, 1950, at Walnut Ridge, a son of the late...

Willie Flemons

Deacon Willie Flemons was born on April 12, 1919, to the parents of Steve and Florence Flemons in Laneburg. He was the seventh of fifteen children. His father, mother, and siblings preceded him in death. Deacon Flemons died on June 11, to be with the Lo...

Eric Robertson

Eric A. Robertson, 43, of Prescott, died Thursday, June 13, in Magnolia. He was a log cutter. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Riley Robertson; sone, Johnny A.; daughters, Lisa M., Amanda J., and Allison N. and mother Elizabeth, all of Prescott. Fune...

Mabel Ritchie

Mabel Hart Ritchie, 97, of Prescott, died on Sunday, June 16, in North Little Rock. Mrs. Ritchie was born in Hartsville, Clark County, on April 14, 1905, to John Robert and Carrie Peeples Hart. She was a homemaker and worked beside her husband, Bryan, ...

Diane Crawford

Mrs. Diane M. Crawford, 43, of Hope, died Sunday, June 16, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born on November 21, 1958, in New Orleans, La., to John G. and Wanda Seaton Madden. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by tw...

Linda Brasher

Mrs. Linda R. Lowdermilk Brasher, 43, of Brandon, Mississippi and formerly of El Dorado, died Friday, June 14, at her home. She was a housewife and mother. She was a graduate of both El Dorado High School and Louisiana Tech with a B.A. degree. She was a...

Easements a problem

Getting rural water easements signed was the major business of the Nevada County Quorum Court in its regular monthly meeting. John Chadwell, Executive Director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office, gave several updates concerning t...

Controls repaired at Emmet; water system all right

Without enough members to make decisions, Mayor Dale Booker simply made announcements during the monthly Emmet City Council meeting. According to Booker, the water system is finally up and running. There have been several problems with the controls on...

Drugs found in shoes on pair of suspects

Two Camden residents were recently charged with drug possession when dugs were found hidden in their shoes. According to court records, Ketrick Malcolm, 22, of Camden, and Bryan Barker, 22, also of Camden, were arrested for two class "C" felonies, posse...

Traffic stop results in arrest for drugs

A routine traffic stop revealed $200 worth of marijuana hidden in vehicle. James Cummings, 25, of Hensley, was subsequently charged for a class "C" felony. Prescott Police officer Ann Jordan was monitoring traffic on West First Street or Highway 67 wh...