Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 24, 2000 edition of Nevada County Picayune

17 Seniors Graduate From Emmet; One Chair Left Vacant

Eighteen chairs were lined up on the floor of the Ross Gymnasium in Emmet for Friday night's commencement ceremonies. Seventeen seniors marched in to the tune of "Pomp and Circumstance" taking all but one seat. This chair, covered by a royal blue gradua...

One Chair Stands Alone

ONE CHAIR STANDS ALONE - The chair in which Emmet High School Senior Alanna Box would have sat in stands empty with her gown. Box died in a house fire in April in Emmet. Her classmates recognized her as did the school district as board president, Jack Fa...

PHS Class Of 2000 Graduates

HAPPY DAY - The Prescott High School graduation ceremony was held Friday, May 19, at Cummins Field. Above, Prescott School Board President Rick McGough hands out a diploma to PHS Senior.

Over 80 Graduate From Prescott High School May 19

"Now It's Our Turn" was the theme of the speeches by the graduating class at Prescott High School Friday, May 19. Prescott's ten seniors graduating with highest honors gave the speech under cloudy skies to a filled stadium of parents, other family membe...

Nevada High School Graduates 53 May 19 In Gymnasium

Nevada High School seniors went through their commencement ceremonies under a tornado watch. However, the threat of severe weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of those packing the Nevada High School gym as they watched 53 young men and women, dres...

History Of PHS Class Of 2000 Is Given

It was August 1987, and there were 118 students getting ready for their first day of kindergarten. They could no longer just lie around doing as they pleased. "We have joined the real world," they thought. That was the day that a lifetime of friendships ...

Emmet Sr. High Class Wills

I, Chad Adamson, will my ability to come to school with a good attitude to Courtney Lively. I, lilia Garcia, will my ability to have fun and to speak to my sister Kimm Westbrook. I, Jason Arrington, will my ability to come to school more than once a we...

What's In Store For Class Of 2000? Sr. Prophecies Made

Teddy Allison doesn't make it to our class reunion because he was arrested for standing across from Sonic singing country songs in a cowboy hat and wife beater. Colvin Beasley is still on total lock-down and sits at home everyday taking care of his kids...

Emmet Seniors Predict Future Of Their Graduates

In ten years Chad Adamson will own his own multi-million dollar bread company. His wife will take care of their fourteen kids while Chad drives his Dodge Viper with the words Doughboy' detailed on the side. In ten years Jason Arrington will be working ...

PES Students Raise Funds For St. Jude Hosptial

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital announced the successful completion of Math-A-Thon at Prescott Elementary School (PES). Over one thousand dollars were raised by the local group. Math-A-Thon, now in its 21st year, is an educationally based fund-rai...

Meth Lab Dumped On Highway During High Speed Chase

Speeding through Emmet led to three people being arrested on drug charges Saturday. According to Nevada County Sheriff Steve Otwell, a 1995 Buick, owned by Penny Hicks of Perrytown, came through Emmet at a high rate of speed around 10:45 p.m. Saturday. ...

Interlocal Agreement Is Amended By Prescott City Council

Prescott's City Council passed a resolution amending its 1995 interlocal agreement with Nevada County concerning the dispatching of the Prescott Police Department and Nevada County Sheriff's Office. This was done at the council's regular monthly meeting...

Chicken And Egg Festival Begins June 2nd

In less than two weeks the 13th Annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Chicken and Egg Festival will begin. This year's festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 2-3, at the Prescott city park. Mary Godwin, Chamber director, said the ...

Resignation Accepted In Friday Meeting Of Prescott School Board

Prescott School board members gathered Friday, May 19, in a quick meeting at the administration building. Board members accepted the resignation of Stephanie Radford, the high school's family and consumer sciences (home economics) instructor. A bid for...

Cowling Finishes Junior Year At SAU With Success

Prescott's Ross Cowling finished his junior year at Southern Arkansas University with an impressive record on the mound. The southpaw hurler went 6-1 on the year, tying him for second on the team for wins this season. He had 10 starts, putting him thir...

Prescott School Board Makes No Decision On Uniforms

There is still no decision on uniforms in the Prescott School District. At its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, May 16, the Prescott School Board again discussed the issue of requiring school uniforms, but made no decision. Robin Nygaard, pastor of the...

