Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 13, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Jury Seated Monday -
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- Murder Trial Begins In McKinnon Death
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- It took all morning Monday, Aug. 11, to seat a jury for the Toby Craig murder trial.
Once the jury was empaneled, however, one of the alternates decided they didn't want to serve and left the courtroom. This resulted in a delay of about an hour ...
- Council Bickers Over Roof Costs; Three Say They Would Resign
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- For a while it appeared as though several members of the Rosston City Council would quit, thereby leaving the city with no governing body.
During its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 7, Rosston Mayor Lewis Jackson, councilman Rob Robison and ci...
- Company Could Use Tires
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- Virtually every used tire in Arkansas could be consumed by the appetite of the Ash Grove Cement Plant.
The Upper Southwest Regional Solid Waste Management District was given this information during its regular meeting, Friday, Aug. 8, at the Howard C...
- Open House Set At PHS; School Starts Next Monday
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- Students in the Prescott School District need to remember to begin setting their alarm clocks once again.
School officially starts in Prescott Monday, Aug. 18. With this in mind, the faculty and staff invite parents to an open house for the 1997...
- Godwins Earn Top Farm Family Title
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- The Edd and Mary Godwin family has been named the Nevada County 1997 Farm Family of the Year. The Godwins live near Prescott in the northern part of the county.
Both Edd and Mary come from families with long histories in cattle and farming. ...
- Godwins Earn Top Farm Family Title (cont)
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- ures are rotated for grazing and hay.
They Bush Hog all pastures at least once a year to improve grass production and weed control. Some pastures that have needed help with weed control are sprayed with Grazon P=+D. When the Godwin's cut c...
- Godwins Earn Top Farm Family Title (cont) (cont)
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When their heifer has a calf, they put the money in their savings accounts. The Godwin's cattle operation is managed as a family and they have made the cattle business their family's life. Edd and Mary feel that to survive the ups ... - Police Continue Investigation Into Fire, Rapes
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- It was Split Rail week for local law enforcement agencies.
Wednesday, Aug. 6, at approximately 1 a.m., the Prescott Fire Department was dispatched to the Split Rail to fight a fire in building 3. The building was completely consumed, though fire...
- For Nevada County Fair:
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- Pageant Deadlines Near
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- The entry deadline is Sunday, August 24, for the 1997 Nevada County Fair pageants. The pageants will be held during the week of the fair on Thursday, September 18, and Saturday, Septenmber 20.
Entry forms are still available for girls ages 0-21 ye...
- At Arkansas Children's Hospital:
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- Graham Completes Residency
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- Missy Graham, M.D., of Prescott recently completed residency training in pediatrics at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, and has been named chief resident at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Arkansas Children's Hospital is the teaching hos...
- Vandiver Family Holds Reunion
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- The Vandiver reunion was held August 3 at Prescott Country Club.
Those in attendance were Mildred Lisk; Blanch Cummings; Caye Miller; Roy and Lizabeth Vandiver; Brady and Lorin Vandiver; David, Shiri and Josh Cole; Martha and Dinnis Glanton; Romi...
- Student Services Dept. Open Late
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- At University Of Arkansas Community College In Hope
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- The Student Services Department at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope will now stay open until 10 p.m. to accomodate night students.
Starting Monday, August 11, Student Services will offer counseling, asset placement tests and r...
- TIM S TIPS
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- A lot of people in Arkansas seem to like to plant Euonymus as a foundation planting around their houses. Euonymus is an attractive plant, but is an absolute scale factory. You cannot expect to grow Euonymus in Arkansas without being prepared to control...
- In Prescott School District -
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- School Meals Go Up
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- Prices for school meals have gone up in the cafeterias of the Prescott School District.
Breakfast will now cost 50c for students; reduced price is 30c. For adults the morning meal will cost $1. Lunch has gone to $1 for students with the red...
- Conservation Is Given Acreage
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- In a brief ceremony August 6, Weyerhaeuser Company formally donated its Fort Towson tree seedling facility to Ouachita Mountains Resource Conservation and Development Inc., an economic development association serving eight southeastern Oklahoma countie...
