Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 22, 1999 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Bank Makes Presentation For Funds

A chance was sought by Kent Hendrix, executive vice president of the Nevada County Branch Bank of Delight. He asked the Prescott School Board, at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 14, to give the bank a chance to help with the bond money the dis...

County Budget Passed For 2000

Nevada County will open 2000 with a budget totaling $3.5 million. However, 90 percent of this, or $3.1 million, can be spent, as the other 10 percent is used as a contingency fund. The county's general fund is budgeted at $1,607,377.50 overall, with th...

Nevada Board To Wait On State

Back pay and a lawsuit. These two items kept the Nevada School Board busy Thursday, Dec. 16, at its regular meeting. Normally, the December meeting is little more than a formality to approve financial matters and get approval for paying bills. However...

Santa's Cleared For Saturday

With Christmas just a couple of days away, Santa is making the final plans for his world-wide trip. We, at the Picayune, have been in touch with jolly old St. Nick about his annual visit. "Ho, ho, ho. The children have been especially nice this year,"...

Holiday Forces Closings

Offices of the Nevada County Picayune will be closed this Friday, December 24, for the Christmas holidays. Other business hours changing in the community include the Bank of Prescott and the Nevada County Branch Bank of Delight will be closing at 12 noo...

Curley Wolves Place Six On All District Team; AAA Honors 20

It was a very good year for the Prescott Curley Wolf football team. Not only did the Wolves capture the 7AAA conference crown, but they made it to the semifinals of the state playoffs, losing to the eventual state champs. Because of the efforts the tea...

PHS Boys Drop Two Games

Unlike the senior girls, the Prescott Curley Wolves haven't found the mark yet in the 7AAA Conference. They have the potential to break it open any time, but they just haven't done it. Poor shooting, poor rebounding and poor ball handling prevailed last...

Wolverettes Bite Lady Cobras, Defeat Fouke By 34 Points

The fifth-ranked Prescott Wolverettes added two more wins to their list last week, moving their record to 11-0 overall for the new season. But, more importantly, the two wins were against conference foes, giving the Wolverettes a 2-0 record in the 7AAA ...

Saratoga Handles Emmet For 3 Games

Emmet's Eagles dropped a trio of games against Saratoga recently, though the Bulldogs didn't win in a walk. The Eagles did all possible to make life miserable for Saratoga, but didn't have the oomph to chalk up a win. LADY EAGLES 38 LADY BULLDOGS 43<...

Blue Jays Hammer Blevins Squd, 61-35

Nevada's Blue Jays hammered the Blevins Hornets, 61-35,Friday, Dec. 17. The Jays had a balanced scoring attack throughout the game as three players scored in double figures. Period one opened with Nevada dominating the Hornets 14-2 and pretty much se...

De Queen Leopards Pound Blue Jays

De Queen's Leopards proved to be more than Nevada could handle as the Jays went down 78-57 recently. J.J. Lewis and Keon Page led the Jays to a 12-8 lead in the first quarter, only to see the Leopards rally in the second period. While Nevada scored 10 ...

A Letter To Santa:

Dear Santa, I know this letter is a bit unusual as I am considerably older than those who normally write you, but then again, I have been told I, too, am unusual. I wish to ask for a Christmas gift, but not for myself. Truthfully, I have all I need and ...

Bluff City

If you haven't got your shopping done yet, you probably belong to that group of people called procrastinators. I hope everyone has an enjoyable holiday season. I have been hearing that the moon will be unusually bright on December 22. Hopefully, the ski...

Bodcaw

Ho! Ho! Ho! Can you hear the sleigh bells ringing? A beautiful holiday season to enjoy. The Christmas program was on Sunday night. It was a good presentation. The Butler family went to Little Rock to visit Phyllis Butler and to have Christmas with Chad...

Boughton

Merry Christmas to everyone. The Elsie Elmore family had their Christmas get together Saturday night at the home of Pete and Cathryn Jester and Jimmy Joe. Those attending were: Malvern, Lou and Steve Elmore, Martha and Bouch Allison, Tommy, Helen, India...

Caney

This has been a busy week for neighbors in Caney. Dorothy Apel Retta McBride, Margie Reed and I attended a party for the SAMS at Western Sizzlin Thursday at noon. Thursday evening the C and C Extension Homemakers had their Christmas party at Western Siz...

Fair Hill

The Christmas holiday is here. I hope that you all have a wonderful time with family and friends. Saturday evening Reggie Lamb and Jesna Cornelius were united in marriage at Missionary Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Larry Jones performing the ceremony. ...

