Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 15, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Kirt Wainwright Dies For 1988 Murder Of Clerk
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- "Tough," and "Poetic" were two terms used in describing convicted murderer Kirt Wainright as he met his death by lethal injection last Wednesday, January 8.
No mention was made of Wainright's victim Barbara Smith, her husband or her three children.
- 16 Wait Out Final Hour, Witness Death
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- Sixteen witnessed the death of Kirt Wainright, while only one - Wainright - witnessed the death of a Prescott convenience store clerk in July 1988.
Kirt Wainright was the third to die inside the execution chamber of the Arkansas Department of Correct...
- Welfare, School Funding On Tap For 1997 Session
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- Welfare reform, school funding and tax cuts will be three of the biggest issues facing the 81st General Assembly.
The Arkansas Legislature convened Monday, Jan. 13 at noon, with several issues vital to the state's citizens to be discussed and voted o...
- Juveniles Believed To Have Started Fire
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- A metal structure which burned Jan. 7, is believed to have been intentional.
Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator for the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Prescott Police Department, said the fire occurred around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in a tin build...
- December's Temperatures Above Normal
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- While no one needs to be told it's cold right now, this wasn't the case in December.
According to John Teeter, local meteorologist, the average temperature in December was 3.9 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 48.8 degre...
- Artists Registry Begins
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- The Arkansas Artists Registry has begun an exhibition of prints titled `Under Pressure,' according to James E. Mitchell, executive director of the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.
The Registry gallery is l...
- DeWoody Wins Miss Louisiana Tech
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- Ashley DeWoody, 20-year-old daughter of Meredith and Pete DeWoody of Prescott, was selected 1997 Miss Louisiana Tech University on Thursday, January 9, in Ruston, La. This is a preliminary to the Miss Louisiana pageant. She is a 1995 graduate of Presco...
- Center Seeking Toys
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- Nevada County Day Service Center is beginning the new year with a three percent decrease in state and title XX funds, which is a major funding source of the Day Services services.
The staff is hopeful that with Santa having just visited every hous...
- Club Sponsoring Postmark
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- The Pinnacle Stamp Club of Arkansas is sponsoring a special pictorial postmark on January 20 for the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton.
The postmark will only be available to the pubilc on January 20 between the hours of 10:00 ...
- Fibromyalgia Common For Arthritis
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- According to the Arthritis Foundation, fibromyalgia is a common arthritis-related disease. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread pain that affects two to five percent of Americans, including children and adults.
In addition, peo...
- Collins, Otwell Named 'Christmas Stars'
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- Trent Cody Collins, the 11-month-old son of John and Kim Collins of Gurdon, was first runner-up in the Baby Mister Division of the Christmas Star Pageant held in Hope on December 7. He also won the photogenic contest. Trent's cousin, Cody Mauldin of Pre...
- Wolverettes Beat Gurdon, Win Second Tournament
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- Saturday night's finals of the Southwest Arkansas Senior Invitational Tournament in Saratoga couldn't have been staged any better.
Two old foes took to the hardwood as the Gurdon Lady Go-Devils tangled with the Prescott Wolverettes. There were n...
- Military News
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- PV1 Courtney D. Harris of Hope and PV1 Brandon J. Smith of Prescott have enlisted in the Arkansas Army National Guard as members of Company A (-) 1-153rd Infantry at Prescott.
Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Harris of Hope, and Smith, the son o...
- Two PHS Curley Wolves Named To All-State Team
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- Rashad Johnson and Cedric Flemons of Prescott have been named to the All-State football squad, according to coach Eddie Jackson.
After a successful 12-2 football campaign that ended in the final four, several Curley Wolves have been awarded post-s...
- Broncos End Season With 6-0 Record
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- The Prescott Parks Department youth flag football season for fourth, fifth and sixth graders was won by the Broncos. This team won six games with no losses.
The Broncos scored 119 points and allowed only one touchdown and one extra point. ...
- Banquet January 30
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- To Honor Athletes And Cheerleaders
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- The fourth annual fall sports banquet, honoring the 1996 football squad and cheerleaders, will be held Thursday, January 30, at the Prescott Elementary School cafetorium.
The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with the meal being served from 6:15 to 6:...
- Drawings To Be On Display
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- Over a period of 35 years, private collector William B. O'Neal assembled a remarkable collection of old master and modern drawings dating from the sixteenth through the twentieth century.
Fifty-seven drawings from this diverse collection will be o...
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Corrections, Clarifications
The Picayune incorrectly listed which funeral home handled the services for Roy Charles Smeltzer in last week's issue. Shackelford Funeral Home of Prescott was in charge of the services.
- Kelli Shankles
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- Kelli Khurston (McCain) Shankles, 32, of McCaskill died Tuesday, Janaury 7, 1997, in a Hope hospital.
Born April 24, 1964, in Alexandria, La., she was the daughter of Cecil and Lula McCain, a 1982 graduate of Blevins High School, class valedicto...
- Mary B. Campbell
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- Mary B. Campbell, 85, of Prescott died Tuesday, January 7, 1997, at a nursing home in New Mexico.
Born June 19, 1911, in Hickory Flat, Miss., she was a retired Sears and Roebuck deparment head, a member of First United Methodist Church of Presco...
- Mae Harris Graham
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- Mae Harris Graham, 85, of Farmington, N.M., formerly of Nevada County, died Wednesday, January 8, 1997, at SJRMC in Farmington.
Born October 31, 1911, in Nevada County, she was the daughter of William Barney Harris and Allie May Pittman Harris. S...
- J.W. Barham
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- J.W. Barham, 89, of Prescott died Saturday, January 11, 1997, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Prescott.
Born October 20, 1907, in Prescott, he was a retired farmer and a 1930 graduate of University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with ...
- Dock McKinney
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- Dock McKinney, 90, of Willisville died Thursday, January 2, 1997, in Wadley Hospital in Texarkana.
Born December 3, 1906 in Willisville, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elex McKinney. He was a deacon in the St. James Church of God In Christ. He w...
- Legislative Report
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- From Senator Mike Ross
When the 81st General Assembly convened on January 13, it was the first session of the Arkansas legislature to be accessible to citizens everywhere in the world through the "information superhighway." The legislatur...
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