Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 23, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Davis Is Keynote Speaker To Emmet Graduation

Emmet Kindergarten teacher Diane Davis told the Emmet High School Class of 2001 of three stepping stones they will need to get through life during graduation ceremonies Friday, May 18. Of the 11 graduates, six of the students began school in Emmet in Da...

44 Graduate From Nevada High School

Nevada High School's graduating class of 2001 was the first class to begin the school in kindergarten when the district was formed 13 years ago. Thursday, May 17, saw 44 NHS seniors presented diplomas as they took the next step in their lives. State Se...

Prescott Graduation Held Friday Night In Rain

Graduation night for the seniors of Prescott High School was wet, yet the commencement ceremonies went off without a hitch. However, the graduation was delayed for about an hour while waiting for the rain to slack up. The rain began to fall around 6:30...

Honoring Area Graduates

Last Thursday and Friday saw Nevada, Prescott and Emmet school graduating the 2001 Senior class. The annual Nevada County Picayune graduation edition is on the newsstands and available and contains many more photos, wills, history and prophecies from ...

Festival Set For June 1st, 2nd

Zero hour is fast approaching for the 13th Annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Chicken and Egg Festival. The festival will be held June 1-2, at the Prescott City Park. Mary Godwin, Chamber director, said those planning on entering any of ...

NCSO Involved In Weekend Manhunt

Officers with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office were involved in a manhunt during the weekend. According to reports, deputy Danny Martin was patrolling on Highway 53, heading south Saturday evening around 7, when he saw a man walking down the road. Ma...

Sterling Square Becomes New Park's Name

Meredith DeWoody submitted the winning name for the pocket park where the mural is. It's name  Sterling Square. Mary Godwin, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, said there had been 33 names submitted for the park. The...

Rodgers Final Session As Representative

Representative Sandra Rodgers recently completed her third and final term in this office. Rodgers was one of many who finished their final session because of Arkansas's term limit law. She said it was more emotional than expected as she boxed up her thi...

Major League Baseball Diamond Skills Competition Held

The Prescott Parks and Recreation Department hosted the Toys R' Us Major League Baseball Diamond Skills competition on Sunday, May 6, at the James Johnson Sports Complex. Thirty-one boys and girls in four age groups competed in three different events: ...

Mothers Are Honored

Beverly Healthcare of Prescott hosted a Mother's Day tea Friday, May 11. The celebration honored the mothers of the nursing center. There were refreshments and the mothers were adorned with beautiful corsages. Loving family members and friends joined i...

Ingram Able To Return Home

On May 11 Naomi Ingram, 70 years of age, of Prescott returned home after being at Beverly Healthcare Nursing Center since February 12. Ingram was admitted to Beverly Healthcare from Healthsouth Rehab Hospital after having a traumatic amputation of her r...

Nurses Are Recognized

Beverly Healthcare of Prescott honored their nurses for National Nurses Week. They are as follows: Vicki Marbury, 10 years with long term care at Beverly. Gennette Yarbrough has been at Beverly for 11 years in long term care. Amber Dillard has been wi...

College News

Timi Fox of Prescott received her post-graduate degree as a nurse practitioner Saturday, May 19, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Amy Overton McCoy of Hope, formerly of Nevada County, also received her post-graduate deg...

Dixie Baseball Season Opens

The Prescott Vipers Dixie boys baseball season started on Monday, April 16. The team played at Hope against a good Bancorp South team. The Vipers ended up losing to Bancorp South 9-3. Next, the Vipers faced a strong Randy's team from Hope on Thursday, A...

Farm & Home News

Many producers throughout the county plant cool season annuals each fall in hopes of a good stand to enable them to cut back on hay feeding and extend their stock's grazing season. In an effort to help answer the common question "What variety of ryegrass...

Hershey's Youth Track & Field Meet Planned

The Prescott Parks and Recreation Department will host a Hershey's track and field youth meet at the PHS football and track stadium this Friday, May 25. Registration is free and will begin at 5:00 p.m. The events are divided into three age groups (9/10...

