Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 14, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Murder Trails Begins Monday For Toby Craig
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- A pre-trial hearing was scheduled Wednesday, May 7, for Toby Craig, but didn't happen.
Craig, one of three men charged in the beating death of Jakie McKinnon on Nov. 9, 1996, had the pre-trial hearing scheduled, but because there was nothing for the ...
- Chamber Banquet Is Tuesday
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- David Bazzel, former football Razorback standout and now weekend sports anchor for KARK-TV in Little Rock, will be the featured speaker at this year's Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce banquet. The banquet will be Tuesday, May 20, at 6:00 p.m. ...
- Man Wanted For Murder Stabs Self On I-30
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- A Georgia murder suspect killed himself in Prescott Monday, May 5.
According to the Arkansas State Police, Donald Richard Hooper, 50, of Waynesboro, Ga., stabbed himself while being followed by a state trooper and died after pulling off Interstate 30...
- Police Find Pot At Residential Facility
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- It was a busy week for the Prescott Police Department, especially with a visit to the Split Rail Inn Thursday, May 8.
According to PPD officer Kristi Hillery, aides cleaning a room found what they believed were marijuana plants being grown in a wash ...
- NHS Names Top Grads; Graduation Is Thursday
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- Twenty-one seniors at Nevada High School will graduate Thursday night with honors -- including 10 with highest honor and three with high honor.
The highest honor graduates are (in order of highest grade point average) Krista Niemeyer, Melissa Al...
- NHS Names Top Grads; Graduation Is Thursday (cont)
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- and Diane Dillard of Route 1, Emmet.
His activities include Senior Beta Club, FBLA, Art Club, French Club, gifted and talented, quiz bowl, drug team and yearbook staff. He is listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students. Hicks i...
- Emmet High Graduation Is Thursday
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- Commencement exercises for Emmet High School will be held Thursday evening, May 15, at 8:00 in the Emmet School cafetorium.
Floyd Pollock will be the guest speaker. Pollock is presently the principal of Murfreesboro Elementary School. He will be ...
- ASP Program, Officers Make Donation For Emmet Scoreboard
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- Members of the "Cops for Kids Program," of the Arkansas State Police helped the Emmet School District.
ASP Troopers Darren Neal and Bobby Carlton presented the Emmet School Board a check for $3,200 to help purchase a scoreclock for the new gym, once ...
- Awards Given At EHS
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- The fourth annual awards banquet was held Tuesday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the Emmet School cafetorium.
Frank Henson, high school principal, is the sponsor of this event, which began with a delicious meal, followed by the welcome and prayer by Dr....
- TIM'S TIPS
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- LAWN AND GARDEN
Garden mums (chrysanthemums) should be pinched to keep them compact for an attractive fall display. Pinch, by removing the growing tip of each stem, about every three weeks until mid-July. After mid-July allow the stems to ...
- Hopson Is Achievement Winner For Business Ed
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- The United States Achievement Academy has announced that Christina Hopson of Gurdon has been named a United States National Awards Winner in business education.
The academy recognizes fewer than 10% of all American high school students. H...
- Curley Wolves Battle To Second In District
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- An award's ceremony was planned for Tuesday night, but had to be cancelled.
This is because several athletes weren't able to attend and pick up the honors they worked hard for during the year. But, the reason they couldn't attend is because, as ...
- Curley Wolves Battle To Second In District (cont)
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- nd Searcy were all fanned.
The Panthers started to rally in the top of the seventh as three runs scored. Buckley walked and Savell reached on an error. Though Green fanned, Miller doubled the two in. D. Eaves followed with a twin-bagger to ...
- Prescott Tennis Team Falters At State Tilt
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- Two groups of Prescott's tennis team made it to the second round in the state tournament at Conway, Thursday, May 1.
Otherwise, though, the Wolfpack netters had their problems. Matt Brannon went down to Valley View's Scott McDonald 6-2, 6-2, whi...
- PHS Runners-Up In State Meet
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- For the second consecutive year the Wolves finished with a runner- up trophy from the State AA Track and Field Championship Meet.
The meet was held on the new Olympic-type facility at Clarksville this past Saturday. The Wolves scored 74 poi...
