Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 17, 2000 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Chicken And Egg Festival Drawing Near

We're just three weeks away from the 13th Annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Chicken and Egg Festival. This year's festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 2-3, at the Prescott city park. Mary Godwin, Chamber director, said the f...

Two Are Injured In Shooting On Section Line Road

A former Prescott High School athlete was involved in a shooting incident Thursday afternoon. According to Prescott Police Chief Sam Reeder, the Prescott Police Department got a call about a shooting around 5:45 p.m. on Section Line Ave. When officers ...

Past Due List Grows In Second Billing Cycle

Figures for the second billing cycle from Prescott Water and Light showed a marked increase from March to April. March's records had a total of 54 overdue accounts. Of these, nine were 90 days or more past due, six were 60 days past due and the rest wer...

HUD Money May Be Available For Housing

Low income residents, including the elderly and disabled, could be receiving grant funds from the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) if they wish to repair or fix-up their homes. This information was related to the Nevada County Quorum Court during its...

JPs Receive EDO Update During Meeting

Members of the Nevada County Quorum Court met briefly for its regular meeting Monday, May 8, at the Nevada County Courthouse. The 35-minute meeting included an update by Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office director Jon Chadwell. Chadwell...

Emmet City Council Approves Purchase Of Tractor

Emmet will be looking at buying a new tractor for the city. The Emmet City Council in its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, May 10, gave Mayor Dale Booker the authority to buy a Ford tractor and cutter. Booker presented the panel with prices and infor...

Prescott High Graduation Is Friday Night

Graduation exercises at Prescott High School will be held Friday, May 19, at the football stadium. In case of inclement weather the event will be moved to the gymnasium. Ten students will be graduating with highest honors. Twelve more will receive honor...

PHS Highest Honor Graduates

PHS Highest honor graduates are shown. These ten Seniors will bring the message during graduation services Friday, May 19, at the high school football stadium, or if it rains, in the PHS gymnasium.

PHS Honor Graduates

PHS honor graduates are show n. These twelve Seniors will join their classmates Friday at graduation ceremonies.

Car Shot-Up; One Arrested, Second Suspect Sought

TWO WOUNDED - The headrest of a Ford car shows a bullet hole from a shooting last Thursday, May 11 on Section Line Road in Prescott. Injured were C.D. Flemons and Derrick Nolen, both of Prescott. One 17-year-old suspect is expected to be charged and o...

Tree Falls On Home; Damage Reported County-Wide

STORM DAMAGE - The Cloer residence on East Elm Street lost a majestic oak tree Friday, May 12, due to straight line winds. Prescott and Nevada County crews worked late Friday and most of the day Saturday cleaning up debris. Prescott city crew member C...

Storm Strikes Friday; Damage Reported Across County

Friday night's storm left a lot of trees down, but, all in all, there was little structural damage and no injuries. Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown estimated 200 trees were blown down by the high winds Friday night. These trees blocked county roads...

Area Jobless Rate Rises

Nevada County's unemployment rate rose from 6.1 percent in February to 6.6 percent in March, according to information from the Arkansas Employment Security Division. With the exception of Ouachita and Pike counties, those counties surrounding Nevada Cou...

Into The Void with John Miller

Recently I took a much-needed three-day weekend off. I went to visit a friend who lives in Texas, about an hour west of Dallas. It was good to get away, gave me time to think about a lot of things, see what was on the horizon, have a chance to breath w...

Picayunish with Ricky Ragsdale, Publisher

"Take me out to the ball game . . . " has already been sung by my family, as we attended the home opening game of the Arkansas Travelers in Little Rock a few weeks ago. We sing it several times a year with the advent of spring and during the heat of swel...

Farm and Home with Rex Dollar

Recently there have been several calls regarding fireblight on pear trees. Fireblight is a major disease of pears and apples in Arkansas. The disease is caused by a bacterium, Erwinic amylovora, and is characterized by killing of blossoms, fruiting spur...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

This is spring cleaning time  that time of the year that means winter is put up and summer is taken out. It's a time of year that calls for a cool look. That can be achieved by removing the clutter. The Soap and Detergent Association says that if you a...

