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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 27, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Health-A-Rama Set For September 6 At Prescott City Parks
By JOHN MILLER

Hey, kids! guess what?

Ronald McDonald is coming to Prescott.

The world's best known clown is making the trip to Prescott for the First Annual Health-A-Rama Saturday, Sept. 6.

The Health-A-Rama will be held at the Prescott City ...

ACT Scores Rise At Nevada School District
By JOHN MILLER

Nevada High School's ACT test scores have been steadily climbing during the past five years.

This bit of information was presented to the Nevada School Board at its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 21. Superintendent Rick McAffe...

Basinger's Newest Talent Is In Law Practice
By JOHN MILLER

She's attractive, a Navy veteran and Prescott's newest barrister.

Marsha Basinger has been working with the Honey and Honey law firm since August 1996 and passed the Arkansas Bar Exam in February 1997, thereby gaining her license to p...

Two Churches, PMS Burglarized; Keep Prescott Police Busy
By JOHN MILLER

Two local churches were burglarized last week, according to reports from the Prescott Police Department.

Both burglaries occurred close to the same time, Wednesday, Aug. 20.

The first burglary was at the First Christian Church. Off...

ADFA Touts Services In Community
By JOHN MILLER

Arkansas is unique for many things, but none more so than the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

Arkansas is the only state in the nation with such an entity. This was pointed out Friday, Aug. 22, when members of the ADFA were in...

Rosston Man Is Busted In Gurdon
By JOHN MILLER

Members of the Gurdon Police Department made yet another drug arrest recently.

According to GPD reports, Jewell Muldrow, 46, of Rosston was arrested by the GPD around 5:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15.

Muldrow's vehicle, a 1989 Chevrolet C...

County's Talent To Shine At Fair
By JOHN MILLER

It's fair time once again.

And, with the 61st Annual Nevada County Fair comes the annual talent show. This year's talent show will be coordinated by Chad Cornelius, owner of the Nevada County Ambulance Service.

The talent contest i...

Sex And Child Offenders Must Register: It's The Law Now
The Arkansas Crime Information Center August 25 released the registration requirements for the new Arkansas `Sex and Child Offender Registration Act of 1997.'

This law requires a person to register if they have been found guilty of a sexually vi...

TIM'S TIPS
Lawn Care: The lawn is the base for our landscape and good maintenance in the fall will prepare our lawn for winter and enable it to get off to a good start in the spring.

On warm season grass such as Bermuda, Zoysia, St. Augustine, or Centipede ...

Two Join Potlatch
Potlatch Corporation recently announced that Gary Milhollen had joined the Ozan Unit as day shift green end supervisor and John Douglas Barnes has accepted the position of night shift green end supervisor.

Richard Graham, plant services superviso...

Don't Drink And Drive Labor Day -
Be Careful On Road
Labor Day, the traditional windup of the vacations season, should not include drinking and driving, either on the water or on the highway, said officials of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Harbor Hero program.

Harbor Hero is a part...

At SAU Magnolia -
Economic Conference Planned
Dr. Steve Franks, director of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education, and Dr. David Wyss, research director of DRI/McGraw-Hill, will be featured at the 1997 economic conference to be held at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.

The ...

Obituaries
Robert Everette Baker
Robert Everett `BoBo' Baker, 65, of Little Rock, formerly of Prescott, died Monday, August 18, 1997, at his home in Little Rock.

He was born on March 4, 1932, in Prescott. He was a member of Assembly of God Church.

Survivors include one br...

Theodore W. Felts
Theodore W. Felts, 81, of Conroe, Texas, died Sunday, August 24, 1997, in Conroe.

He was born December 1, 1916, in Nevada County.

Survivors include his wife, Launita Felts; a son and daughter-in-law, William H. and Mary Felts; and grandchi...

ARKids First Program Approved
from State Sen. Mike Ross

Arkansas is ready to begin an ambitious children's health care program called ARKids First, which was approved by the legislature in the 1997 session.

The federal government has granted the state permissi...

Mayor Taylor Attends Meeting
Mayor Howard Taylor recently attended a meeting of the executive committee of Arkansas Municipal League in Harrison. The committe met August 14 and 15.

The executive committee determines overall policy for the League and develops the service pro...

Golf Tournament Held
American Cancer Society held its annual golf tournament August 9 at Prescott Country Club.

There were more participants this year than ever with 33 four-man teams entering.

The winning teams were:

  • Championship flight - Ma...
Chefs Redefine Turkey And Cheese Combination
Six local chefs gathered at the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science test kitchen Thursday to redefine the turkey and cheese combination during a cooking contest sponsored by the University of Arkansas Poultry Science Department and the Ozark Regio...
Mrs. Elsie Gee Celebrates 100th Birthday August 3rd
Mrs. Elsie Gee, formerly of Prescott, celebrated her 100th birthday on August 3, with two parties, two birthday cakes and two corsages.

Mrs. Gee, the widow of Imon Gee, moved to a retirement home in Harrison several years after her husband died. ...


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