Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 27, 1999 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Committees Formed For Future

Long and short term committees are being formed to help the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce operate more efficiently and effectively.

Nevada SAT Scores Are Up

Students in Nevada's fifth, seventh and tenth grades performed above the state average on the SAT 9 tests.

Mom Arrested In Assault

Blood is not always thicker than water.

Unemployment Falls In Nevada County

There is good news for Nevada County where unemployment is concerned.

Storm Damage Heavy In County

Jim Cross, OES coordinator for Nevada County, has estimated damage to Nevada County during last week's storms of over one million dollars.

Nevada Girls Stand Alone

The Nevada senior girls still stand alone in the 7AA Central Conference after two wins last week.

LADY JAYS 25, GENOA 24

The Lady Blue Jays improved their conference record to 8-1 after taking a close battle, 25-24, at Genoa on Tuesday of last week.

BLUE JAYS 46, GENOA 45

The Blue Jays' game was a bit easier, although the score may not indicate it. They won over the Dragons 45-45.

JUNIOR JAYS 38, GENOA 14

The Nevada junior boys had no trouble whatsoever with Genoa, winning 38-14 over the junior Dragons.

LADY JAYS 50, STAMPS 36

The Lady Blue Jays improved their conference record to 9-1 after taking the Lady Yellow Jackets Friday night, 50-36.

STAMPS 60, BLUE JAYS 48

The Blue Jays could never get in the groove against Stamps. The Yellow Jackets, after leading 14-8 after one quarter, won it 60-48.

JR. LADY JAYS 31, STAMPS 13

Jenifer Harding led the junior girls Friday night against Stamps with 22 of the team's 31 points.

Prescott, Mena Games Good For Fans And Players

Area basketball fans got more than their money's worth Friday, Jan. 22, when Mena came to town.

WOLVERETTES 45

LADY 'CATS 33 Prescott's Wolverettes proved they could play a slower paced game as they dumped the Lady 'Cats 45-33 in the night's opener.

PRESCOTT 55

FORDYCE 39

PRESCOTT 61

FOUKE 26 Fouke's Lady Panthers were Prescott's second victims of the week, as they fell 61-26 in the game played Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Wolves Take Fordyce, Lose To Mena

Had the Prescott administration doubled the price of tickets to the Prescott-Mena game, the gymnasium would have still been packed.

PRESCOTT 63

FORDYCE 58

PRESCOTT 57

FOUKE 50 Prescott's second game in two nights, as they played Monday and Tuesday, saw the Wolves handle the Panthers 57-50.

Bluff City

I hope everyone survived the wind storms last week without too much damage. Some tree damage was reported in this area and power was off for some residents for almost 24 hours. I understand that a mini-tornado hit behind Jeff and Debbie Phillips' house. W...

Bodcaw

The storm hit Bodcaw with a lot of wind damage. Roofs were blown off. Chicken houses, barns and trees downed and houses damaged, but we had no injuries.

Boughton

Merry Christmas to everyone.

Caney

A shower was given for Brandon Rhodes and Shelley Browning in the Annex of Morris Baptist Church Friday evening. Hostesses were Heather Callicott, Christa Webb, Janice Callicott, Ann Loe, Lifton Cearley and Lucy Glass. I understand they plan a February we...

Emmet

Anita Allen

Hillcrest

Jo DeWoody from Gurdon visited her Aunt Lillian Terrell Wednesday.

Oak Grove

Ira T. Young, 76, of Blytheville died January 15. He was a graduate of Philander Smith College, a teacher, a coach, administrator, veteran. Formerly of Rosston, his funeral was Saturday. McDonald Horne Funeral Home in Blytheville was in charge of the arra...

Redland

Our community was not so lucky during our storm last week. It seemed to jump around doing different damage at different places. Trees were blown down, shingles and roofs damaged, sheds destroyed, cows killed and many were without electricity.

Rosston

Marguerite Williams

Deaths, Funerals

MaCrae P. Scott

MaCrae P. Scott, 94, of Little Rock died Tuesday, January 19, 1999, in Little Rock.

Reatha Mae McKelvy

Reatha Mae McKelvy, 57, of Haworth, Okla., died Monday, January 11, 1999, in Haworth.

Ruby Glass Ward

Ruby Glass Ward, 84, of Prescott died Tuesday, January 19, 1999, in Bryant.

Lydia Grimes Glass

Lydia Grimes Glass, 100, of Shreveport, La., formerly of Caney, died Thursday, January 21, 1999, at Highland Hospital in Shreveport.

Annie Mae Green

Annie Mae Green, 75, of Camden died Thursday, January 21, 1999.

Gertrude Scott

Gertrude Scott, 86, of Hot Springs died Thursday, January 21, 1999, at a Hot Springs hospital.

James Donald Ward

James Donald Ward, 65, of Prescott died Friday, January 22, 1999, at his home.

Loyd Rusher

Loyd Rusher, 45, of Rosston died Saturday, January 23, 1999, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.

Noal A. Andrews

Noal A. Andrews, 79, of Wilmington, Ill., died Sunday, January 10, 1999, in Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill.

Farm and Home

RUNING ROSES

All roses need some type of pruning. If roses are not pruned for a number of years, plants deteriorate in appearance and often develop more than the usual disease and insect problems, while the flowers become smaller and smaller.

Prescott Gifted And Talented Attends Repertory Theater

The third and fourth grade gifted and talented class in Prescott recently went to the Arkansas Reperatory Theater in Little Rock to see the musical production of The Wizard of Oz.

Prescott Middle School Honor Roll Announced

The Prescott Middle School has announced its honor roll for the semester. They follow by grades:

Prescott Fourth And Eighth Grades To Take ACTAP Test

The parents of Prescott fourth grade and eighth grade students should be aware that their children will take the ACTAP test February 1, 2, 3 and 4. This test will identify students who may need additional instruction in language arts and mathematics.

Military News

Lisa Marie Harrison of Prescott was sworn in on January 5 as the newest member of HHC 212th Signal Battalion in the Arkansas Army National Guard at Hot Springs.

Boys To Men, Girls To Women Coalition Starts

The Boys to Men - Girls to Women Coalition of Prescott kicked off the 1999 activities with a successful video night on January 12 at the home economics building at Prescott High School.

Here and There

Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellowship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.

Dr. Buchanan Key Recipients Chosen

Torrance Walker of Pine Bluff, Jim Ed Brewer of McCaskill and William McDonnell of Hot Springs, medical students at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, have been selected by their peers to receive the prestigious Buchanan Key for 1998-99.

College News

In December, 104 students at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia completed course requirements to receive their degrees in May. Of those graduates, 19 graduated with honors.

McKeever, Kucera Exchange Vows October 10 At St. Rita's

William and Linda Kucera of Plano, Texas, are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter, Cheryl Leah Kucera of Dallas, Texas, to Paul Josef McKeever of Carrollton, Texas, son of Gerald and Betty McKeever, on October 10, 1998, at St. Rita's Catholic...

Club News

Rose Garden Club

Elizabeth Haltom was hostess to the Rose Garden Club on January 19 at 1:30 p.m. with Max Hairston and Ida Haynie as co-hostesses.

Johnson Elected President Of AHCA

Margie Johnson of Prescott has been elected District Seven president of the Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA), the professional organization of Arkansas' nursing homes.

Rodgers Appointed

State Rep. Sandra Rodgers of Hope has been appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Funding Study Committee, which helps maintain legislative oversight of the state Game and Fish Commission.