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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 27, 2002 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Douglas Clements
Mr. Douglas Alvin Clements, 86, of Bodcaw, died Thursday, November 14, 2002, at Medical Park Hospital. He was born on April 19, 1916, in Sutton, to Fredrick and Bertha Lee Rhea Clements. He was retired from Phillips Petroleum of Phillips, Texas. He was a ...
Hester Campbell
Hester L. Campbell, 72, of Prescott, died Monday in the Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. She was a member of the Midway Methodist Church. Mrs. Campbell is survived by three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Merle Hill of Sunray, Texas, Lou and Paul Jo...
Corine Sockwell
Corine Sockwell, 73, died November 13, 2002. Mrs. Sockwell was born August 2, 1929, in Emmet, to the late Nellie Washington and Willie Murphy. Her husband, Lee Sockwell and daughter, Connie Hendrix, preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory,...
Johnie Collins
Johnie Collins, 82, of Texarkana, died November 9, 2002 in a local hospital. He lost his battle with lung cancer. He was a farmer and an U.S. Army veteran. He was born September 24, 1920, in Prescott. He attended Bethel Baptist Church. He was the son of J...
Josie Rollings
Mrs. Josie E. Rollings, 88, of Fort Worth, Texas (formerly of Willisville), died Friday, November 22, 2002, at Benbrook Nursing Home in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born December 8, 1913, in Rosston to Joe and Mary Ann Dixon McKissack. She was a homemaker, ...
Wolves live to fight another day
History has a nasty habit of repeating itself, and it did Friday night as Prescott visited Pulaski Oak Grove and ended the Hornets's season. The Wolves last met the Hornets in the 1973 playoffs and ended Oak Grove's season. The same occurred on Nov. 22, w...
Council informed on economic projects underway
Projects are progressing in Prescott, while prospects are paying the city visits. Jon Chadwell, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office, updated the Prescott City Council on what's been going on with the EDO. Construct...
Picayune sponsoring toy drive
With Christmas almost here, it's time to remember those less fortunate. Because of budget and personnel cuts, the Nevada County Department of Human Services will not be able to do an Angel Tree this Christmas. Elaine Halliday, DHS director, said the agen...
Austin honored by school board
Howard Austin received more accolades for being named Arkansas's Principal of the Year. This time, the kudos came from the Prescott School Board at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19. Prescott Superintendent Hyacinth Deon said Austin has spent h...

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