Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 15, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Local guard ready to be deployed

Members of Prescott's 153rd Alpha Co. Infantry Brigade have been called to active duty and will be sent to Iraq. Orders came down the pipe last week, with the National Guardsmen placed on active duty Oct. 6. The troops were placed on federal active duty o...

Guard members getting royal treatment

During their last days in Prescott, members of the 153rd Alpha Co. have been getting the royal treatment from the community. On Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Prescott Lions Club hosted a hamburger supper for the troops and their families at the Tom B. Lee Armory. ...

Chili cookoff set for Pumpkinfest

Ready for some chili? Well, ready or not, a chili cook-off will again be part of the Second Annual Great Pumpkinfest, Saturday, Oct. 25. The cook-off, this year, is sponsored by the Brotherhood of Central Baptist Church. There is a $100 prize for the winn...

Williams pleds guilty to first degree murder

One down, two to go in the murder of Harold Reed. On Thursday, Oct. 9, Edwin Williams entered into a plea agreement with the court and was sentenced to 35 years in prison on first degree murder, and 20 years for robbery. According to Nevada County Prosecu...

Library dedication set

It began as a dream with $1 million obtained from the state by Sen. Mike Ross in 1999. At the time, Ross was in his final year as a state senator, seeking the congressional seat held by former Congressman Jay Dickey, who Ross beat. Now, four years later, ...

Cale gets reprieve, Post Office not closing

Cale's Post Office won't be closing, at least for now, according to Mayor Davis Benton. Benton said he had called Congressman Mike Ross about the situation, and Ross helped the postal authorities change their mind about closing the office down. In the mea...

Wolves manage to get out of De Queen with 28-21 win

Unlike the Razorbacks, Prescott was able to overcome adversity and its own mistakes to remain undefeated. The Wolves, though penalized 11 times for 122 yards, managed to post an important 28-21 win over the De Queen Leopards Friday, Oct. 10, in spite of a...

Wolves manage to get out of De Queen with 28-21 win

Penalties helped De Queen's offense move downfield for its second touchdown of the game. After Williams had been sacked, the Wolves were hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct call which gave the Leopards a first down. Later in the drive, a pass interference...

Jimmy Hicks

Jimmy Wayne Hicks, 38, of Chidester, died Sunday, October 5, 2003 at the Ouachita Medical Center in Camden. He was born March 17, 1965, in Lewisville. Mr. Hicks was preceded in death by his father, Cecil Campbell. He is survived by one son, Joshua Hicks o...

Nellie Merritt

Nellie Wilson Merritt, 73, of Camden, a retired elementary teacher after 32 years in the Fairview Schools, died Wednesday. She was a faithful member of the Trinity Missionary Baptist Church of Camden for 51 years, during which she served for 31 years as t...

Scott Smyth

Mr. B. Scott Smyth, 48, of Rosston, died Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at his home. He was born March 7, 1955, in Hope to Joe Byron and Jean Elmore Smyth. He was a self-employed contractor with the U.S. Government and operated his own business, One American...

Majorie Conway

Mrs. Marjorie Lenora Glass Conway, 64, of Hope, died Friday, October 10, 2003, at her home. She was born December 29, 1938, in Nevada County to Clyde and Mamie Smart Glass. She was a homemaker and baker. She was a member of Laneburg Baptist Church of Lane...

Linnell Alexander

Mrs. Linnell Meeks Alexander, 80 of Okolona, died Thursday, October 9, 2003, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Hot Springs. She was born May 12, 1923, in Clark Co. to L.J. and Hettie Thomas Meeks. She was a homemaker and she was a member of the Pleasant Gro...

Jo Beaver

Jo Nell Beaver, 69, of Chidester, died Friday in the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Mrs. Beaver was born April 1, 1934, in Emmet, the daughter of Charlie and Thelma Dougan Wheelington, who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker, a librarian, a...