Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 7, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Doyle H. Moore

Doyle H. Moore, 83, of Neosho, Mo., died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at the Granby Home. He was born February 8, 1918, in Bismarck. He moved to Neosho, Mo., two years ago from Arkansas. He married Jessie Loomis, December 31, 1949, in Hot Springs. Surviv...

Janie Taylor Mohon

Janie Taylor Mohon, 76, of Emmet passed from this life Tuesday, February 27, 2001, in Emmet. Mrs. Mohon was born August 18, 1924, in Bodcaw to Edward and Lois Fuller Russell. She was a retired businesswoman. Mrs. Mohon was a member of the First Baptist ...

Mozelle Watkins Gill

On October 8, 1912, a star, Mozelle Watkins Gill, was born at Washita, to Robert and Myra Watkins. Her mother and father passed away early in her life and she and her brothers, Richard and Grover, with nothing but true grit and determination, took on th...

Anetia Hair

Anetia Hair, 72, of Hope died Thursday, March 1, 2001, in Hope. Mrs. Hair was born September 15, 1928, in Patmos to Joseph E. and Ola Mae Moses Hollis Sr. She was a retired cook for Hope Schools, Memorial Hospital and Sheltered Workshop. Mrs. Hair was a...

Ronald Curtis Easley

Ronald Curtis Easley, 57, of Arkadelphia and Mena died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Mr. Easley was born February 11, 1944, in Texarkana. He was a 1962 graduate of Mena High School and a 1970 graduate of the Universi...

Curtis K. 'Kirk' Graham

Curtis K. Kirk' Graham, 85, of Kearney, Neb., formerly of Hope, died Tuesday, February 27, 2001, in St. John Retirement Center in Kearney, Neb. Mr. Graham was born June 15, 1915, in Boughton to Wilburn and Lutisha Fullerton Graham. He was a retired tru...

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

A representative of the Texarkana Social Security office will be in Prescott at the courthouse March 22. Supplemental Security Income pays monthly checks to people who are aged, disabled or blind and who do not own much or have much income. SSI is not j...

School Menus: March 12-16

Menus for the area schools for the week of March 12-16 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. Prescott School...

We Get Letters

Trying To Locate Relatives My name is Evelyn Marie Toliver and I am the granddaughter of Sidney Toliver and Betty Shaw Toliver. My grandparents are from Prescott and I am attempting to locate relatives who are still living who can assist me in tracing ...

Spring Brings Threat Of Severe Weather To Area

As spring approaches, so does the threat of severe weather. One of the moss underrated, but dangerous parts of spring weather is thunderstorms with lightning. The typical thunderstorm covers a 15-mile diameter and lasts about 30 minutes, though some ha...

Leak Caused Explosion At Prescott Home

A natural gas leak is the apparent cause of the Oct. 2, 2000, explosion that left a four-year-old boy dead and his mother seriously injured. According to a report by the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC), an explosion occurred at the house on Wes...

Nevada School Invaded

There's nothing unusual about foreign exchange students coming to the area to study and to learn how people here live. However, nine at a time is a bit out of the ordinary. This is what happened at Nevada High School, as nine foreign exchange students ...

Unemployment Drops; Jobless Rante Now 4.6%

There was good news on the employment front for Nevada County in December for, as the jobless rate fell almost a full percentage point. According to information from the Arkansas Employment Security Division, the unemployment rate for Nevada County drop...

On Track with John Ragsdale

Conservation . . . Ever since God created man there has been some type of conservation. Man was put in charge of His creation and man must be willing to stand back once in a while to see if he is doing what is expected of him. One of the earliest forms ...

Into the Void with John Miller

I was recently asked why I "slander" people in my column. My response was a frivolous, "It's my hobby." While it sounded cute at the time, I'm sure it, too, was offensive to someone. The truth is, no one is slandered, nor are they libeled. While I may ...

Group Working To Speed Up Rural Water Project

Southwest Arkansas Planning and Development District sponsored a meeting at the Partnership office in Prescott on the rural water project for the northern part of the county. The goal of the meeting was to find ways to speed up the process of the grant ...

Rigsby Earns Award At Competition

Two first-year University of Arkansas School of Law students placed first at the American Bar Association's Regional Client Counseling Competition February 17 in Dallas, Texas. Rachael Dockery of Fayetteville and Maurice Rigsby of Rosston competed again...

