Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 1, 2004 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Lela Cook

Mrs. Lela Kathryn Morris Cook, 78, of Prescott, died Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at her home. She was born on April 25, 1926, in Nevada County to Isaac and Mattie Neal Morris. She was a homemaker and member of Salem Baptist Church. She was preceded in dea...

Tilton Butler

Tilton Elvern Butler, 85, of Rosston, passed away Friday, November 26, 2004, at his residence in Rosston. He was born May 14, 1919, in Nevada County, to Robert and Myrtle Butler. Mr. Butler was a Welding Supervisor for Elk Roofing Co. He was a member of E...

Joel Moore

Mr. Joel D. Moore, 76, of Hope, died Saturday, November 27, 2004, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born September 12, 1928, in Williamson, West Virginia, to Toliver P. "T.P." Moore and Edna Annie Oglesby Moore. He was a retired pipe-fitter of the...

Christmas on the Square, parade are set

Ready or not, it's time for Christmas in Nevada County. The Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor the Christmas parade, Christmas on the Square and the live nativity. In addition, the Chamber is again doing the best decorated wind...

Family builds Christmas cottage for children this holiday season

A local family has taken it upon itself to promote Prescott this holiday season. The Carl Hurd family is building a Christmas display on its property on Second Street and once it's finished, will invite the public to come and see it. Hurd said between 5,0...

Lion's Auction December 9-10

It's time once again for the annual Lion's Club Auction. This year's auction will be held Dec. 9-10 at the Nevada County Courthouse from 6-10 p.m. each evening, or until everything has been auctioned off. Part of the money raised by the auction will be do...

Board recognizes FFA students for activities at state fair

Members of the Prescott Future Farmers of America were recognized for the work they did at the Arkansas State Fair in October. Three students, Nick Johnson, Ashley Jackson and Amber Picket, were given certificates of recognition for having the first place...