Tittle, Mason Wedding Is May 20

Robert and Connie Neel of McCaskill announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tabitha Faye Tittle, to Samuel K. Mason, the son of Arval and Gail Mason of Bodcaw. The bride-elect is the daughter of Allie F. and Teresa Tittle of ...

Goodwin, Tolbet Nuptials Are May 27

The engagement of Kristi Ann Goodwin and Keith Wesley Tolbert is announced by her parents, Jimmy and BeLinda Goodwin of Nashville. He is the son of Jerry and Wanda Tolbert of DeWitt. The bride is the granddaughter of Wonzie Goodwin of Nashville and the ...

June 3 Wedding Planned By Dillard And Bailey

Donnie and Diane Dillard of Bodcaw and Frank and Linda Bailey of Rosston announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, LaShanna Deann Dillard and Travis Edward Bailey. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Skip and Lola Dillard of R...

Wedding Plans Finalized For Reitzell, Brown

Melanie Dawn Reitzell and Jamie Clay Cooter' Brown have finalized their plans for their wedding. Vows will be exchanged Saturday, May 20, at 2:00 p.m. at Park Missionary Baptist Church in Prescott. All family and friends are invited to attend.

Here & There - News That Matters To Nevada County Residents

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...

Plans Underway For Health Fair

Plans are being made by the Prescott/Nevada County Health Alliance for the fourth annual Health Fair to be held Saturday, September 9, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The group is recruiting participants for the upcoming event and would like to encourage...

College News - Jerrun Lewis

Jerrun Lewis, a senior at Nevada High School, has been awarded a technical scholarship to 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...

College News - Cameron Wiley

Cameron Wiley of Prescott High School has accepted an academic scholarship to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway beginning with the 2000 fall term in August. UCA awards academic scholarships, renewable for four years, based on ACT score ...

College News - Joey Christopher

William Joseph (Joey) Christopher, a senior at Prescott High School, has been awarded an Arkansas Student Grant, Pell Grant and an Arkansas academic challenge scholarship. He has also been accepted to the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope...

College News - Three Graduating From UAMS

Three Nevada County college students will get their diplomas Saturday, May 20, at 3:00 p.m. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Joseph Griffin of Prescott, who graduated in December 1999, will get his Ph.D. Saturday from...

4-H News - Oak Grove

The Oak Grove 4-H Club of Rosston met May 9 at the Oak Grove Day Care Center. The purpose of the meeting was to complete new 4-H applications, order t-shirts and to plan project, community and fund-raising activities for the year. The meeting was condu...

Club News - Redland EHC

On Tuesday, May 2, the Redland Extension HC met in the home of Betty Cagle with eight members present. The meeting was called to order by vice Betty Cagle, vice president. The club creed was read by Marie McNeely. Inspirational thought was a beautiful p...

Olen Loe Named Silver Haired Legislator

The Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Arkansas has announced the certification of Olen Loe of Bluff City as a delegate, representing Nevada County to the 12th biennial Silver Haired Legislative session. The mock session, authorized by the Arkansas Gener...

School Menus

Menus for the area schools for the week of May 22-26are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Breakfast in Prescott Schools is served from 8:00 to 8:30 and lunch is served between 11:30 and 12:00. Prescott School District The McRae Middle School (...

Prescott FFA Alumni Rodeo Is Saturday

The Prescott FFA Alumni will present a Li'l Britches Rodeo Saturday, May 20, at 6 p.m. at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Events for participants 18 and under will include mutton bustin', steer and calf riding, high school bullriding, girls' goat tying, ...

Three Curley Wolves Named To All-District

Three members of the Prescott Curley Wolf baseball team were named All-District in the 7AAA conference. These players were voted on by those coaches in the 7AAA district. Gabe Morman, senior infielder, tied for second on the team with 15 hits. He was a...