- Andrews Earns Awards
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- RaLeigh Faye Andrews, 7-year-old daughter of Kurt and Debbie Andrews of Dothan, Ala., won some high honors in several swimming events recently.
She competed August 1 and 2 in the Alabama Parks and Recreation State Swimming Championships. RaLei...
- Dogwood Trees Available
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- Ten free white flowering dogwood trees will be given to each person who joins The National Arbor Day Foundation during August 1997.
The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation's trees for America Campaign. "The white flowering dogwo...
- College News
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- The office of University Relations and Admissions of Henderson State University announces Amy Renee McKinnon has been awarded the Community College Transfer Scholarship for 1997-98.
According to Vikita Bell Hardwrick, director, the scholarship is...
- County Students Do Well In SAU Competition
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- Ten business students at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia recently attended the 1997 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif. Competing against over 2,000 business students from acroos the nation, SAU students won 1...
- Watermelon Festival Is This Weekend In Hope
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- There's something so refreshing about ice-cold watermelon on a hot day. Perhaps that's one reason why thousands of people head for this southwest Arkansas city each year for the annual Watermelon Festival.
This year's festival will take place Augu...
- Tourism Growth Rises 2.8%
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- The Arkansas tourism industry grew by 2.8 percent last year, according to a report by the State Parks and Tourism Department.
Tourism continues to be a major part of the Arkansas ecomony. Travel expenditures last year were $3.15 billion, up from $...
- Loans Are Available By Govt.
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- Is your income too low for conventional lenders or any other federal housing loan programs? Are you unable to pay the down payment required by these programs? USDA Rural Development, formerly known as the Farmers Home Administration has a loan program f...
- Curley Wolves Prepare For Season - A Look At 1997 Foes
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- There are nothing but questions about the Curley Wolves for 1997 on the gridiron.
Prescott lost Coach Eddie Jackson, who takes over the head coaching and athletic director's jobs at Hampton this year. Jackson led the Wolves for 28 seasons. So, t...
- Curley Wolves Prepare For Season - A Look At 1997 Foes (cont)
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- 1996, the Leopards finished 6-7 and were fourth in the league, where they are picked to finish again this year.
The '96 Leopards started slowly (0-3), playing well late for their first year coach. De Queen will again operate from the I formation...
- Coach Matt McClure To Lead Curley Wolves On Basketball Court
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- There's a new leader for Prescott's Curley Wolf basketball team.
Matt McClure assumes the helm as the boys basketball coach with the departure of Hal Landrith, who left after two seasons, taking the head coaching spot with Cutter Morning Star in Hot ...
- Obituaries
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- Otis Aubrey Askew
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- Otis Aubarey Askew, 67, of Prescott died Tuesday, August 5, 1997, at the veterans hospital in Little Rock.
He was born April 8, 1930, at Rosston. He was a member of Union Baptist Church at Bodcaw, a veteran of the Korean War and a member of the V...
- William Coy Nolen
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- William Coy Nolen, 79, formerly of Blevins, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 1997, in Dardanelle.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Elizabeth Bostick Nolen, who died in 1991. Survivors include his son, William Coy Nolen II of Casper,...
- Kara Adelle Travis
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- Kara Adelle Travis, 18, of Magnolia died Wednesday, August 6, 1997, in Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock.
She was born on January 29, 1979, in Prescott. She was a Baptist. She was active in numerous school activities Survivors in...
- John Henry Burdue
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- John Henry Burdue, 59, of Prescott died Friday, August 8, 1997, at his home.
He was born September 10, 1937, in Lewisville to Jean B. and Esther Cheatam Burdue. He was a carpenter and a member of Boughton Baptist Church. Survivors include ...
- Russell James Landry
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- Russell James `Poppie' Landry, 56, of Rosston died Thursday, August 7, 1997, in University Hospital in Little Rock.
He was born July 20, 1941, at Sunset, La. He was a member of Baseline Christian Church in Little Rock and retired owner of the Sou...
- Juanita Ward Taylor
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- Juanita Ward Taylor, 74, of Prescott died Thursday, August 7, 1997, in Texarkana at the St. Michael Health Care Center.
She was born in Prescott October 27, 1922. Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and a teacher. She was a member of First United ...
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