Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 14, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Tornado Season Arrives In Arkansas; Various Types Exist

To no one's surprise, we're heading into tornado season in Arkansas. The state usually has 21 tornadoes touch down every year, resulting in an average of five deaths. It was a record year for twisters in 1999, as 107 touched down, while last year the c...

School Menus: March 19-23

Menus for the area schools for the week of March 19-23 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...

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...

Clean-Up About 70% Through In Nevada County

Getting Nevada County cleaned up after the Christmas Day ice storm has been a slow process, oft hampered by weather. But, according to Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown, the job is about 70 percent done and should be completed by the end of the month,...

One Arrested For Residential Burglary

A 19-year-old Prescott youth has been charged with residential burglary and theft of property in connection with the break-in of the Keith Miller residence. According to court records, the incident occurred around Oct. 6, 2000, when the Nevada County Sh...

73-Year-Old Man Arrested For Theft, Forgery

A 73-year-old Prescott man has been charged with theft of property and forgery after allegedly bilking a local woman out of a pickup truck. According to court records, in Oct. 2000,Odell Chambers approached Pauline Battles about using her late brother's...

Emmet Enrollment Now 310 Students

Enrollment in the Emmet School District has reached 310 students this year, with 179 in the high school and 131 on the elementary side. This news was presented to the Emmet School Board at its regular monthly meeting, Monday, March 5. Emmet's Parent-Te...

Friday Is Deadline For Chamber Scholarship

Seniors in Nevada County schools can now apply for a scholarship through the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce. However, any senior wanting to apply has to hurry as the deadline is Friday, March 16. There will be two scholarships of $250 each t...

Rosston Meeting Is Short

Rosston's City Council meeting was short and sweet as Mayor Lewis Jackson wasn't on hand. Jackson left notification for the council the state still has the audit books and is reviewing them, while informing the panel two trucks are now in the new fireho...

Company Seeking Ads For Sports Calendar

Area merchants will soon be approached from Athletic World Advertising to buy ads for the Prescott High School sports schedule posters. According to Prescott Athletic Director Kirk Armitage, this is a legitimate organization and not a scam. Athletic Wo...

Design Plans Arrive From UA Architecture Students

The Design Plan for downtown Prescott developed last summer by architectural students from the University of Arkansas School of Architecture has been received by the Partnership Office. The plan is a comprehensive look at the current conditions downtown...

What's Happenin'

Residents of Nevada County should take great pride in the things that are happening all around. Our county is blessed with potential for growth in both business and industry and in a high quality of life. To seize the opportunity we must work together fo...

We Get Letters

Cancer Cannots Every week we read about and all the truth about how much appreciation of our warming up, cleaning up and living at ease due to our workers on electricity. They deserve it, but I fail to read [about] the one we owe our lives for: Jesus Chr...

Living Well with the Carrie Connection

OTHER RECIPES AVAILABLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION. ed St. Patrick's Day is the Irish holiday honoring the missionary Saint Patrick, who is credited with converting the Irish to Christianity around 400 A.D., though this is not what most people think of when s...

Extension Homemakers Clubs

There are lots of choices awaiting you when you decide to volunteer. Volunteers are needed by just about every organization, so it is up to you to select the best way for you to get involved. You can offer your services: to help a particular cause; to...

Redland EHC

Redland Extension Homemakers Club held its monthly meeting March 6 at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Ten members attended this meeting. Inspirational thought was given by Marie McNeely. New officers were elected for next year. They are as follows: preside...

College News - Carlos Franklin

Carlos Franklin has been named to the chancellor's list at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the fall semester. To make the chancellor's list you must earn a 3.8 or above and have 12 or more semester hours. Franklin is the son of Rosie and ...

Lions Club Scholarship Available

The Prescott Lions Club Scholarship applications are now available at the Prescott High School counselor's office, Emmet High School counselor's office and the Nevada High School counselor's office. All necessary information is on the back of the applic...

Prescott Building Nominated For Historic Register

The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) nominated 13 Arkansas properties, including the Allen Tire Company and Gas Station at Prescott, for nomination to the National Register of Historic places when it met March 7, AH...

