Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 26, 2000 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Middle School Named McRae

There is no Prescott Middle School any longer. The Prescott School Board, at its regular meeting Wednesday, Jan. 19, voted to change the name of the middle school back to its former identity and call it the McRae School, after former Gov. Tom McRae. Pr...

Injured Student Forced Board To Move Work Up

An accident at the Prescott Middle School gym has led the district to make its renovation a top priority. According to Prescott Superintendent Ron Wright, a student was injured when a basketball struck a light fixture in the ceiling, causing it to fall....

More Bones Found

Skeletal remains of a human body were found behind Prescott High School Sunday, Jan. 16. According to Wayne Kisselburg, criminal investigator with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, the body was found by an individual around 9 a.m. The remains were ga...

Time Capsule Planned By Millennium Group

What will Prescott look like in the year 2100, and what will the residents think about their ancestry? Interesting questions. To help provide at least a partial answer, the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce is putting together a time capsule, t...

Nevada School Board Examines SAT Scores

Scores for the Nevada District on the Stanford Achievement Test show the district in a favorable light when compared to surrounding districts. Rick McAffee, Nevada superintendent, presented the district's SAT results to the Nevada School Board Thursday,...

Fields Planned At Complex

BY RICKY RAGSDALE Prescott Parks Department Director George Odom told City Council members at its regular meeting Monday, January 17, of two fields to be added to the James Johnson Sports Complex. The complex was completed in about 1990 with one high sc...

Prescott Health Center Opens

Tired of being tired, overweight and out of shape? Just want to tone the muscles a bit? Or, maybe, you'd like to see just how good of physical condition you can get in. No problem. Any or all of this can be accomplished at the new Prescott Fitness Cen...

McRae Reunion Set

The fifth McRae School reunion will be held this year from Friday, June 30, through Tuesday, July 4. Tentative reunion plans include pre-registration at the Ila Upchurch Center on Friday night, June 30. There will be an opening session and talent show o...

Proposed EPA Regulations Prompt Meeting By Foresters

Environmental and forestry experts will explain how the EPA's proposed new TMDL (total maximum daily load) regulations are a dangerous threat to forest landowners, loggers and local jobs. These new regulations would require private landowners to obtain ...

Rumors Not Wanted

Once upon a time, many years ago, in a land far, far away, and at a different newspaper, I wrote a little ditty called The Barbershop Boys.' The premise of this column was a small town reporter goes wherever possible to get news. In this case, our intr...

We Get Letters

Dear Editor: This is to let other parents know of the danger in our Prescott Middle School gym. Last Thursday my daughter was injured and could have been killed due to a light fixture that fell from the ceiling and smashed into her head, requiring a num...

Wolverettes Fall Against Fordyce; First 7AAA Loss

An off game at Fordyce proved costly to the Prescott Wolverettes Tuesday, Jan. 18, as they fell 49-46 to the Lady Redbugs. This was Prescott's first conference loss of the year, and their second overall. Coach Bill Cossey said his charges didn't play w...

Prescott Curley Wolves Drop Two Road Games In 7AAA

Road trips to Fordyce and Mena were not what the doctor ordered for Prescott's Curley Wolf basketball team. The Wolves took it on the chin twice last week, falling to both the Redbugs and Bearcats in league action. PRESCOTT 46 FORDYCE 81 There are time...

Nevada High Honor Roll Given

Nevada High School has announced its honor roll for the first semester. They follow by grades: Seventh grade All A's: Timmothy Bear, Antonio Henry, Doricko Henry, Regina Leaks, Channing Watts and David Williams. A's and B's: Misty Gibson, Brian Maroon...

Club News

Fair Hills EHC The Fair Hills Extension Homemakers Club met Monday, January 17, at the Nevada County Extension office. The president, Glenda Stuart, called the meeting to order. Each member answered the roll by telling how she could be better organized....

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 inf...

Military News

Recent promotions within the Arkansas National Guard have been announced. Larry R. Inscore and Anthony D. Overton of Prescott, members of CoA(-) 1st Bn153rd Inf in Prescott, were promoted to Specialist.

College News

Several students from Nevada County have made the dean's and chancellor's lists at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope for the fall semester. Those on the dean's list are Janith Adams, Jamison Booker, Remona Block, James Bingham, Chad B...

