Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 1, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- ACT Scores Reflect Problems
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- By JOHN MILLER
There is a direct correlation between the ACT scores and behavior problems at Nevada High School. According to NHS Principal Hardy Herrington, when the discipline problems go down, the ACT scores go up. The district, he said, insti...
- Tolliver Changes Drug Plea
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- By JOHN MILLER
A Prescott man pled guilty to four separate drug-related counts in circuit court Wednesday, Sept. 24, and was sentenced to 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Charles Tolliver, standing before Eighth Judicial District...
- Charges Dropped On Suspect
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- By JOHN MILLER
A man charged with theft by receiving last year had the charges dropped in circuit court last week. According to records, James Birdsong, 31, of Prescott, was charged in August, 1996, in connection with the burglary of the Thomas Jes...
- Corrections
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- The belt buckles won during the Nevada County Fair by Courtney Mixon and Emily Byrd for showmanship in showing their livestock were donated by Teague Eye Clinic, not by State Rep. Sandra Rodgers as was reported last week.
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- Military News
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- Army Pvt. Shaun A. VanHook has entered basic military training at Fort Jackson near Columbia, S.C.
During the eight weeks of training, the soldiers will study the army mission and will receive instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map re...
- Healthy Lungs Are Celebrated
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- The months of October and November will be celebrated by the American Lung Association as Healthy Lungs Month in Arkansas.
During this time, volunteers will visit classrooms around the state and give no-smoking presentations to thousands of stude...
- Prescott High FBLA -
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- Fish Fry Is Friday Night
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- A fish fry will be held this Friday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Prescott Elementary School. The fish fry is sponsored by the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) at Prescott High School.
This will precede the Prescott-Nashville game Fri...
- Prescott Sinks Bismarck; Prepares For Big Scrap
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- Prescott's game plan against Bismarck, the opening conference game for the Curley Wolves, was changed and it worked.
Fewer passes were thrown by the Wolves, but quarterback Al Johnston still threw two touchdown passes in the 27-6 victory over the...
- Prescott Sinks Bismarck; Prepares For Big Scrap (cont)
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- a bootleg. Johnston faked to his left and went back, fooling the Bismarck defensive line enough to get the pass away. Morrow caught it in the end zone for the TD, but Fountain's PAT missed for the score to remain 20-6 with 9:41 left in the game.
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- Muleriders Hosting Rodeo October 2-4
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- The rodeo team at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia will host its annual rodeo on Thursday through Saturday, October 2-4, at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The rodeo will begin at 7:30 each night.
College teams from the National Intercol...
- Fast Track Discussed
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- USDA Rural Development State Director John C. Edwards and Farm Service Agency Acting State Director Michael L. Dunaway met with Vice President Al Gore and Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman at the White House during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. Th...
- Bachelor's Degree Offered
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- The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (UACCH) will offer a bachelor of arts degree in January with an emphasis in criminal justice, psychology and technical writing.
Officials at the two-year community college were recently told th...
- Obituaries
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- Jessie Haynie
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- Jessie Haynie, 70, of Prescott died Monday, September 22, 1997, at Columbia Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Mr. Haynie was born May 12, 1917, in Bluff City to Willie and Pallie Ingram Haynie. He was a retired truck driver with Potlatch. He was a ...
- Watson Ward
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- Watson Ward, 86, of Prescott died September 17, 1997, in Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
Mr. Ward was born February 21, 1911. He was preceded in death by his parents, James L. and Mattie Zorah Vaughn Ward, six brothers, Dennis, Phillip, C...
- Henrietta Armstrong
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- Henrietta Armstrong, 95, of Prescott died Monday, September 22, 1997, in the home of her niece and her husband, Patricia and David Kirkham, where she has lived for 14 years.
Mrs. Armstrong was born on November 27, 1901 in Houston, Texas. She was ...
- Alyne Bryson
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- Alyne B. Bryson, 90, formerly of Prescott, died Monday, September 22, 1997, in Toms River, N.J., at her home.
Mrs. Bryson was born September 12, 1997, in Santa Anna, Texas, to Arthur and Moota Babb. She was a homemaker and a member of First Chris...
- Ruth L. Crews
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- Ruth L. Crews, 73, of Delight died Monday, September 22, 1997, at a Prescott rehabilitation center.
Mrs. Crews was born February 24, 1924, in Delight to the late John W. and Lydia L. Sutton Doss. She was a member of Central Christian Church, the...
- Helen Rae Barham Martin
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- Helen Rae Barham Martin, 76, of Little Rock, formerly of Prescott, died Sunday, September 21, 1997.
She was a homemaker and a long time member of Temple Baptist Church in Little Rock. She was preceded in death by her parernts, Rev. Cris and Ola ...
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