Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 2, 1996 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Mental Tests Ordered For 2 Rape Suspects
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- Two Prescott men will be getting mental evaluations in connection with charges of rape, stemming from an April 20, 1996 incident.
Dechay Wilson, 19, and Jared Woodley, 17, were arrested and charged with rape, residential burglary and aggravated robbery...
- Man Found In Burned Trailer
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- A trailer fire resulted in the death of a 61-year-old Prescott man. According to Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Prescott Police Department, the fire occurred sometime between 2-6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24...
- GIRL FOUND
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- An 11-year-old Prescott girl who was reported missing from her home Wednesday, Sept. 25 was found Thursday, Sept. 26.
Westmoreland said the girl was found about 1:30 p.m. Thursday and was unharmed. The search involved the NCSO, ASP and PPD. Howeve...
- HOUSE BURNED
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- The home of Hank Sternisha, of Rosston, was reportedly burned Saturday around 3:30 p.m.
Westmoreland said when Sternisha got home from work he found the house to be a total loss. There is an investigation into the matter with the NCSO and ASP inve...
- Misty Holly To Represent Nevada County -
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- Dougan Wins At SW Fair
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- Racheal Dougan will not be representing Nevada County at the Arkansas State Fair pageant this month.
Dougan, who won the talent contest at the Nevada County Fair, won the talent show at the Southwest Arkansas Livestock Show and Rodeo las week. She...
- Amendment 1 Passage To Keep Courts Out Of State's School Districts
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- In an effort to keep the courts out of the state's schools, Amendment 1 has been proposed for the Nov. 5 General Election.
Amendment 1, should it pass, would require all school districts in Arkansas to have a base property tax of 25 mills for the main...
- Group Hears From Meteorologist
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- Few things in the world are more discussed than weather.
Farmers talk about it in connection with their crops. Strangers discuss it because they have nothing else to talk about. There's even an old saying about weather -- "Everyone talks about it,...
- From the Prescott High
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- Counselor's Desk
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- by Donald Crane
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- Each summer for the past five years, Prescott High School has offered the College Preparatory and Enrichment Program (CPEP).
This program is funded by the state legislature and is designed to help students improve their scores on the American College ...
- Fair Results Given
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- With the conclusion of the 1996 Nevada County Fair, the next best thing is announcing the winners and there were a lot of them. The entries were numerous in most divisions, just as the fair board desired.
First place winners in the junior art di...
- Fair Results Given (cont)
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- , yellow onions; Vivian Warren, two firsts, gourd, eggplant; Vernell Loe, seven firsts, peanuts, red potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, purple hull peas, butter beans, popcorn; and Glendene Haynie, two firsts, gourd, hot pepper.
First place wi...
- Fair Results Given (cont) (cont)
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- elow by category.
Art: First, Casey Young, pen and ink; second, Sherry Gosney, horse; and third, Carol Tyree, photo. Crafts junior division: first, Daryl Pickett, log cabin; second, John Brown, Wolf ceramic; third, Tamra Marlar, scarecrow ...
- October 6 Is Deadline For Voter Registration
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- Arkansans who are not registered to vote, but would like to be eligible to vote by the November 5 general election, must apply to register by October 6, according to Secretary of State Sharon Priest.
Registering to vote is now more convenient, due in ...
- Annual Report On Prescott Schools Given
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- Prescott's three schools held public meetings to announce their plans for the current academic year.
Creating more opportunities to involve parents and the community in the operation of the Prescott schools is one of the district's goals. The ...
- Annual Report On Prescott Schools Given (cont)
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- en a syllabus for each course in which they are enrolled.
- Curley Wolves' Defense Pounds Lions
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- PHS Penalized For 95 Yards In Win
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- Prescott quarterback Al Johnston passed for three touchdowns and scored one himself last Friday as the Curley Wolves introduced the Bismarck Lions to the 7AA Conference.
The Wolves scored five touchdowns as they shut out the Lions, 32-0. The win...
- PHS Penalized For 95 Yards In Win (cont)
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- Prescott had 16 offensive plays and Bismarck had 18. No wonder it took so long.
The fourth quarter was controlled by Prescott with the Wolves getting 90 yards on the ground while Bismarck had 13 on the ground and five through the air. In ...
- PHS To Face Nashville Friday
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- This is the week.
Every week from now through November 7 will be the week. The Prescott Curley Wolves must concentrate on each opponent each week at a time. This is, perhaps, the most crucial week. The Wolves will trave...
- Emmet Benefits Set
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- The Emmet Bike-A-Thon and Walk-A-Thon will be held October 12 beginning at 9 a.m. to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
There will also be a horse-a-thon starting at 12:00. Everyone turning in money will receive a certificate; turn in $...
- Obituaries
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- Ruth Inez Inscore
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- Ruth Inez Inscore, 45, of Prescott died Wednesday, September 25, 1996, in West Monroe, La.
Born September 28, 1950, in Shreveport, La., she was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Henry Inscore of Prescott; two sons, David Bolt of Presco...
- Bettye Scoggins
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- Bettye George Scoggins, 61, of Hope, formerly of Rosston, died Friday, September 20, 1996, in Columbia Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Born July 26, 1935, in Rosston, she was the daughter of Luther and Amanda Jackson. She was a member of Pine Grove AME ...
- Childhood Sweethearts Wed By Local JP
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- Maxine McKinnon, 74, of Poteau, Okla., and Ray Steele, 75, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., were married on June 17 in Prescott by Justice of the Peace Curtis Lee Johnson.
The couple had been childhood sweethearts and, after meeting at a school reunion, found out ...
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