Wedding Planned

J.W. Mounce of Severy, Kans., and Vicki Carlton of Hope proudly announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brandi J. Mounce of Hope, to Mitchell Kyle McKamie, son of Monty and Cindie McKamie of Laneburg. Maternal grandparents ar...

Dancers Win Awards

Five local dancers from Shirlene's School of Dance in Prescott and their instructor, Shirlene Gills, received first place ratings at dance competition on December 10-12 at Hall High School in Little Rock. The Showbiz national talent regional competition...

Poll Looks At Reforming Social Security

"Most nations have grappled with some form of social security," says James Metzger in a recent article distributed by the Arkansas Forum. "Ancient Greeks stored olive oil as a form of financial security during old age. The English Poor Law of 1601 includ...

Bluff City

The year 2000 would be a great time to place somewhere to be opened at some future date, say 50 or 75 years from now. Wouldn't be interesting to be the one to open something like that? To give you an idea of what you might find, here is an article about...

Hillcrest

Arlene Willis from Hope spent Wednesday morning with her mother, Annie Burke. Edna Tunnel from Emmet spent Wednesday with her mother, Irene Wicker. Baker Butler from Bodcaw visited his Aunt Lula Butler Wednesday. He also visited Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dill...

Oak Grov

The Magnolia District 213th year Founder's Day celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and budget reporting will be held February 6 at 3 p.m. at New Bethel AME Church on Highway 200 in Rosston. Rev. Leslie Banks is the pastor and Rev. James...

Redland

Everyone seems to be enjoying the nice cool weather, but the main complaint is no rain. Toni and Peggy Cox from Camden spent several days with their grandparents, Pershing and Mary Cox, last week. Casey Hendrix from Little Rock spent a few days last we...

Living Well

Heart disease is the number one killer of American women. Over half a million women die annually from cardiovascular diseases. Although women generally develop heart disease later than men, heart disease is more lethal to women. Women are twice as likel...

Boughton News

Willie heard some wild geese going south last week. They may know more about the weather than the weathermen. Billy and Reba House attended the wedding of April Johnson and Paul Harman Saturday in Little Rock at Trinity Assembly of God Church. We exten...

Bodcaw

Happy Birthday to Alta Mullins. Her birthday was Monday, the 24th. We had a celebration on Sunday morning. She was 93 years young. She has been a member of Bodcaw #1 Church for 79 years. Her childrenQunten and Jeffe Mullins from Rondo, Terrel and Dean ...

Caney

This week will be a busy week in the community of Caney. The fourth Thursday singings will begin the 27th at Caney. Sunday the fifth Sunday fellowship will be the first of many in the year of 2000. This means morning service, potluck at the church and ...

Rosston

I have been out of circulation due to a round with bronchitis, so I don't know much news. There have been lots of flu bugs in Rosston and all around. Jerry Sue Dixon had surgery in Little Rock, but I think she is home now. She needs our prayers. Joyce...

Deaths, Funerals

Mildred Graham, 78, of Hope died Monday, January 17, 2000, at Medical Park Hospital. Mrs. Graham was born June 10, 1921, in Maud, Texas. She was retired from Red River Army Depot and she was a housewife. She was a member of the Baptist Church, American ...

Clara Sue McGlone

Clara Sue McGlone, 58, of Winnsboro, Texas, died Tuesday, January 18, 2000, at a Tyler hospital. Mrs. McGlone was born in Prescott to the late Owen and Lucille Delaney Harris. She was a housewife and a member of the Church of Christ in Winnsboro. She ma...

P. Mabel White

Mrs. P. Mabel White, 96, of Mineral Wells, Texas, formerly of Emmet, died Thursday, January 20, 2000, at the Resort Lodge Nursing Home in Mineral Wells. Mrs. White was born May 8, 1903, in Pine Bluff to William Marion and Emma Eliza Oaks. She was a hous...

Fair Hill

Hope you all had a good week. Good news about our friend Annie Lee Cornelius. Her surgery was a success and she will be coming home soon. She needs our prayers. Larry and Janie Morrow had company Sunday, their daughter-in-law, Traci, and granddaughter,...