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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 10, 1996 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Murder Trial Nears
Murder Trial Nears
Joe Louis Dansby Accused Of Murdering Couple In 1992
GP Satisfied; District May Take Pellets
Pelletizing garbage was the hot topic at the Upper Southwest Regional Solid Waste Management District during its regular meeting in June.
Sports Events Set For Chicken & Egg Festival
Cries of fowl ball will be heard during the annual Chicken and Egg Festival, July 17-20 at the men's softball tourney.
Payment On System Is Argued By Justices
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Animal Control Problem Exists In County And City
There is an animal control problem in Prescott and Nevada County.
Area Short On Rain
To say it's been hot and dry would be an understatement, as well as stating the obvious.
Motorist Lucky
A 1992 Pontiac Sunbird, driven by Mike Bazzelle, 35, of Hope, was completely destroyed in an accident Tuesday, July 2 when it collided head on with a semi, owned by Livingston Trucking and driven by Billy Joe Turner, 51, of Texarkana. Bazzelle had apparen...
Fire Averted By Officer
Quick thinking by a Prescott Police officer resulted in two lives being saved Sunday morning.
DWI
A 39-year-old Prescott man was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or drugs Tuesday, July 2.
Drug Arrest
Arkansas State Police Trooper Tim Land stopped a couple for speeding at the 48 mile marker on Interstate-30 around 12:40 p.m. Friday.
Whitmarsh Awarded Governor's Scholarship
The 1996 Arkansas Governor's Scholars, 100 with one from each county and 25 at large, have been selected recently from among this year's graduating high school seniors by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE).
Trailblazers Travel over 4,000 Miles To See 10 States
Thirty five Prescott Trailblazers left June 15 and traveled over 4,000 miles through Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Dean Oliver Wins Fifth At Horse Show
Dean Oliver recently competed in the Youth Championship Horse Show held in conjunction with the Texas Classic AQHA Horse Show and Breeders Futurity, at the Will Rodgers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Franks Given Continuing Education Scholarship
The Arkansas Retired Teachers Association (ARTA) scholarship committee and Dr. Paul Fair, executive director, have notified Wilma Murry, Nevada County Retired Teachers Association's retiring president, that Ann Franks has been awarded a $1,000 scholarsh...
Appointments Announced
Governor Jim Guy Tucker announced last Friday the appointments around the state.
Football Facts
Editor's note: This is the fifth of a 12-part series of a column by Prescott High School football coach Eddie Jackson. The articles will deal with information on the upcoming football season as well as a look back at some facts and stats about Curley W...
Workouts To Begin
Prescott's 1996 Curley Wolves will begin their summer weight workout sessions this week.
Second Round Of Summer League Ends; Prescott Hosts July 17
Gurdon was the site for the second round of play in the summer passing league last Wednesday.
Angus To Be Exhibited
Ben Harwell of Willisville and Wayne McClure of Waldo will exhibit Angus cattle at the 1996 National Junior Angus Show at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, July 16-20, reports Richard Spader, executive vice president of the Amerian A...
Chamber Spotlight
The 1996 Chicken and Egg Festival t-shirts are now on sale at the Chamber office. The shirts have been so popular the past two years that we have sold out prior to the festival. So you need to come by the Chamber office, 221 West Main, early this year ...
Deaths, Funerals
Doyle F. Jones
Doyle F. Jones, 65, of Hope died June 29, 1996, at St. Micheal Hospital in Texarkana.
Edna Mae Britt
Edna Mae Urrey Britt, 88, of Hope, died June 28, 1996, at Heather Manor Nursing Center.
David `Scobee' Scobey
David `Scobee' Scobey, 63, of Lone Star, Texas, died Sunday, June 30, 1996.
Dathel Frisby Ford
Dathel Frisby Ford, 83, of Texarkana, Ark., died June 29, 1996.
Homer Allen
Homer Allen, 74, of Hope died Wednesday, July 3, 1996, at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana.
Tracy Lee Cook
Tracy Lee Cook, 28, of Hope died Tuesday, July 2, 1996, near Emmet.
Thorne A. Hesterly
Thorne A. Hesterly, 99, of Prescott died Thursday, July 4, 1996, in Prescott.
Elizabeth Ann Garrett
Elizabeth Ann Garrett, 63, of Prescott died Saturday, July 6, 1996, in Prescott.
Oresta K. Hill
Oresta K. Hill, 83, of Prescott died Saturday, July 6, 1996, in Prescott.

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