Rhodes, Hastings Wedding Is June 10

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert K. Rhoads Jr. of Kensett announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Allen Rhoads, to James Cody Hastings, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hastings of Rosston. The wedding event will be June 10 at 3:00 in the afternoon in Hope at ...

Brown, Babineaux Nuptials Are June 3

Terrie Gwen Brown and Daniel James Babineaux of Gurdon will be united in matrimony Saturday, June 3, at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon at Red Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Gurdon. Terrie is the daughter of Sue Maxwell of Gurdon and Billy Brown of Cam...

Rose Garden Club

The Rose Garden Club met at the home of Billie McCain on May 16 at 9:30 a.m. for a brunch. Co-hostesses were Penny Richard and Barbara Stewart. Following the delicious brunch, Betty Turner, president of the club, presided over a short business session. ...

Here & There - News That Matters To Nevada County

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...

Retiring Teachers To Be Honored At Reception

The Prescott School District will host a reception for retiring teachers tomorrow, Thursday, May 25, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to share in honoring these employees who have given so much to our children and our community. The retirin...

American Legion Baseball Season Now In Full Swing

American Legion baseball has begun in Prescott. The games started Monday. Here is the remainder of the schedule for the baseball team. Schedule May 25 - Hope, home, 6 p.m. May 30 - Hot Springs Lakeside, home, 6 p.m. June 1 - Camden, there, 6 p.m. June 5 ...

Into The Void with John Miller

What's Wrong With Kids Today? What's wrong with kids today? Why are they like they are? What can we do about it? These questions are asked constantly, but, if the truth be known, people would prefer whining and moaning to finding the answer. Young peop...

Former Residents Graduate In Texas

May 2000 will be well remembered by the Price family of Longview, Texas, formerly of the DeAnn Community west of Prescott. During this month, two of the Price daughters were given special recognition by their respective schools. Sarah Price, graduating ...

Coulter Elected SBA President

Alex Duwon Coulter, 28, was recently elected president of the Student Bar Association (SBA) at the University of Tulsa College of Law in Tulsa, Okla. He is the first African-American to be elected as SBA president in the history of the university. Coult...

College News - Beth Purtle

Elizabeth Beth Purtle from Prescott has been named an honor student for the just completed spring semester at Oklahoma State University in Okmulgee. Purtle earned above a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 system throughout the 15-week semester. Grade po...

College News - Sunshine Kelley

Sunshine Kelley, a graduate of Prescott High School, has been offered an award of achievement scholarship at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, according to the Office of University Relations/Admissions at HSU. The scholarship is equivalent to $...

College News - UACCH Graduates Named

The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope has announced that 18 students from Prescott have graduated at ceremonies held May 11. The students are Dawnda Bellas, Scott Bright, Lisa Dougan, Mary Flenory, Joseph Formby, Lindsay Franks, Sherconja...

College News - Amber Hawthorne

Amber M. Hawthorne, a graduate of Nevada High School, was named the recipient of an achievement award scholarship to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. The four-year scholarship is based on ACT scores and pays partial tuition. In high school Hawt...

College News - Kelly Whitmarsh

Kelly Whitmarsh of Prescott received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Saturday, May 13. Whitmarsh graduated summa cum laude  the highest rank a graduate can receive  with a cumulative grade point average of ...

Election 2000: How Nevada County Voted

State Sen. Mike Ross of Prescott was leading the pack in the race for Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in District 4 late Tuesday night. Certainly in Nevada County Ross led the race strongly. He received 1,785 votes to his oppone...

NES Citizens Of The Month

Nevada Elementary has recently named its citizens of the month for March. Names for each picture are listed beginning on the left with the front row first, then the middle row and back row. KINDERGARTEN - Robert Weaver, Ronnie Pipkin, Nicky Weaverling,...

PES Students Writing Letters, Studying States

The second grade classes of Prescott Elementary have been learning to write letters. In addition they have been studying the different states in this nation. They read the book Flat Stanley, which is about a boy whose bulletin board fell on him during th...

Nevada High School Presents Academic Awards

Nevada High School held its academic award ceremony Friday, May 12, at 9:30 a.m. Honor students (4.0-3.4 GPA) recognized are listed below by grades and then by specific recognition in certain fields. Seventh grade - Timmothy Bear, Antonio Henry, Doric...

