Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 22, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- $1.5 Million Grant Awarded
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- Arkansas Industrial Development Commission (AIDC) has agreed to award a $1.5 million grant to the proposed Bodcaw-Waterloo Rural Water System.
The agreement was reached after three months of negotiations between Senator Mike Ross of Prescott and ...
- Teenager Gets 30 Years In Rape
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- Pleads Guilty, Names Second Suspect In Case
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- There was little surprise when Jared Ian Woodley, 17, pled guilty to rape in a pre-trial hearing Thursday, Jan. 16.
Woodley, along with DeChay Wilson, were charged with four separate counts, including the rape of a 68-year-old Prescott woman on April...
- Trial Scheduled For Second Rape Suspect
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- DeChay Wilson, 20, is scheduled to go to trial for the rape of a 68-year-old Prescott woman on Feb. 3, 1997.
In pre-trial hearings Thursday, Jan. 16, Wilson maintained his innocence in the case, while the other suspect in the matter changed his plea ...
- Saturday Morning Fire Destroys Two Local Businesses
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- Fire destroyed two businesses in downtown Prescott Saturday morning.
Lost were C and C Awards and Davis Automotive at 128 East Walnut. Both were owned by Owen and Caroline Davis. The building was burned to the ground. Owen Davis estimated t...
- Nevada Board Meets; Lauds Work During Cold Weather
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- Nevada School Superintendent Rick McAffee had his contract extended for another year.
However, McAffee wasn't present at the Nevada School Board meeting when his contract was extended. Instead, he was working with the school's PTO organization. This ...
- Emmet Gym Arson Case Set For February 3
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- There will be no problems with the speedy trial laws when Richard Matthew Ward's case goes to trial Feb. 3.
Ward, 19, and his wife, Latisha, have been charged with the Nov. 19 arson of the Emmet school gymnasium. A pre-trial hearing in this case was ...
- Dinner To Raise Funds For Lung Transplant
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- James Franklin Henson, 24-year-old son of James and Diann Henson of Prescott and Lisa and Jerry Goad of Rosston, is in need of a lung transplant.
Henson suffers from cystic fibrosis. There will be a fish and chicken fry Saturday, February 8...
- Air Lift Called In After Bronco Flips Four Times
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- Paramedics and volunteers help to console 4-year-old Adrian Rodriquez after she was injured last week in an automobile.
The 1990 Ford Bronco Maria Rodriquez, 30, was driving, left Interstate 30 and traveled in the median 217 feet before coming back o...
- One Arrested In Stabbing
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- A 34-year-old Prescott man is being held in connection with a weekend stabbing.
According to Jim Westmoreland, criminal investigator with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Prescott Police Department, Stanley Pierce was arrested after a confronta...
- From The Prescott High
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- Counselor's Desk
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- As I type this, the weather outside is doing everything imaginable.
The day began with freezing rain but not enough to keep us from having school. As the morning passed, rain began to fall and it warmed somewhat. An hour later, it was freezing on the...
- Card Great Gift For Valentine's Day
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- Some gifts are so special they take your breath away; other gifts give it back.
This Valentine's day, give your sweetheart a 1997 Golf Privilege Card from the American Lung Association of Arkansas and help give breath back to the 230,000 Arkansan...
- American Lung Association Gives Tips On Treating Cold, Influenza Virus
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- When it comes to the common cold, what goes around comes around.
With the weather getting colder and people spending more time indoors, the chances of cold viruses spreading from one person to another begin to increase. When one person brings col...
- Club News
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- Redland EH Club
Tuesday afternoon, January 7, Redland Club members met in the fellowship hall of the Liberty Church for its monthly meeting. The group was called to order by President Marie McNeely. Club Collect was given by Ruby...
- Grants Available
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- Arkansas junior high school teachers will have an extra resource for teaching a required Arkansas unit to seventh and eighth grade students this spring.
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has developed a series of lesson plans designed ...
- PHS Honor Roll Released
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- Prescott High School honor roll for the second quarter is listed below.
To be eligible for the honor roll, a student at PHS must have a grade point average of 3.00 (B) or better and not have lower than a 2.00 (B) on his conduct grade. ...
- NES Medal Of Honor Winners
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- Nevada Elementary School `Medal of Honor' winners for December are listed below by grade.
Kindergarten: Shelbye Yarbrough, Andrew Landry, Casey Purtle, Heather Zelonis, Ashley Lowe, Cassady Atkins, Aeron Boyd, Natasha Farer, Candace Sand...
- Wolverettes Spank Nashville Twice
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- Balanced Scoring Attack Dooms Scarpperettes
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- Nashville found out what 14 other teams had already learned -- Prescott's Wolverettes are tough.
The Scrapperettes learned this lesson Friday and Saturday as the Wolverettes swept a double-header from Nashville in the home-and- home conference contes...
- Nevada Whips Stephens
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- Stephens' Roadrunners were run down and feasted upon by the Nevada BlueJays, Friday, Jan. 17.
The three Jay teams all posted wins against their league rivals as the regular season winds down toward district play. The senior boys team pounded Ste...
- SELECTING A TAX PROFESSIONAL
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- Help! It's tax time; the time of year most Americans dread even if they're expecting a refund.
Organizing records, sorting through canceled checks and collecting 1099s and W-2s is more than enough to drive anyone to the medicine cabinet for a do...
- HAVE MORE BY DECORATING WITH LESS
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- Decorating our homes doesn't have to cost a fortune. It can be done by utilizing materials we already have on hand or even spending a minimal amount on those items or materials we purchase.
We can create clever storage ideas, attractive pillows, ...
- IBM Donated To Nevada
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- Nevada School District was a recent recepient of an IBM mini-main frame computer system through the generosity of a former teacher of the old Cale School District.
The donation was made by Reed McConnell, who taught school at Cale in the late 193...
- PES Honor Roll Is Given
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- Prescott Elementary School announces the honor roll for the second nine weeks and for the fall semester. Students are listed by grade level.
NINE WEEKS First grade: all A's -- Jonathan Barbaree, Megan Box, James Threadgill,...
- Emmet Honor Roll
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- The Emmet School honor roll for the first semester follows, listed by grade.
First grade: Jessica Allen, Kamryan Bennett, Justin Gatlin, K.T. Hamilton, Randi Hoover, Corey Martin, Justin McKillion, Jennifer Miller, Melissa Miller, Christ...
- Game Benefits Cancer Society
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- The American Bar Society is leading a drive for the American Cancer Society to raise funds for cancer research, education, and service.
Three-Point Attack is sponsored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, including coaches Nolan Rich...
- Conservation Meeting Monday
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- A public meeting will be held Monday, January 27, at 7:00 p.m. by the Nevada County Conservation District. It will be held in the Farm Bureau building in Prescott.
The meeting will be to receive comments on natural resource issues and concerns in...
- SAU Plans First Play Of 1997
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- The Theatre Department at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia will present its first play of 1997 entitled "Baggy Pants." The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, January 28 through February 1, in Harton Theater.
"Ba...
- Obituaries
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- William Loyd McDonald
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- William Loyd McDonald, 76, of Delight died Monday, January 13, 1997, at Pike County Hospital in Murfreesboro.
Born February 18, 1920, in Okolona, he was the son of the late Kirk M. and Lizzie Frazier McDonald, a construction worker and a disabled...
- Clera McMillen Caudle
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- Clera McMillen Caudle, 82, of Mexia, Texas, formerly of Bodcaw, died Wednesday, January 15, 1997, at a nursing home in Mexia.
Born January 23, 1914, in Arkansas she was a member of the Bodcaw Baptist Church and the widow of Elmer Caudle. She was ...
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