- Decathalon And Heptathlon Set For Next Week
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- The annual high school decathlon/heptathlon will be held at Clarksville on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
The Curley Wolves will be well represented with Cedric Flemons, who finished in the top 10 last year, and Jason Morrow, the Wolve's recor...
- College News
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- David Jackson, son of Daniel and Linda Bennett of Prescott, will be graduating from Southern Arkansas University Friday night, May 16. He will receive a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in computer information systems and i...
- PES Set Award Presentation
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- Prescott Elementary School will present its President's Education Award Program (PEAP), formerly called the Presidential Academic Fitness Award Program, on Friday, May 16, at 1:45 p.m. in the Prescott Elementary School physical education activity cente...
- 'Hornet' Editor Named
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- Junior, Sequita Scott has been named editor for the 1998 Hornet yearbook at Blevins High School. Stephanie Parks will be assistant editor while Tonya Riley will be the business manager.
Other members of the yearbook staff are Chris Finig...
- Department Offers Childcare Assistance To Single Parents
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- Southwest Arkansas Development Council SWADC single parent/displaced homemakers program is now accepting applications for childcare assistance only for the summer semester of 1997 for those who qualify.
Applications will be taken at the Southwest...
- From The Prescott High
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- Counselor's Desk
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- by Donald Crane
This year's senior class has really applied for the scholarships. I don't recall ever writing so many recommendations and completing so many forms. It would be nice if they could all get a scholarship, but that's just not po...
- Obituaries
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- Dorsey Ray Askew
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- Dorsey Ray Askew, 58, of Hope died Monday, May 5, 1997, at John McClellan Veterans Hospital in Little Rock.
Born October 8, 1938, in McNab, he was the son of Ed and Selma Bailey Askew. Mr. Askew was a retired self-employed businessman, an army ve...
- Leatha Alta Bailey
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- Leatha Alta Bailey, 88, of Rosston died Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at Columbia Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Born February 6, 1909, in Rosston, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Askew was the widow of Paul L. Bailey. She was a member of Rosston Baptist Ch...
- Cecil Campbell
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- Cecil Campbell, 55, of Lewisville, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, in the VA Hospital in Shreveport, La.
Born January 8, 1942, in Lewisville, he was an army veteran of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a truck driver and a member of Piney Grove Baptist Chur...
- Norma Stone Tomlin
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- Norma Estelle Stone Tomlin, 84, of Camden, formerly of Rosston, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at Ouachita County Medical Center.
She was the widow of Isaac S. Tomlin and she was a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Billy Mac Tomlin of Alton, ...
- Garland F. Garrett
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- Garalnd F. Garrett, M.D., of Culver City, Calif., formerly of Rosston, died Friday, March 28, 1997.
Dr. Garland came from a family who has lived in Nevada County for 106 years. He practiced medicine for 50 years in Los Angeles, Culver City and t...
- Lions Are 'Fair Share' Members
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- The members of the Prescott Lions Club are "fair-share" contributors to the operating budget of Lions World Services for the Blind (LWSB), reports Herb Lawrence of Conway, LWSB's president, with a contribution of $1,000 for 1996-97.
Lawrence said...
- Three Prescott Teams Attend Quiz Bowl Bout
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- Three teams from Prescott Schools attended a quiz bowl tournament in Murfreesboro recently.
This was a first experience for the third and fourth grade team members. They did very good, coming in third out of eight teams. Team members were ...
- Loggers Unite To Log A Load In Raising Funds For Children's Hospital
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- Area loggers and other members of the forestry community will gather at the Nevada County Fairgrounds Potlatch building at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, to "carry the load for kids" during a fund-raising event for Arkansas Children's Hospital.
The...
- McLelland Honored
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- The United States Achievement Academy has announced that Brandon McLelland of Prescott has been named an All-American Collegiat Scholar.
McLelland, who attends Southern Arkansas Unviersity, was nominated for this national award by Dr. James Tolle...
- Students From Prescott Attend Economic Fair
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- Three teams from Prescott Schools participated in the annual Economic Fair on Saturday, April 19, at Henderson State Unversity in Arkadelphia.
The teams particpated in five different competiton areas. They were rated against other teams their own...
- Two Represent Nevada School At Education Symposium
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- On May 1 and 2 the Arkansas Education Association hosted an educational symposium at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock. The aim of the sumposium was to ascertain how teaching and learning could be reformed in Arkansas.
All phases of educational ...
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