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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 8, 1998 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Law Agencies Stay Busy Over July 4 Holiday Weekend
Independence Day saw several people lose their independence after violating the law in Nevada County.
Economic Office To Set Up 11 Committees
Committees are being formed to help improve Prescott's chances at attracting industries to the area.
Economic Office To Set Up 11 Committees (cont)
s targets and site consultants to meet, greet and entertain prospects.
Former Emmet Council Member Sees Case Moved
A former member of the Emmet City Council will be going to trial for terroristic threatening and a second offense of domestic battery.
Blanche Lincoln Is `People Driven' In Race
People-oriented issues is what drives Blanche Lambert Lincoln in her quest for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dale Bumpers.
Rosston City Hall Renovations OK'd
A contractor has been found to bring the Rosston City Hall to code for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
3 On 3 Tourney Is Biggest Draw
One of the most popular events at the annual Prescott-Nevada County Chicken and Egg Festival is the Coop-Hoop Tournament.
Bumpers Proved Name Recognition Not Necessary In Politics
Name recognition is important to politicians, but doesn't necessarily mean anything.
Bumpers Proved Name Recognition Not Necessary In Politics (cont)
limits died. And, when Ronald Reagan was president (for life they thought, he said), the GOP was in favor of the line-item veto.
Little League's VFW Team Wins Season, Tournament
Western Auto posted an 11-6 win over All-Care in the opening round of the Prescott Little League baseball tourney.
Trailblazers Return From 12 Day Trip To North
The Prescott Trailblazers took a 12-day trip to six states and to Ontario, Canada, in June, leaving on Saturday, June 13. The group visited Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Trailblazers Return From 12 Day Trip To North (cont)
ey saw various Victorian homes that were built before the Civil War.
Here and There
Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellow-ship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
Wedding Is Saturday
Wedding plans of Melissa Harper and Billy Thomas have been finalized.
Brazeale, McCauley Set July 18 Nuptials
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Brazeale of Sparkman announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Teresa Suzanne, to Rick McCauley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McCauley of Okolona.
Emergency Loans Are Available For Farmers
Administrator Keith Kelly has named Columbia, Lafayette and Miller Counties as eligible for Farm Service Agency emergency farm loans due to damages and losses caused by flooding that occurred on May 28 and May 29.
College News
Tamika Maria Leaks of Rosston has been awarded an Entering Freshman Scholarship by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Donations Sought For Patient
Donations are being requested for Nettie Ann Bowman, wife of Bro. Ray Bowman, pastor of Bodcaw Church.
Purtle Attends Seminar
Jane Purtle of Prescott was one of 19 participants in the Kappa State Leadership Seminar conducted recently at Heifer Project International at Perryville.
Boughton
I am on cloud nine. Our son Charles and his wife of Mayesville, S.C., are going to be here Tuesday to spend a few days.
Bodcaw
I hope everyone had a happy Fourth with cookout, fish fry or whatever.
Caney
Barbara Callicott Barber and family entertained relatives at her home in McCaskill on the 4th of July. Relatives from Caney were Pocket and Nez, Kay, Cannon and Heather Callicott; Bob, Carolyn, Dennis and Chris Hicks; and Tracy Mayo, Raymond, Terry, Miche...
Hillcrest
Brittany and Cassie Daniells from Rosston visited their grandmother, Mrs. Marjorie East, Friday.
Oak Grove
A reunion for class members and teachers of the former Nevada County Training School and Oak Grove School was held July 3 and 4. a picnic was held at Coleman Park and a banquet was held at Nevada School cafeteria in Rosston. Presentations were made by Mrs...
Redland
There is really no relief from the heat in our part of Arkansas.
Rosston
Marguerite Williams
Deaths and Funerals
Leonard A. Goodwin
Leonard A. Goodwin, 86, of Willisville died Thursday morning, July 2, 1998, at the Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Magnolia.
Ava Jane Garrett
Ava Jane Garrett, 78, of Springdale died Wednesday, July 1, 1998, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.
Irvin B. Davis
Irvin B. Davis Jr., 78, of Emmet died Thursday, July 2, 1998, at Little Rock Veterans Hospital.
Effie S. Ammons
Effie S. Ammons, 86, of Hope, formerly of Prescott, died Saturday, July 4, 1998, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Edward Allen
Edward Allen, 84, of Hope died Saturday, July 4, 1998, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Elizabeth Davis Smith
Elizabeth Davis Smith, 85, of Prescott died Saturday, July 4, 1998, at St. Michael Health Care Center in Texarkana, Texas.
Johnie Junior Rutherford
Johnie Junior Rutherford, 50, of Gurdon died Sunday, June 28, 1998.
Norman Carl Allen
Norman Carl Allen, 54, of Prescott, died Sunday, July 5, 1998.
Shirley A. Anderson
Shirley A. Anderson, 61, of Baton Rouge, La., formerly of Prescott, died Sunday, July 5, 1998.
Ralph W. Pendergast
Ralph W. Pendergast, 79, of Plainview, Texas, died Saturday, July 4, 1998 at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock, Texas.
Personnel Changes Made
Potlatch Corporation recently announced personnel changes at their Ozan Plant in Prescott.

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