Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 23, 2000 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Work On Truck Stop Continues

Johnny Smith talks with his bulldozer operator at the future Rip Griffin Travel Center during work last week at the site on Highway 371 just across I-30 at Exit 44. Officials report the dry weather has helped the work progress by allowing the ground work ...

Downtown Mural Finished

Maria and Jorge Villegas added their signatures to the mural finished last week on the corner of West Main and West First. The Villegas began the work in early summer with the aid of city electrical utility department head Larry Jones, who ran the bucke...

JPs Approve Raise For County Employees

Employees of Nevada County received a $50 per month raise retroactive to July after JPs approved the measure during its regular meeting Monday, August 14. This raise came after July's discussion of some employees not working 40 hours per week but receiv...

Prescott Board Honors Two Teachers

Prescott's School Board recognized the efforts of two of its instructors. The board, in its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 15, presented a plaque of appreciation to retired Wolverette Coach Bill Cossey. Superintendent Ron Wright said Cossey woul...

Free Connection Sign-Up Ends Soon For Water Project

Final notice is being made to Waterloo/Bodcaw residents for free utility connections. If there are any households that have not already applied for free water hook-ups for the Bodcaw/Waterloo Water System final applications are being accepted for free w...

Nevada School Board Hears Reports On Workshop

Character workshops went well for personnel of the Nevada School District. Nevada Superintendent Rick McAfee, at the regular meeting of the Nevada School Board Tuesday, Aug. 15, said these workshops help the instructors teach students in k-12 how to get...

Burn Ban Is In Effect For County

A burn ban is in effect in Nevada County because of the extremely dry conditions and lack of rain. Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown said the burn ban has been publicized and will remain in effect until the area gets a good general rain. There have b...

What's Happenin'

If you got 100 people in a room and asked all of them what they'd like to see done in Prescott and Nevada County you'd probably get at least 60 different answers. And most of the ideas are very good ones. The problem is that communities have a limited nu...

PHS Holds Open House

Prescott High School held its annual public meeting and orientation for students and parents Monday, August 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the media center. All faculty and staff members were introduced, especially the new additions to the facility. New faces are...

Registration For Youth Football Set

Registration for the Prescott Youth Football League's 2000 season will be held Monday, Aug. 28, with the deadline Friday, Sept. 1. According to Steve Crow, parks director, entry forms will be handed out to all students in Prescott Elementary and McRae ...

Students Honored For Accelerated Reading Program At PHS

As a new school year at Prescott High School gets underway the third year of accelerated reader (AR) in Shelia Virden's English I and reading classes is slated to begin. For the first time at PHS this learning information program will also officially be...

School Menus: August 28 thru September 1

Menus for the area schools for the week of August 28-September 1 are as follows. All meals are served with milk. They are also subject to change. Breakfast in Prescott Schools is served from 8:00 to 8:30 and lunch is served between 11:30 and 12:00. Presc...

Webb, Brzeski Engagement Announced

Bobby and Gwen Webb of Columbus announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly, to Brett Brzeski. He is the son of Robert and Kay Brzeski of Prescott. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of James McJunkins and the late Billie May McJunkins of Saratog...

Haynie, Wilson Are Wed

Julie Ann Haynie and Darrick Edward Wilson, both of Little Rock, were united in marriage Sunday, August 6, at St. James United Methodist Church in Little Rock. The Rev. Therral Wilson, father of the groom, officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. a...

Here & There . . . News That Matters To Nevada County

A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be in Prescott at the courthouse August 24 and September 28. Supplemental Security Income pays monthly checks to people who are aged, disabled or blind and who do not own much or have much in...

Mistie Holley Sets Concert

Mistie Holley will be featured in her own concert this Friday night at Klipsch Auditorium in Hope in Nistro's Country Revue. She is a 17-year-old senior at Prescott High School. Holley has been singing for seven years, beginning at The Chicken and Egg F...

Barn Sale Is Set In Camden

The 32nd annual B&PW barn sale will be held Saturday, September 30, in Camden from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will featured more than 150 arts and crafts exhibitors from Arkansas and other states, a variety of musical performers, an antique car show, food vendo...

