Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 17, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Court blasts sheriff's office

It was a bad night for the Nevada County Sheriff's Office at the Nevada County Quorum Court meeting Monday, Oct. 8. The night began with Justice of the Peace Orville Mason questioning how the NCSO would continue operating the rest of the year having spe...

Bomb threat called in at MMS

A bomb threat was reported at McRae Middle School Monday, Oct. 8, but proved to be a false alarm. Ron Wright, superintendent of the Prescott School District, told the Prescott School Board, during a special called meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9, of the inciden...

PHS students show their patriotism

Students at Prescott High School showed their patriotism with a special program, Tuesday, Oct. 9. It began with Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," being played as students gathered in the PHS auditorium. Once the students had settled down, Willie ...

Deregulation not in cards

There will be no deregulation of energy prices in the near future in Arkansas. According to Bill Dennis, the Rural and Community Liaison with the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the problems other states have had with energy deregulation have caused...

Louis Calley

Louis R. Calley, 66, of Chidester, died Tuesday at the National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. He was a clerk at the Gurdon Post Office, a letter carrier at the Arkadelphia Post Office, an a postmaster at the Chidester post office. Calley retired ...

R.C. Farmer

R.C. Farmer, 61, of Haworth, Oklahoma, died October 10, 2001, in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on December 2, 1939, at Haworth, Oklahoma, to Curtis T. and Essie Wilkerson Farmer. He was a lifetime resident of McCurtain County. He worked as a warehousema...

Horris Waid

Horris Dale Waid, 58, of Prescott, died Sunday, October 14, 2001. He was a member of Central Baptist Church in Prescott and a former member of Fairview Baptist Church in Little Rock. Waid was a 32 degree Mason and a member of the Westwood Masonic lodge...

Wolves handle Cobras, 30-13-, in homecoming win

Anyone just looking at the statistics would think Fountain Lake beat Prescott. The Cobras gained more overall yards than Prescott, had fewer turnovers and penalties. However, the Wolves came out on top of an inferior team, 30-13, to keep their slim pla...

Wolves handle Cobras part 2

Wallace gained seven on a quarterback keeper, and was helped by an offside call against Prescott on second down. Jones carried twice to the 49 before Wallace tossed the ball to Eric Benefield on an option for two, still short of a first down. The Cobras...

Wolves handle Cobras part 3

But, the officials were generous and penalized the Wolves for grabbing a facemask. Instead of having the ball and going on offense, Prescott's defense remained on the field, while the Cobras maintained possession. Fountain Lake made it to the Prescot...