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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 29, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Home court less than friendly for Wolves, Wolverettes
Home court advantage didn't help either of Prescott's senior teams against Mena Friday night. The Wolves dropped a heartbreaker, 60-56, while the Wolverettes took one on the chin, 54-26, at the hands of the Lady Bearcats. WOLVES 56 BEARCATS 60 The Wolves ...
Wesley Harris Jr.
Wesley Hendrix "Junior" Harris, Jr., 82, of Prescott, died Sunday, January 19, 2003, at St. Vincents Infirmary, Little Rock of complications following a heart attack. He was born February 28, 1920, in DeAnn, to Wesley Hendrix, Sr. and Nobie Lee Burke Har...
Robert Morrow
Mr. Robert Harold "Opi" Morrow, 68, of Prescott, died Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at John McClellan V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. He was born January 24, 1934, in Pike City, to Robert Henry and Mary Etta Stuart Morrow. He was retired from the U.S. Army, a...
Betty Conaster
Betty Jo Conatser, 72, of Hope, died Thursday, January 23, 2003. She was a homemaker, of the Baptist faith and the daughter of Archie and Vina Brown Jackson. Survivors include: husband, Charles Conatser; two sons, Michael Edward Conatser of Murfreesboro a...
Superintendents not happy with Huckabee's plan
Superintendents in Nevada County are less than happy with Gov. Mike Huckabee's proposals for education. The proposals include what would be massive consolidations of districts to meet a mandatory student population of 1,500 students. Under Huckabee's plan...
Prescott board hears tournament talk
Tournament talk dominated the Prescott School Board meeting on January 21. Prescott Athletic Director David Maxwell told the board Prescott received 12 of 19 first place votes for the AAA state basketball tournament this year. The tourney will involve 32 ...
Tobacco issues brought up before council
A total of 13 counties are involved in the BEAT coalition. Of the counties, six are in Texas with the rest being in Arkansas. BEAT stands for Breathe Easier Ark-Tex, according to Janet McAdams, director of the Nevada County Health Unit. McAdams addressed ...
Spec building bids opened
Bids have been opened for a spec building at the Industrial Park, with a low bidder chosen. At this time, according to Jon Chadwell, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office, the low bidder is being certified. Once this...

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