Farm and Home News

The dates for the 2001 University of Arkansas Four Seasons grazing management schools have been set, along with the agenda and locations. This year's four schools will be held at Everett Ward's farm on May 1, July 16, November 5 and December 3. The reg...

Hillcrest News

J.E. Dillard, Margaret Rhodes and Cedealia Burke from Rosston spent Wednesday with Mrs. Ozelle Dillard. Louvenia Hinson, Randle Garrett and friend Bonnie visited Ohel Danielle This week. Mr. and Mrs. James Hendrix from Antoine visited Carmen Hendrix Su...

Oak Grove News

We got plenty of rain Sunday. We had a wonderful day at New Bethel AME Church. Our pastor preached Sunday morning and Rev. E. Montgomery preached Sunday evening; his choir really did sing good. He pastors at Mt. Vernon AME Church. It was our Sunday scho...

Willisville News

Pleasant Grove is doing a little remodeling to the church. Much progress is being made. Deacon Otha McKinney, Pearl Henry and Roger Paden are the overseers. Della M. Henry has been dismissed from the hospital. She will leave this week going to Detroit w...

Bluff City News

Have you ever heard the story of the lost gold believed to be buried near Bluff City? It seems that back in the Civil War, some Confederate soldiers were camped on what later became the farm of Mr. Hildre Griffith a few miles from Bluff City. This was ju...

Caney News

Sandra and Dickee Brown of Arkadelphia, Barbara Nel Barber, Pickie Cale and her granddaughter Carrie of McCaskill visited Bro. Raymond and Phanae Hicks Sunday. Sandra and Dickee attended church with Raymond and Phanae and then had lunch with them. Coy C...

Boughton News

Willie heard wild geese going north last week, another sign of spring. Hope they know what they are honking about. Happy birthday to Katie Holder of Port Arthur, Texas. She will be 98 Tuesday and wants to go fishing. We are sorry to hear of the death o...

Bodcaw News

Greetings to some of you who check us out on the Internet. The Union Hill singers put on a concert Friday night at Bodcaw, a good program. Norris Daniels was a happy mother and grandmother. She came from a singing family. Joe Daniels and wife, Joyce Dan...

Fair Hill News

What some nice weather we have been having. Some around here have really been taking advantage of it. Fishing is on the brain for some. Tony Overton and Bobby Arney caught some nice bass Saturday. Kim Overton and Al Formby caught enough for their supper ...

Rosston News

Mrs. Ruth Vinson had a nephew in Magnolia to pass away this past week. Ruth's niece and her husband, and Louise and Ted Dalme of Texas came to spend a few days with her and attended the funeral. Mike and Mary Smith also attended. We extend sympathy to t...

Jerry Gordon Glass

Jerry Gordon Glass, 61, of Prescott died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope following a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Glass was born December 2, 1939, in Cale to Loyd and Nell White Glass. He was a member of Park Baptist Church...

Ruby Nell Campbell

Ruby Nell Yarberry Campbell, 89, of Maumelle, formerly of Prescott, died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at Outlook Point Retirement Center in Maumelle. Mrs. Campbell was born October 24, 1911, in Blevins to William and Julie Saxton Yarberry. She was a retire...

Katherine H. Shirron

Katherine H. Shirron, 64, of Benton, formerly of Prescott, passed away Monday, March 5, 2001. Mrs. Shirron was born March 2, 1937, in Little Rock. She was a Bryant Elementary School teacher for 13 years before her retirement after 37 years of teaching....

Helen Mae Holder Buie

Helen Mae Holder Buie, 76, of Foreman died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Buie was born November 30, 1924, in Nevada County to Lonnie Andrew and Emma Catherine Crank Holder. She was a housewife, member o...

Noel Ardis Cummings

Noel Ardis Cummings, 87, of Prescott died Friday, March 9, 2001, in Prescott. Mr. Cummings was born June 17, 1913, in Blevins to Andrew (Drew) Jackson and Lois Ruth Bolls Cummings. He was a retired farmer and lumber checker at Potlatch Corp. He was a me...

Crystal Carila Sanders

Cyrstal Carilla Sanders, 16, of Hope passed from this life on Sunday, March 11, at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. Miss Sanders was a member of Crossroads Assembly of God Church near Delight. She was born April 26, 1984. She was preceded in...