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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 29, 1996 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Candidates Express Surprise, Shock At Last Tuesday's Vote
There were some surprises in the May 21 preferential primary election.
Senior's Farewell By Dr. Suess
Preparations and rehearsals for commencement ceremonies ended Friday morning with the Class of 1996 ready to take their first steps into the world as graduates.
State Says Schools Districts To Benefit
There may be some good news for area school districts.
Missing Preacher Found
David Goodnight, 32, pastor of Morris Baptist Church, has been found and is in good health.
Burglaries Solved
At least two Nevada County burglaries have been solved with the arrest of two Camden residents.
County Unemployment Figures Are Released; Layoffs Now Considered
Figures from the Employment Security Division in Little Rock show jobless figures in Nevada County down.
Niemeyer Chosen For School
Krista Niemeyer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Niemeyer of Rosston, has been selected to attend the Fulbright School of Public Affairs, to be held July 14 through August 3 on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Jones Earns Technical Scholarship
Elizabeth K. Jones, a senior at Prescott High School, has been awarded a technial scholarship to attend Red River Technical College in Hope.
Williams Awarded Scholarship
Amie Williams, a junior at Nevada High School, was recently selected to receive a full scholarship to the 1996 Arkansas Business Academy July 21-25.
Nevada High Academic, Athletic Awards Given
Nevada High School students received subject area awards at the recently held academic and athletics award ceremony at the school. They are listed below by subject area.
Scholarships Earned
The following students were selected to receive scholarships from the Nevada High School Scholarship Program. Listed first is the recipient followed by the amount of scholarship and the scholarship provider.
FBLA Winners Named
Nevada High School 1996 district and state FBLA winners were honored at the awards ceremony held May 10. The winners are listed below.
District Winners
First place winners included: computer applications, Angie Peck; FBLA policies and procedures, LeAnn Magness; introduction to business, Jeremy Kretz; introduciton to business communications, Amanda Smith; machine transcription, Laurie Herring; shorthan...
State Winners
Second place winners: machine transcription, Laurie Herring; entrepreneurship team of Hagan Barnes, Wesley McKamie and Shaun McKamie.
ACT Class To Be Offered This Summer
Nevada High School will be offering summer classes for next year's juniors, seniors and high school graduates who have taken the ACT and scored below the minimum of 19 in English, math and/or reading.
NHS Lists Honor Grads For Year
Nevada High School honor students in grades 7-12 with a 3.4 grade point or better average were honored at the school's annual academic and athletics awards ceremony on May 10.
RRTC Gives Honor Roll; Dean's List
Red River Technical College (RRTC) has announced that the following students were named to the president's honor roll for the spring 1996 semester.
Awards Given At NHS
Special honor program awards were given at the awards ceremony at Nevada High School on May 10. The awards and the winners follow.
Obituaries
Forrest D. Jessup
Forrest D. Jessup, 91, of Emmet died Friday, May 10, 1996, in Hope.
Elmer Meador
Elmer Lee Meador, 83, of Bluff City died Monday, May 27, 1996, in the Baptist Hospital at Arkadelphia.
Library's Summer Reading Program Blast Off June 5
Children of all ages will explore new worlds as they boldly go where they have never gone before through the universe of books at their library during this year's summer reading program.
Four Curley Wolves Honored
With high school athletics officially over for 1996, members of the Curley Wolves baseball team brought home their honors.
Athletes Given Awards At Nevada High School Banquet
Nevada High School athletes were honored on May 10 at the annual athletic and academic awards ceremony at the school.
Military News
PFC Kyle G. Milam of Texarkana, Texas, a member of Company A (-) 1- 153d Infantry at Prescott, Arkansas Army National Guarad, has been promoted to the rank of Specialist E-4. He is a graduate of Nevada High School.

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