Pool Party Held For Matthew Haynie

On Saturday, May 20, George and Billie Haynie, Laken and Jordan honored their son and brother, Matthew, with a swimming party at their home for his 12th birthday. The guests were treated to an afternoon of swimming and listening to music. They were serv...

Prescott Little League Growing; Field Repaired Incorrectly

Little League baseball in Prescott is growing. Jeff Haynes, president of the Prescott Baseball Association, told the Prescott City Council the minor league system added 44 more children, creating another full team. There will also be three teams in the...

Farm & Home News with Rex Dollar

Weeds can be a real problem for farm pond owners. Excessive growth of weeds can interfere with watering cattle and fishing. Floating weeds, such as duckweed, can become so abundant that the pond surface becomes covered, cutting off light and oxygen to th...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

Baby boomers and their families know the importance of the following tips from the November 1999 issue of Mayo Clinic's Healthquest: Answers for Healthier Living from Mayo Clinic Health Information. Do you ever feel that corporate America's slogan is "O...

Bodcaw News

Happy birthday to Michelle Fielding. The Clements familyBill Willie, Julie, Daniel, Heather and Joshhosted the party. Guests were J.D. and Marie Allen, Marie Tye, LaNora Hooker, Hayden and Morgan and also Jerry Fielding. I don't know if I missed some o...

Fair Hill News

The weather has been great. I hope you all have been enjoying it. Saturday evening about 40 friends and relatives all gathered at the home of Lewis and Irene Cornelius. We all enjoyed smoked hog and all the fixin's. There were folks there farm as far a...

Rosston News

Since I didn't write last week I hope everyone had a good Mother's Day. Both our sons had to work, so we celebrated with them during the week. After church on Sunday Roscoe and I met grandson Marty Williams, Raegan and baby Wren at the Fish Nest in Pres...

Bluff City News

Jeanie and I just returned from visiting her folks in southeast Missouri. We found it very dry in that area. People were having to water their gardens and the farmers were getting worried about this year's crop. Those farmers do it in a big way. There a...

Hillcrest News

We had a very good week at Hillcrest last week as National Nursing Home Week was celebrated. We had special activities everyday that included homemade ice cream, a variety show and super bingo. Everybody involved had a great time. Richard Key from Gurdo...

Redland News

We have really been blessed with plenty of rain and the cool weather gives me an excuse to keep my electric blanket on. Jim and Betty Roberson from Dallas, Texas, spent a belated Mother's Day visit with her mother, Lucy Taylor, at Hillcrest Care and Reh...

Caney News

Jake, Helen and Lucy Glass and Nel Avery spent last week in Branson, Mo. They saw lots of interesting shows and sights. J.W. and Maxine Glass attended the Blevins-Cornelius reunion Saturday evening. C&C Extension Homemakers Club gean and cornbread supp...

Wortham Gymnasium In Oak Grove Part Of Essay

The Wortham Gymnasium at Oak Grove near Rosston is the topic of one of 39 essays in a new book prepared by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP), an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, in recognition of the new millennium. Sentine...

Potlatch Recognized For Safety

Potlatch lumber mills in Warren and Prescott were recognized for their exemplary safety performance in a recent ceremony led by Gov. Mike Huckabee and state agency leaders. In the May 10 ceremony Huckabee noted that only 15 Arkansas manufacturing sites ...

Youth Day Proclaimed In County

For the second consecutive year the Boys to Men and Girls to Women has participated in the business affairs of Nevada County and the city of Prescott. Tuesday, May 16, these young people were involved in the daily activities of most of the county, city ...

Emmet Awards Day Banquet Held

Emmet School awards banquet was held Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in the cafetorium. The welcome was given by Dr. Gene Ross, superintendent of the district. The group enjoyed a delicious meal. Frank Henson, high school principal and sponsor of the recogni...

Dwight Randall Pankey

Dwight Randall Pankey, 68, of Malvern, passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2000, at Hot Spring County Medical Center . Mr. Pankey was born April 3, 1932, at Prescott to Jack Randall and Marie Maddox Pankey. He was reared and educated in Emmet and att...

Effie Simpson

Effie Sampson, 92, of Arlington, Texas, died Monday, May 15, 2000. Mrs. Sampson was born to George F. and Christine Whitten on April 6, 1908, in Cale. She was a teacher in Cale, where she met her late husband, James Raymond Sampson. They were married f...