Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 31, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Wolves set scoring record against Fouke

Panthers are quiet killing machines that hunt alone. Wolves hunt in packs, and track their game as far as it takes to make sure the pack eats, for their strength comes from the pack, not the individual. Rudyard Kipling said something akin to this in hi...

School board plans the annual public meeting

The election of a new board president, plans for a public meeting and the fact that Prescott didnt make a specific list were among actions taken during the Oct. 23 meeting of the Prescott School Board. Shane Meador presided over the meeting as his fir...

Booker: Be aware of of flood plain

The potential for serious flooding in Nevada County may seem slight but Dale Booker, Nevada County 911 Coordinator, says the countys flood plain is a fact that could seriously impact some. Some 91,000 acres of Nevada County lies within a designated fl...

Mary Butcher

Mary Butcher, 92, of Prescott, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2007 at home. Mary was born December 11, 1914. She was a homemaker and lived with her grandson, Mark and his wife after she was unable to take care of her own home. Survivors include two daughters, Sh...

Connie Wells

Connie Nelson Wells, 54, of Gurdon, died Oct. 22, 2007, while in the care of Arkansas Hospice. She was born Aug. 26, 1953 to Ferral Nelson and Sue Hastings Nelson in Camden. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Wells; grandchildren, Reid and Rhett Led...

Ray Taylor

Mr. Ray Taylor, 72, of Prescott, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born on July 1, 1953, in Antoine, to Fred and Flossie Hendrix Taylor. He was a retired plumber. He was a member of Emmet United Methodist Church in ...

Nellie Callicott

Mrs. Nellie Hicks Callicott, 84, of McCaskill, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born on Feb. 10, 1923, to Monroe and Effie Green Hicks. She was a homemaker, a preachers wife, a member of Friendship United Methodi...