School Menus: May 28-June 1

Menus for the area schools for the week of May 29-June 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. Prescott Scho...

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

The former Cale School will have a reunion this Saturday, May 26, at Cale City Park and Community Center. Anyone who ever attended school at Cale and their family members are welcome. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. A catering service will furnish th...

Caney News

All my children and I went to Magnolia Friday evening for graduation exercise at SAU. Three of my grandchildren, Robert Callicott, Brandon Lee and Emily Sweat Smith, walked. Next one in my family to graduate will Ryan Callicott, who is only 6 months old....

Oak Grove News

I am sure most people went to church Sunday, it was such a beautiful day. I did not go. I am still on the sick list. Freddie Dixon and his wife from Mineral Springs visited me Saturday afternoon. Earl McKinney of Hot Springs died last week. Formerly of ...

Redland News

It's weeks like this that almost causes me to resign. Jim and Betty Roberson hope to soon be moving from Dallas to their new home here. There will be a drop-in bridal shower for Leigh Hillery and Daniel Oller Sunday, May 27, from 2:00 to 4:00 at the ho...

Willisville News

Congratulations go out to all graduates. Pleasant Grove had three to be honored Sunday morning. Ranetha Pearson, Donnie Sanders Jr. and Roger Paden Jr. each was presented a plaque, money and a big cake. Pearson is the daughter of Velma and Lee Pearson, S...

Bluff City News

School is almost over for another year and students are busy taking their final exams, so I thought this would be a good time to give a test. I have a copy of an old grammar school arithmetic book copyrighted in 1909. Some of the problems given in this ...

Dora Taylor Russell Fitzgerald

Mrs. Dora Taylor Russell Fitzgerald, 86, of Hope died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mrs. Russell was born September 3, 1914 ,in Patmos to Adolphus Kelly and Maudie Pearl Dodson Taylor. She retired with 26 years as a sales cler...

Florence Eva Montgomery Jones

Florence Eva' Montgomery Jones, 88, of Prescott died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab Center in Prescott. Mrs. Jones was born December 3, 1912, in Prescott to Otis and Bessie Barnes Montgomery. She was a former sales clerk for the S...

Roland Culp

Roland Culp, 64, of Ft. Worth, Texas, formerly of Prescott, departed this life Friday, May 18, 2001, at a Ft. Worth hospital. Mr. Culp was born May 22, 1936, in Gurdon to John Allen and Annie Bayless Culp. He graduated from Gurdon High School and receiv...

Dean Kimmel

Dean Kimmel, 57, of McCaskill died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at Little River Memorial Hospital in Ashdown. Mr. Kimmel was born August 10, 1943, in Lodi, Calif., to Dexter and Earline Gibson Kimmel. He was a self-employed tree trimmer and former shrimper....

Jerimay Lee Craig

Jerimay Lee Graig, 16, of Prescott, a true friend, loving brother, cousin, uncle, son and grandson died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, in an accident. Jerimay was preceded in death by his 16-year-old sister, Kelli Craig, who passed away November 14, 1998, a n...

Bodcaw News

Billy and Peggy Russell spent Mother's Day weekend in Laurel, Miss., with their son Jonathan and daughter-in-law Mandy. Friday night, May 11, they attended Jonathan's graduation from Southeastern Baptist College. He graduated with honors and received a b...

Boughton News

We got a much-needed rain. Those visiting Dotty and Thomas Jester last weekend were Jeff and Betty McFee of Hot Springs, Carroll and Sue Pruitt and Winderleen Jester. Three of Kay Wren's grandchildren, Kelsey, Tyler and Brook, spent Saturday with her. ...

Fair Hill News

The weather has been really nice. All the gardens are looking good. It looks as it some are about ready to start picking. We did get a few radishes the other day. Tom Cornelius and David Hendrix had birthdays last week. Shawntell Pokorny was honored wi...

Rosston News

We are thankful that Jim Dixon was able to come home from the hospital after being there for 6 weeks. The ladies from his Sunday S school class carried food to them on Saturday. Please continue to pray for him and Mona as he still has a long way to go. ...