Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 8, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Rosston Council Considers Moving City Hall
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- By JOHN MILLER
Petitions have been circulated around Rosston to keep City Hall where it is. Some 68 area residents signed the petition, which was brought before the Rosston City Council during its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Oct. 2. Accord...
- Tuition Agreement Reached
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- By JOHN MILLER
In a special called meeting of the Nevada School Board, a tuition agreement with the Emmet School District was reached. The Nevada Board, meeting Monday, Sept. 29, agreed to pay Emmet $1,748 per child for eight students. These student...
- PHS Homecoming Parade Is Planned For October 21
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- The Prescott High School homecoming parade, sponsored by the PHS Student Council, will take place at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21.
Participants will line up at the corner of West Third and West Main. The route will follow a course going east ...
- County Rainfall Below Normal For September
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- By JOHN MILLER
A shortfall of rain in September has put the area in a deficit situation for the year. According to John Teeter, area meteorologist, the normal amount of rain for September in Prescott is 4.29 inches. However, last month only 2.09 in...
- Stint Ends Oversees For Performer
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- Following the dream to perform has led one Nevada County resident across the big pond.
April Westmoreland ventured to Europe, primarily Austria, about seven months ago with Heartbeat Productions of Memphis, Tenn. She had worked with the company bef...
- Stint Ends Oversees For Performer (cont)
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- things must come to an end, and so did Westmoreland's trip to Europe.
She returned home with good friends, plenty of souvenirs, tons of photos and memories to last a lifetime. In addition, a special friend from Vienna will be making his first trip ...
- PES Group Wins Ribbons For Flowers
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- The Early Intervention Program at Prescott Elementary school received three third-place ribbons at the Nevada County Fair. The ribbons were for flowers the group grows on the school grounds.
The premium money was donated to the school for bird se...
- Winners Named In 1997 County Fair Contests
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- With the conclusion of the 1997 Nevada County Fair, the next best thing is announcing the winners and there were a lot of them.
First place winners in the junior art division are: Ada Nixon; Tina Kisselburg, two firsts; Shontelle McKillion; H...
- Winners Named In 1997 County Fair Contests (cont)
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- per; Karen Jobe, pears; Tommy Johnson, two firsts, pepers, okra; Peggy Burdue, gourd; Anna Mae Hooks, four firsts, butter beans, sauppernon, peanuts, persimmons; and Jeff Milam, hay common bermuda.
First place winners in the household articles, ...
- Winners Named In 1997 County Fair Contests (cont) (cont)
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- cket; third, Judy Duke, best dress.
Food preservation: first, Helen Morris; second, Connie Owens; third, Patricia Kirkham. Household items: first, Marcia Lasiter; second, Margaret White; and third, Rhonda Ledbetter. Fall garden: fir...
- Rhoades Celebrates 90th Birthday
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- Family and friends of Ester Boswell gathered at the home of Louise Rhodes on September 21 to honor her on her 90th birthday. There were 67 people there from many areas.
Attending from out of state were Sonny and Ruth Barker and Ashleigh Sims of ...
- For Tyler Carlton -
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- Birthday Party Held
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- Tyler Carlton celebrated his second birthday Thursday, October 2. Tyler's grandparents, Judy and Steve Carlton, along with dad, Jonathan, entertained 17 family members and friends from Bodcaw, Rosston, Hope, Nashville, Murfreesboro and Blevins with a c...
- PHS Looks For Another Conference Win At DeQueen
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- A lot of `ifs' entered into the Prescott-Nashville game Friday night. And, although Nashville won it 29-12, it very well could have been the other way around.
`If' the Curley Wolves had not fumbled; `if' they had been able to defend the pass bet...
- PHS Looks For Another Conference Win At DeQueen (cont)
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- arris took the Nashville kick at his 17 and returned it to the 41, giving the Wolves good field position to no avail.
Prescott was facing long yardage again on fourth down. With Jernigan ready to punt, the snap went over his head. He manged to ge...
- Effort To Save Scultures
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- Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!), a national initiative that works with local groups and volunteers to preserve outdoor sculpture, is offering two new programs that can assist sculpture conservation efforts, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) ...
- Free Trees Available
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- Ten free shade trees will be given to each person who joins The National Arbor Day Foundation during October 1997.
The free trees are part of the nonprofit foundation's Trees for America campaign. The ten shade trees are sugar maple, red o...
- Forest Festivities Set
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- Over 90 arts and crafts booths have been booked so far for the 17th annual Gurdon Forest Festival, according to Freddie Horne, festival coordinator. Organizers expect the number to exceed last year's total of 115.
All food booths have been booked...
- Military News
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- Robert F. Morrow, son of Robert and Maria Morrow Prescott, is recent graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Morrow received a bachelor of science degree in professional aeronautics with high honor notoriety of ma...
- Daycare Grant Awarded To Oak Grove Community
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- Oak Grove Civic League has received a $45,000 startup grant for the Oak Grove Day Care Center.
County Judge James Roy Brown and Joseph Hale were instrumental in helping obtain a $45,000 the grant from the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. ...
- Water Important For Better Athletic Performance
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- by Mary Freeman
Extension Communications Writer Staying hydrated is key to top athletic performance. "During exercise, an athlete's working muscles generate heat," says Christine Stachowiak, a registered dietitian and Family Nut...
- Corrections, Clarifications
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- We'll try to get it right one more time:
- The two belt buckles given away at the Nevada County Fair were donated by Rep. Sandra Rodgers of Hope. Teague Eye Clinic donated two belt buckles, but they were given away at the Southwest Dis...
- Obituaries
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- Freda Fuller Leverett
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- Freda Fuller Leverett of Texarkana, Texas, formerly of Hope, died Wednesday, October 1, 1997.
She was a retired administrative assistant for Red River Vocational Technical College in Hope. Born at Bodcaw, Mrs. Leverett was a member of First Bapt...
- J.D. Gammill
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- J.D. Gammill, 78, of Bluff City died Saturday, October 4, 1997, in St. Michael Health Care Center in Texarkana, Texas.
Mr. Gammill was born February 13, 1919, in Fordyce. He was a driver for the Southwest Arkansas Development Council. ...
- Ann W. Cox
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- Ann W. Cox, 65, of Prescott died Monday, October 6, 1997, at her home.
Mrs. Cox was born March 29, 1932, in Pike City. She was the daughter of William and Irene Jackson. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Prescott. ...
- Family Reunions
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- HOUSE-CAGLE, BROWN
The annual reunion of the House-Cagle and Rachel Brown families was held Sunday, September 21, at the V.F.W. building in Prescott with approximately 100 present. The group was called to order by Floyd House, emc...
- Annual Fire Prevention Underway
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- This week, October 5-11, is National Fire Prevention Week.
The Fire Related Burn Prevention Program is developed community partnerships to promote fire safety and awareness in each and every community. Some important components of this year's Fir...
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