Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 24, 1996 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Ninth Annual Festival A Success; Sporting Events Dominate Event
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- Sporting events in the annual Chicken and Egg Festival are becoming more and more popular.
- Potlatch To Close Local Chip Mill
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- There will be eight more people out of work soon in Nevada County.
- Redland -- Larue Griffin
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- Nevada County lost one of its best when Larue Griffin died Saturday, July 20.
- Groundbreaking Is Friday For Emmet City Park
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- The city of Emmet will break ground for its new park this Friday at 10:00 a.m.
- Three Arrested For Drugs
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- Three Prescott men have been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
- BURGLAR CAUGHT
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- An Emmet man was arrested and charged with residential burglary and assault after reportedly breaking into a mobile home in Emmet.
- FELON ARRESTED
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- A 21-year-old Prescott man was arrested by Westmoreland outside the Nevada County courthouse Wednesday, July 17 on a felony warrant for theft of property.
- Nassar Disputes City Claim On Back Taxes
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- Story not available.
- County Unemployment Dips Slightly, Now 7.5%
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- Unemployment in Nevada County dropped slightly from April to May, according to figures from the Arkansas Employment Security Division.
- Wards Earn Farm Family Honors
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- Utilizing new and innovative methods of ranching is nothing new to this year's farm family of the year.
- Wards Earn Farm Family Honors (cont)
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- e are wormed twice each year, and dusted for insect control.
- Farm Family's Dream Put On Hold For A While --
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- Grocery Business Helps Dream Come True
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- Looking at them, it's hard to believe they're old enough to have been married 51 years.
- Grocery Business Helps Dream Come True (cont)
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- her as Vacation Bible School director.
- Rissell Niemyer Attends Program
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- Russell Niemyer of Prescott is one of the 32 rising ninth graders from around the state participating this month in the Motivational Science -- A Michrobiology-Chemistry Paradigm program on the Arkansas Tech University campus.
- H&R Block Owner Attends Convention
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- Robert H. Griffin, owner of the H&R Block franchise in Prescott, was among more than 800 francchise owners and representatives attending the company's first H&R Block Franchise Convention in Kansas City, Mo., July 9-12.
- Applications Sought
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- Southwest Arkansas Development Council (SWADC) Single Parent-Displaced Homemakers Program will be taking applications for the fall semester for
financial aid and child care assistance for those who qualify.
- Membership Drive Begins
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- The Prescott Elementary School's Parents and Teachers as Partners Organization (PTO) kicked off its membership drive at the annual Chicken and Egg Festival.
- Huett Named To NCA Team
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- Raegan Huett, daughter of Becky and Mike Huett, has been selected to the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) All-American team.
- Registration Underway For Fair Queen Contests
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- Michelle McFadden, age 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McFadden, formerly of Prescott, has been accepted as a state finalist for the 13th annual Miss Michigan American Coed and Pre-Teen Pageant to be held at the Lansing Holiday Inn South, in South La...
- Explorer Post Keeps Working
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- Explorer's Post 80 of Nevada County continues to work at the sheriff's office for the remaining hours at dispatching.
- Deaths, Funerals
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- N.P. Nesbitt
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- N.P. Nesbitt, 101, of Blevins, died Thursday, July 18, 1996, at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home in Nashville.
- Charles D. Jones
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- Charles D. Jones, 60, died at Med Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, July 17, 1996.
- Duel Crabb
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- Duel Miles Crabb, 81, died Saturday, July 13, 1996, at his home in Lacey, Wash.
- Lucille Dehan Haltom
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- Lucille Dehan Haltom, 86, of Emmet died Friday, July 19, 1996, in St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.
- Larue M. Griffin
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- Larue M. Griffin, 92, of Prescott died Saturday, July 20, 1996, at Hillcrest Care Center.
- Eva Guilliams
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- Eva Guilliams, 86, of Hope died Sunday, July 21, 1996, in Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas.
- Tennis Tournament Feats From Festival
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- Winners of the Chicken and Egg Festival Tennis Tournament have been announced. The winners were:
- Men's doubles -- Gene Martin and Jonathan Martin of Prescott, first place; and Donnie Sneed of Magnolia and Scotty Pennington of Emerson, second ...
- Wingield Sets New 5K Record
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- The winners and runners-up of the Chicken 5K Roadrace at the Chicken and Egg Festival are listed below.
- Winners Announced From Softball Games
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- There was plenty of action when the ladies took to the diamond during the annual Chicks with Sticks tourney at the Chicken and Egg Festival.
- Weightlifting Results From Festival Given
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- This year's weightlifting contest in the Chicken and Egg Festival was the most competitive one ever, according to Ed Tyree, who was in charge of this event.
- Bryant Represents Wolves As All-Star
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- The Prescott Curley Wolves' 1995 AA undefeated state champs will be well represented next week in the annual high school all-star football game.
- Wolves Handle Lakeside In Summer Passing League
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- Last Wednesday afternoon the Prescott Curley Wolves hosted the fourth round of the summer passing league.
- ACS Sets Golf Tourney
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- American Cancer Society will sponsor a golf tournament at Prescott Country Club August 10. Lanora Dalrymple outlined plans for the games at the ACS meeting Thursday at First United Methodist Church.
- Wolverettes Fare Well At SAU Basketball Camp
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- The SAU Basketball Camp was held the week of July 7-11. It was directed by Sam Biley, SAU coach.
- Football Facts
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- Editor's note: This is the seventh 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 Cur...
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