Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 10, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Elderly Emmet Man Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charge
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- A 70-year-old Emmet man got his day in court Monday, Dec. 8, agreeing to plead guilty for a reduced sentence.
Wilbur Poindexter, who had been charged with aggravated assault on March 21, entered the plea so the charge would be reduced from a class D fe...
- Lions Annual Auction Set For Thursday and Friday Nights
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- Bargain hunters with big hearts will be more than welcome at the 24th Annual Prescott Lions Club Auction.
The auction will be held Thursday and Friday at the Nevada County Courthouse, as the Lions work to raise money to help purchase Christmas baskets ...
- Bookkeeping System Causes Problems For City Of Rosston
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- Business as usual for the Rosston City Council is anything but normal.
Thursday, Dec. 4, the council had a lengthy debate concerning the city's bookkeeping system and how it could be improved. Rosston Mayor Lewis Jackson had called Chuck Matthews ab...
- From Last Thursday -
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- Holiday Winners Named
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- Prescott residents were thrilled with the majesty of the first annual Christmas Parade Thursday, Dec. 4.
The parade began near the old office of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, heading down Main Street and ending at the Nevada County c...
- Food Drive Underway In County
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- While we should strive to help our fellow man throughout the year, during the Christmas holidays, it is even more important.
In order to help feed the area's needy, a food drive is being held until Dec. 12 at the Prescott Elementary School. This is be...
- Dedication Is Saturday At Emmet
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- The dedication of the Emmet new gym will be Sunday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Special music will be by Mrs. Yvonne Thomas and The Emmet School Choir. Special recognition will be given to the Emmet Gold Club and the dedication speaker will be Mike Ros...
- Miss PHS Pageant Is Saturday
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- The 1998 Miss Prescott High School Pageant will be held Saturday, December 13, at 7:00 p.m. The pageant will take place in the newly rebuilt auditorium at the high school.
This year's theme for the pageant is "The Present Moment." The stage will be b...
- Classes Set At Murfreesboro By Hope Community College
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- The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope will offer two classes at the Murfreesboro new upper elementary building for the spring semester in 1998.
Classes offered will be "U.S. history since 1865," taught by UACCH instructor Tom Freeman, a...
- Blevins Students Honored
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- The first nine week honor roll at Blevins High School is as follows by grades.
Seventh Grade: all A's-Sarah McKown, Sara Rhodes and Haley Tomlin; A's and B's-Ashley letterman, Alexander McGinnins, Billy Morton, Amanda Stapp, Brandon Tharp and Sarah Th...
- LIVING WELL
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- A TASTE OF THE HOLIDAY
Enjoy the holidays with ideas for "lite and luscious holiday eating". Use your lunch hour and taste the good life with the Cooperative Extension Service December 15 at noon at the Extension office. This is part of the monthly...
- PHS Squads Make It To Finals Of Mena Tournament
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- Prescott's Wolverettes have been on a tear of late.
Tuesday, Dec. 2, they demolished arch rival Gurdon 62-58 as a warm up for their two wins in the first annual Foot of the Mountain Classic in Mena during the weekend. There was nothing easy about t...
- PHS Squads Make It To Finals Of Mena Tournament (cont)
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- ey added another three point shot to her stats, cleaned the glass seven times and had five assists.
Jessica Hendrix stepped up inside with six boards and blocked four shots. The Lady Rams were led by Freyneave's 18. Mooney scored 12 and Leonard had...
- Slight Improvement Seen Statewaide In SAT
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- From Senator Mike Ross
About 90,000 Arkansas students took the Stanford Achievement Test this year and showed a slight improvement over last year's scores. Students in grades five, seven and 10 took the nationally standardized test. Fifth-graders sc...
- College News
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- Twenty-seven students at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia were recognized as national outstanding leaders and chosen to be included in the 1998 edition of Who's Who Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Campus nominating committees a...
- Obituaries
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- Anna M. Hurst
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- Anna M. Hurst, 87, of North little Rock, formerly of Prescott, died Sunday, November 30, 1997, in a North Little Rock hospital.
Mrs. Hurst was born February 11, 1910, in Providence, R.I. She was a housewife and mother and served in the Women's Army Cor...
- Arl Vernon Bradley
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- Arl Vernon Bradley, 89, of Rosston died Monday, December 1, 1997, at Hillcrest Care Center in Prescott.
Mr. Bradley was born February 10, 1908, in Bluff City. He was a logging contractor. Survivors include his wife, Iver Hicks Bradley; five sons, De...
- William H. Jobe
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- William H. Jobe, 81, of Denton, Texas, died Saturday, November 29, 1997.
Mr. Jobe was born June 27, 1915, in Caney. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors include, three sons, William Joe Jobe of Denton, Texas, Ronald Paul Jobe of Lewisville, Tex...
- Robert Earl Dougan
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- Robert Earl Dougan, 60, of Denton, Texas, died Monday, December 1, 1997, in Columbia Medical Center in Lewisville, Texas.
Mr. Dougan was born June 27, 1937, in Nevada County to Floyd T. and Modena Martin Dougan. He was a retired mechanic and truck dri...
- Bobbie Jean Gates
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- Bobbie Jean Gates, 42 of Chidester died Wednesday, December 3, 1997.
Mrs. Gates was a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Gates and Jason Gates, both of Gurdon; two daughters, Donyell Gates of Camden and Mandy Korenek of Prescott; her mother...
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