PHS Baseball Squad Ends Season

Prescott's Curley Wolf baseball team did twice as good in 2000 as it did in 1999. Coach Steve Crow said the 2000 Wolves won six games this year, but could have easily had a 13-5 record instead of the 6-12 mark posted. The 99 crew was only able to win ...

Dr. Teague Attends Meeting In Hot Springs

Dr. Audie Teague attended the 94th annual education meeting of the Arkansas Optometric Association held recently in Little Rock. The convention is held each year to provide continuing education for doctors of optometry and to conduct association busines...

Ingram Family Observes Mother's Day Locally

This was another happy Mother's Day for Ruth Paden Ingram, who had a portion of her family with her to observe Mother's Day. A big dinner was planned. Everyone had fun and enjoyed the day. She received many gifts. The children who were absent called wis...

Adademy Honors Brittany Collins

The United States Achievement Academy has announced that Brittany Collins of Camden has been named a national award winner in Student Council. Collins, who attends Harmony Grove High School, was nominated for this national award by Mary Bever, a teacher...

Frank Norris 'Blue' Mitchell

Frank Norris Blue' Mitchell, 72, of White Hall died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at his home. Mr. Mitchell was born July 12, 1927, in Bodcaw to Willie Ervin Mitchell and Ada Orene Hooper Mitchell. He was reared and educated in Willisville and graduated fro...

Gary L. Avery

Gary L. Avery, 56, of Prescott died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at his home. Mr. Avery was born January 8, 1944, in Hempstead County to Andrew and Ruth Lee Jones Avery. He was a former insurance underwriter and a member of Midway United Methodist Church in...

Charles Edward Erhart

Charles Edward Erhart, 84, of Prescott died Wednesday, May 10, 2000. Mr. Erhart was born June 1, 1915, in Richmond, Va. He was a painter and in the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Erhart was a member of Park Baptist Church in Prescott and the American Legion...

Dr. Robert M. Stainton

Dr. Robert M. Stainton, 79, of Little Rock died Sunday, May 14, 2000. Mr. Stainton was born in Dierks and graduated from Prescott High School. He received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1940 and his M.D. ...

Bluff City News

After a very stormy Friday night we were treated to a very nice Mother's Day weekend. Several visitors were seen in the community on Sunday as children returned home for a visit. If I tried to mention all those who were visiting, I would probably leave s...

Rosston News

Last week's news: Another busy week as usual. The rain was great and we have had some beautiful days. However, I believe summer is almost here and I'm one who doesn't like hot weather. Visitors in church Sunday were Max and Ruth Hill of Dallas; Bro. Oli...

Fairhill News

Last week's news: We have had some beautiful weather. Hope you all have been enjoying it. It's always a blessing and fulfillment to take part in the 5th Sunday services at Morris Baptist Church. Morning services were held and then dinner. After dinner w...

Redland News

I almost took my electric blanket off last week, but thank Goodness I didn't. LaNell Nash had her two daughters, Cynthia and Brenda, from Murfreesboro for Mother's Day. Danny, Cherrie and Katy honored their Grandmother Mozell Gill and Mother Jackie Luc...

Boughton News

We had a wind storm Friday night. We had quite a bit of damage, but no one was hurt. I would like to extend my sympathy to the Bernard Newberry family over the death of his son, Orville. He was buried Saturday at Red Springs near Gurdon. Willie and Jule...

Bodcaw News

I hope all you moms had a happy Mother's Day. We had a large number in church. Several came to be in church with their mother. I had cards and calls from some of the kids. David, Peggy and Cody Butler from Blevins came on Saturday night. Earlene, Phylli...

Caney News

I hope all mothers had a wonderful day Sunday. My children and grandchildren went to church with me and we came back to my house for lunch to grill hamburgers. Grandson Robert Callicott received his bachelor's degree at SAU Friday evening. We all went d...