Dedman Captures Super Pro Division

Scotty Dedman, of Hot Springs , captured the Super Pro division at the Prescott Raceway Saturday. Dedman covered the course at a speed of 137 miles per hour, with a reaction time of 0.495 and an estimated time of 5.03 seconds. Royce Poole, of Waldo, wa...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

Don't let the heat sneak up on you this summer. I know you're wondering how anyone could possibly not notice it's hot?! However, it's one thing to realize it's hot, but another to take the right precautions. The first rule of protecting yourself against...

Farm & Home News

Like most of Arkansas, Nevada County has been experiencing some very hot and dry weather. Even though we received an adequate amount of rainfall during late spring, most will recall that we had a dry, late winter and early spring with below average rainf...

Potlatch Honored For Commitment To Safety

Employees of the Potlatch Southern Unit celebrated a milestone in safety on Friday, August 11, when their facility was accepted into the Voluntary Protection Program of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Voluntary Protecti...

Oak Grove News

It is so hot here till the birds won't sing. Everything around is burning up. Dave Coleman has finally moved back to Rosston. He has a beautiful home. We won't have any old people around. They are really dying out around Rosston, young and old. Sylvest...

Hamburger Supper To Help Cancer Victim

A benefit hamburger supper will be held for Danielle Carwile Friday, August 25, at 5:30 at the Nevada High School cafetorium. Carwile has recently been diagnosed with cancer and has no insurance. A bank account has been set up in her name at People's Ba...

Boughton News

There is no change in the weather-it is hot! Everett Orren, Edgar White and Roy Grant Cagle spent last Monday night with Fate House of Powderly, Texas. Joe and Juanita Ridgell of Cumby, Texas picked up Elsie Elmore and some KFC last Monday and ate dinn...

Rosston News

We were happy to have Pam Elliott and son, Troy, unite with our church Sunday night by letter. The youth had Back to School' social after church. There will be a benefit hamburger supper for Danielle Carwile at the Nevada School cafetorium Friday, Augu...

Fair Hill News

School has begun, so please watch out for the children. Mildred Hill has an extended visitor staying with her: her sister Dessie Andrews from Oregon. Charles and Judy Matthews were visiting her parents, Lewis and Irene Cornelius, this past weekend. Du...

Caney News

Baseball season is over for the church leagues. Morris Baptist's team did really well. They only lost one game. We have some good players and they're looking forward to next season. Caney Community kept the doctors busy last week. Ann Loe had some more ...

Bodcaw News

School bells are ringing. It seems hot to have to go to school. I went to Camden on Saturday to funeral services for Earl Johnson. Burial was at Ebenezer. I have been staying in out of the heat. I haven't learned much news. No calls with news. It seem...

Hillcrest News

J.E. Dillard from Rosston and Tony Miller from Bodcaw spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard. Jo DeWoody from Gurdon spent Monday with Lillian Terrell. Kay Wallace from Hot Springs and son Greg Wallace from California spent Tuesday with their Au...

Herbert R. 'Buck' Reed

Herbert R. Buck' Reed, 83, of Emmet died Monday, August 14, 2000, at his home. Mr. Reed was born July 4, 1917, in Emmet to Otis and Estell Boyd Reed. He was a retired foreman of Southwest Wood Products of Hope. He was a Methodist and a U.S. Army vetera...

Donald L. Downing

Donald L. Dowings, 55, of Burleson, Texas, formerly of Prescott, died Wednesday, August 16, 2000, at Fort Worth. Mr. Dowings was born October 7, 1944, in Prescott to William Stanley and Katie Campbell Dowings. He was a retired carpenter, attended First ...

Arl Hildebrand

Arl Hildebrand, 90, of Prescott, died Saturday, August 19, 2000, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mr. Hildebrand was born June 3, 1910, in Prescott to Tom Hildebrand and Alice Bolls Hildebrand. He was a retired farmer, served in the U.S. Army, and own...

James H. McAteer

James H. McAteer, 60, of Columbus, Ohio, died Saturday, August 19, 2000, at his residence after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was retired from the printing industry, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Germany. He was a member of A...