Hillcrest

Travis Dillard from Bodcaw, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Dillard, Margaret Rhodes and Cedealia Burke from Rosston visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard this week. Jo DeWoody from Gurdon spent Tuesday with her Aunt Lillian Terrell. Mr. and Mrs. Combs f...

Oak Grove

I hope you have been reading my news in the Picayune for the year 1999. God bless you all. If you have some news of interest send it to me. Anderson Sanders' funeral will be held today (Wed., Dec. 22) at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Willisville at 1...

Redland

Since most everyone is busy getting ready for Christmas, I'll just say merry Christmas to all my readers and please be careful and have a safe holiday. I would like to congratulate all our young folks at Shady Grove for the program they presented on Sun...

Rosston

News from the past two weeks The Ellis Baileys attended the Spencer Harris Christmas supper at The Barn in Emerson Monday night. On Tuesday night the Ellis Baileys had supper at Western Sizzlin in Magnolia with Robert and Wendy Bailey and Keith and Bet...

Marjorie Nell Ware East

Marjorie Nell Ware East, 72, of Rosston entered into eternal rest Mon., Dec. 13, 1999, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab Center in Prescott. Mrs. East was born September 25, 1927, in Nevada County. She was a loving wife and mother. Prior to her illness, she w...

Etta Nichols

Netta Nichols, 76, of Falcon died Thurs., Dec. 16, 1999, at her home. Mrs. Nichols was born November 28, 1923, in Spring Hill to Owen and Annie Neal. She was a housewife, a mother and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Billy Wayne Nicho...

Hazel Bryson

Hazel Bryson, 76, of Fort Smith died Wed., Dec. 15, 1999. Mrs. Bryson was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include one son, Henry Wayne Bryson Jr. of Van Buren; two sisters, Marie Eley of Prescott and Wanda Anderson o...

Carolyn Greeson Gilbert

Carolyn Greeson Gilbert, 87, of Prescott died Wed., Dec. 15, 1999, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mrs. Gilbert was born June 29, 1912, to Martin W. and Carrie Tedford Greeson in Prescott. She was a housewife. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Bob Hudson

Bob Hudson, 66, of Hope died Wed., Dec. 15, 1999, at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Hudson was born March 26, 1933, in Hope to Terrell and Pauline Hill Hudson. He was a handyman. Survivors include one brother, Bill G. Hudson, of Atlanta, ...

Evaline 'Evia' Griggs

Evaline Evia' Griggs, 72, of Prescott died Sun., Dec. 12, 1999, at her home. Mrs. Griggs was born Jan. 18, 1927. in Prescott to Daniel Leroy and Berdie Decie Herick Tate. She was a waitress, cook and a Baptist. Survivors include one brother, D.L. Tate...

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. Al-Anon, for those affected by another's drinking, meets Thursday evenings at 8:00 in the church. For more i...

Brown, Smillie Win FB Contest

Arkansas has been the nation's number one poultry-producing state since 1972. Cash receipts from poultry products first exceeded one billion dollars in 1981 and have remained over one billion dollars in eight of the last nine years. The Arkansas Farm Bu...

Potlatch Expects Earnings To Drop

Potlatch Corporation recently announced that it expects fourth quarter 1999 earnings to be significantly below the $0.48/share consensus of analysts' estimates. The company attributes the shortfall to a sharp decline in wood products realizations from i...

Workshop Offered For Homemakers

Southwest Arkansas Development Council, single parent/displaced homemakers program is offering an area-wide workshop for students who are in need of financial aid assistance and have not attended a workshop. The workshop will be Monday, December 27, Tue...

Ease Stress During Holiday

There are no carolers or carved turkeys in the game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, but you're not too far along in the game when the quizzing begins to look a lot like the holiday seasonthe tension mounts, you're out of answers and the 30-second c...

Series Of Books Available For Child Care Providers

A series of books developed in the University of Arkansas' School of Human Environmental Sciences offers child care providers information and creative activities for promoting success in important areas of child development. The five-book Beginnings' s...

Applications Sought For Assistance

Central Arkansas Development Council is currently accepting applications for the fiscal year 2000 Crisis Intervention Energy Assistance Program. This program will assist low-income households with home energy related emergency situations. The household ...

Question Raised Over Scholarship

A member of the Arkansas Senate has officially requested an attorney general's opinion on the constitutionality of a public-funded scholarship program that some students use to pay for tuition at private colleges. The legality of the scholarship program...

Letters to Santa

1. Dear Santa, Hi, how have you been this year? I have been very fine!! I guess you know that I am four years old now. I have been pretty good, except for the times I got in trouble for having a smart mouth. I will work on that though. I guess you have...