Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 22, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Wolverettes post win against Bismarck; Wolves fall short, 60-50, versus Lions

For three quarters it was a close game, but the Wolverettes pulled away from Bismarck in the fourth period for a 44-33 win. This avenged a loss at Bismark last week. The Lady Lions won the opening tip, only to have the ball stolen and the game's first poi...

Nevada School Board unhappy with planned changes for education system in Arkansas

Rick McAfee, is urging all parents and patrons to contact their state representatives and senator and voice disapproval of the proposed changes in the state's education system. McAfee, superintendent of the Nevada School District, told the Nevada School B...

Court learns of "good things"

A lot of good things are going on in Nevada County. This is what Jon Chadwell, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office told the Nevada County Quorum Court at its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 12. He said bids for the bu...

Governor Huckabee plans to rearrange state government

Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has some massive plans for the 84th General Assembly, currently underway. In his legislative agenda, Huckabee proposes changes in education, state government, medical malpractice, economic development, super project funds, the...

Marie McKelvy

Mrs. Marie Martin McKelvy, 95, from Prescott, died Monday, January 13, 2003, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born on July 31, 1907, in Nevada County, to James Berry and Mary Frances Hardwick Martin. She was a homemaker and a mother. She was a ch...

Thomas Campbell

Mr. Thomas Lee Campbell, 69, from Emmet (Campbelltown Community), died Monday, January 13, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in Little Rock. He was born October 3, 1933, in Laneburg, to William Edward and Callie Gathright Campbell. He was retired from Missouri P...

Bobbie Herring

Mrs. Bobbie Jean Herring, 69, of Stephens, died January 12, 2003, at her home in Stephens. She was born April 8, 1933 in Prescott. Her parents were W.H. and Ramona Luck Oswalt. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. She was precede in death by he...

Hubert Morrow Sr.

Hubert Doyle Morrow, Sr., 76, of Prescott, died Thursday, January 2, 2003, at his home. Mr. Morrow was born April 27, 1926, in Pleasant Hill. He was a retired farmer and rural route postal carrier and a member of Midway Methodist Church. He was preceded i...

Robert Lambert Sr.

Robert E. Lambert, Sr., 70, of Emmet, died January 17, 2003, in Emmet. He was retired from Arkansas Highway Department, and farmer. He was born January 4, 1933, at Sutton. He was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. He was the son of JR. and Hazel Lamb...

W.H. Harris Jr.

Mr. W.H. "Junior" Harris, Jr., 82, of Prescott, died Sunday, January 19, 2003, in a Little Rock Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott.

Lewis Cornelius

Mr. Lewis M. Cornelius, 84, of Prescott, died Saturday, January 18, 2003, at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He was born June 22, 1918, in Nevada County, to Claude M. "Jake" and Addie Pearl Graham Cornelius. He was a former and a retired forester ...

Charles Formby

Charles William "Chuck" Formby, 73, passed away in Wichita Falls on January 18, 2003, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Formby was born October 15, 1929, in Nevada County, to Charlie Flynn and Cleo Ridgell Formby. He graduated from Prescott High School in ...