Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 5, 1999 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Weather Near Normal For April
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- April was pretty close to normal in the area of rainfall.
- Damage Minor From Last Week's Storms
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- Damage was relatively minor in Nevada County in the wake of last week's storms.
- Three Arrested For Fishing Gear Theft
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- Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of fishing gear from a deer camp off Highway 19.
- Man, 83, Gets Two Life Sentences
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- An 83-year-old man was sentenced to two life sentences in Nevada County Court Monday, April 26 for drug-related offenses.
- Equalization Board To Get New Members
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- There will now be five members on the Nevada County Equalization Board instead of three.
- ASP Introduces Trooper On A Bus Program
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- A new patrol initiative has been launched by the Arkansas State Police.
- Unemployment Rate Is Down
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- Nevada County's unemployment rate dropped nearly two percentage points from January to February.
- Big Innings Finish Prescott For Season And District Tilt
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- Losses to Fouke and Bismarck ended Prescott's baseball season for 1999.
- FOUKE 11
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- PRESCOTT 1 Prescott's final regular season game saw the Wolves take it on the chin 11-1 on the road to Fouke.
- Blevins Captures Junior Title
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- With a total of 203 points, the Blevins junior girls repeated as district track champions.
- Here and There
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- 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.
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- Sweet Home Church, located on Highway 371 between Prescott and Blevins, will hold its annual homecoming services May 9. The services will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Bro. J.W. McAdams bringing the morning message. There will be lunch at noon and singing in t...
- Bluff City
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- I think everyone's eyes and nose are getting overworked trying to filter out the pollen in the air. But there are some things to admire about this time of the year. New life is bursting forth from the dormant plants and beautiful flowers and dogwood bloss...
- Bodcaw
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- Last week's news:
- Boughton
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- There will be a singing at Boughton Church Saturday night, May 8, at 7:00. The Rickey Harvey family will be the featured singers, but all singers and friends are invited.
- Caney
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- We were glad to be a part of our family reunion this past weekend. We all went to Camp Hearnia on Lake Sam Rayburn near Brookeland, Texas. Camp Hearnia belongs to Jim and Martha Cockril and they have us each year for a weekend of R. and R. Both Jim and Ma...
- Hillcrest
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- Odell Collier and Patsy Rhodes from Hope visited their brother, Elgie Carman, and Mrs. Carman last Wednesday.
- Oak Grove
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- There will be a Mother's Day program at New Bethel AME Church in Rosston Sunday, May 9. Rev. Delton Ray Gulley will be the guest speaker at 2:30. Rev. Lessly Banks is the pastor.
- Redland
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- Last week's news:
- Rosston
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- Marguerite Williams
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Euna Mae Brown Wortham
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- Euna Mae Brown Wortham, 84, of Morrilton died Saturday, May 1, 1999.
- Johnnie Odom Mitchell
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- Johnnie Odom Mitchell, 75, of Prescott died Saturday, May 1, 1999, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas.
- Health Alliance Members Discuss What Will Happen At Next Health Fair
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- Member of the health alliance met Tuesday, April 13, at Maxine's Diner. A delicious meal was enjoyed by those who chose to partake.
- PMS Performs King Tut
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- The Prescott Middle School Art II and eighth grade advanced English recently performed the original play King Tutt.
- Leamons, Pennington to Wed Saturday On River Bank
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- Autumn DeLynn Leamons and Mitchell M. Pennington will exchange vows Saturday, May 8, at 4:00 p.m. at the Leamons's river house on the banks of the Ouachita River.
- Porter Picked As Top Twirler
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- Kara Porter, daughter of Mark and Sandra Porter, has been selected as a feature twirler for the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway for the 1999-2000 school year.
- Cornelius, Adams Announce Engagement
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- Mr. and Mrs. Michael Adams of Texarkana announce the engagement of their daughter, Tera Leigh Adams, to Jacob Ray Cornelius, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cornelius of Prescott.
- BM, GW to Host Youth Day
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- The city of Prescott and Nevada County will be hostesses for the Boys to Men and Girls to Women (BM-GW) Youth Day Tuesday, May 11.
- Gulley, Gentry Wedding Set For June 11
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- Diane Gulley and Eddie Lee Gentry will be united in marriage June 11 at 6 p.m. at the home of Clara Mae Sims in Bluff City.
- Blevins BBQ Is Successful
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- An estimated crowd of 600 to 650 people turned out at the 13th annual Blevins community area-wide benefit barbecue for the Arkansas Children's Hospital that was held Saturday, May 1.
- Club News
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- C&C Extension Homemakers
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- C&C Extension Homemakers met April 22 at Cale City Hall. 14 members answered roll call. Each member brought a donation for the Cancer Society.
- Arts Council Awards Friday, May 21
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- James E. Mitchell, executive director of the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, has announced that the application deadline for Arts Council fellowship awards to individual artists for fiscal year 2000 is Friday, May ...
- Health Fair Conducted At SAU In Magnolia
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- Students in two classes in the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation (HKR) at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia recently conducted a health fair for students at the university as well as members of the community.
- Rep. Rodgers To Assist At Girls State
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- State Rep. Sandra D. Rodgers of Hope will serve as a member of a legislative delegation assisting in the 1999 Arkansas Girls State government education program, House Speaker Bob Johnson of Bigelow announced.
- Agency Approves Federal Savings Bank
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- FB BanCorp received formal approval April 12 from the Office of Thrift Supervision, the federal agency that regulates federal savings banks, to establish a de novo federal savings bank. FB BanCorp has also submitted an application with the Federal Deposit...
- Banquet To Be Held In Oak Grove Daycare Center
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- The annual Oak Grove District Civic League banquet will be held Saturday, May 8, in the Oak Grove Daycare Center banquet room. The banquet will begin at 7 p.m.
- Students Attend Area FFA Contest
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- A total of 56 area high schools competed in the 1999 Southwest District Future Farmers of America (FFA) judging contest held recently at Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in Magnolia.
- College News
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- Marc McGough, a senior at Prescott High School, has been awarded a technical scholarship at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. The scholarship is based on an ACT score and grade point average plus a recommendation from a school official...
- Election Poll Workers Are Named
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- Poll workers for the special election to be held Tuesday, May 18, have been appointed.
- Rotary Fish Fry Is Thursday
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- Prescott Rotary Club will have its annual fish fry Thursday beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Prescott Elementary School cafetorium. It will end at 7:00.
- County Tax Bills Have Been Mailed In Area
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- The Nevada County Tax Collector's office has now mailed all real estate and personal tax bills.
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