Leadership Group Visits Arkansas State Capitol

Leadership Nevada County held its State Government session on February 8 in Little Rock. Those participating met with state officials about pressing issues facing the state and the country as a whole. The day started with Gov. Mike Huckabee spending som...

Bodcaw News

We had a beautiful sunny Sunday. It's good to have a few days without rain. Alta Mullins has been in the hospital for a few days. She hopes to go home the first of the week. Marguerite Dorman was in the hospital, but she has now been released. Hope she...

Boughton News

The sunshine is beautiful after several days of rain. The death angel claimed our dear friend Mozelle Gill Tuesday of last week. She was our neighbor for more than forty years. Her family certainly has my sympathy. Happy belated birthday to Hetty Pries...

Rosston News

We attended the beautiful funeral services of Bill Freeman of Prescott on Wednesday. I think it was the most people and flowers that we had ever seen at a funeral. The three preachers did a splendid job and so did the ones who rendered special music. The...

Caney News

Valarie and Travis Simms spent Saturday night of last week with her grandparents, Frank and Merlene Glass, and attended Sunday morning services at Morris Baptist. Margie Reed is back home from the hospital after throat surgery. Her sister, Charlotte Bur...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

As the year continues we get a little lax in getting it all together in the mornings. However, a good healthy start to the day is very important. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It breaks the fast after a night's sleep and gives you the...

College News - SAU Inducted Into Alpha Chi

Forty-eight juniors and seniors at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia have been accepted as new members to Alpha Chi, the national college honor scholarship society. Marsha Walters of Prescott, a junior mass communications-broadcasting major, was ...

College News - James Nivens

James C. Nivens of Prescott has received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering technology from Louise Tech University in Ruston. The university's winter quarter commencement exercises were held February 24 in Thomas Assembly Center with...

College News - Culpepper and Beavert

Beth Culpepper and Melissa Beavert of Prescott have made the honor lists at Louisiana Tech University. Culpepper was named to the president's list and Beavert was named to the dean's list To be eligible for the president's honor list a student must earn...

College News - Rhodes and McKamie

Jayson Rhodes of Prescott, a freshman at Southern Arkansas University Tech in Camden, has been named to the chancellor's list for the fall 2000 semester with a 4.0 grade point average. Rhodes is majoring in computer-aided drafting and design. Brandi McK...

College News - Rafeal Marlow

Rafeal Marlow of Prescott has been awarded a University Scholarship to study at the University of Arkansas. A limited number of scholarships are awarded to students every year based on national test scores, grade point average and other pertinent factors...

Emmet Pageant Deadline Nears

The second annual Easter Miss pageant will be held Saturday, April 7, at 10:00 a.m. in the Emmet School cafetorium. Anyone wanting to enter must do so by March 24. The pageant is sponsored by the Emmet High School cheerleaders as a fund-raiser. Entry f...

Hillcrest Is Finalist

Hillcrest Care and Rehab recently received notice that for the second year in a row it was one of three finalist for the Arkansas Self Insurance Trust Annual Safety Award. This was an honor that included an overnight stay in Rogers, four free Razorback ...

Cossey Setting Recrod In First Season At SMU

Prescott's Andrea Cossey has been lighting it up for the Lady Mustangs of Southern Methodist University. Cossey, a freshman at SMU, played in all 26 games for the Lady Mustangs this season, starting in eight. The former Wolverette is third on the team ...

Hillcrest News

J.E. Dillard, Cedealia Burke and Margaret Rhodes visited Ozelle Dillard last week. Jo DeWoody from Gurdon visited Lillian Terrell Thursday. Gus Moses from Perrytown visited Geneva Barham Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Houston Gunter from Hope visited Lois Duk...

Oak Grove News

A friend is one who is around when good times aren't. Installation services for Rev. and Sis. Ralph Parcha were held Sunday, March 4, at Oak grove Baptist Church in Rosston. The theme was from Jeremiah 3:15: And I will give you pastors, according to mi...

Bluff City News

I've been playing a new game that I call Highway Hop-scotch. The object of the game is to drive to Camden without hitting a pot-hole. So far, I have not been very successful. Everything is soggy around here from the recent rains, but the March winds sho...

Willisville News

Spring is coming. It is almost time to cultivate our gardens, but let us not forget to cultivate our hearts. We are very sorry about a misprint a few weeks ago about Larry Miller. He is not a plumber he is a policeman. On the second Sunday in march the...