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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 12, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Grady Buck
Grady B. Buck, 84, of Arkadelphia, died February 23, 2003, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehab Center. She was born May 2, 1918, in Clark County, daughter of the late Grady Eugene and Clara Murry Callaway. She was a homemaker and a member of Extension Homemak...
Gladys Roe
Gladys Roe, 81, of Gurdon, widow of Clide Roe, died Monday, February 24, 2003. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Gurdon. Survivors include: six sons, Dale Roe of Arlington, Tex., Larry Roe of Wareham, Maine, Danny Roe of Chid...
Charles Callicott
Mr. Charles Lindel "High Pocket" Callicott, 77, of Caney, died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at his home. He was born on May 30, 1925, in Laneburg, to Moody and Sarah White Callicott. He was a former co-owner of Callicott and White Body Shop of Prescott. He w...
Jerry Goad
Jerry S. Goad, 58, of Rosston, died March 5, 2003, in Little Rock. He was born July 28, 1944, in Hope. He was a pipe liner, a member of First Baptist Church and was in the gas pipe liner union. He was the son of Howell and Annie Burke Goad. He is preceded...
Lee Campbell
Lee Roy Campbell, 71, of Rosston, died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born December 13, 1931 in Nevada County. Mr. Campbell was a retired Asphalt Foreman with Jett Asphalt, a member of the Bodcaw Baptist Church #2 and a...
WNBA coach to speak at Chamber Banquet
Ready for even more basketball? Candi Harvey, coach of the San Antonio Silver Spurs of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and former Prescott resident, will be the featured speaker at the annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce...
Book drive underway for library
A book drive is underway to help stock the new Nevada County Library, once it opens. One of the three teams of Leadership Nevada County is sponsoring the book drive as its project for the year. Librarian Joyce Gibson said the library needs all kinds of bo...
Rosston streets to be repaired
Several streets in Rosston are in bad shape and need to be repaired. This was the primary topic of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Rosston City Council, Monday, March 3. Rosston Mayor Lewis Jackson said a number of ditches also need to be pulled,...
Woman charged with bringing drugs into jail
A Prescott woman learned the hard way smuggling drugs into the Nevada County Jail isn't a good idea. According to court records, Anna Jewel Scott, who also goes by the name Annie, and Bobbie Beasley approached the courtesy window at the Nevada County Sher...
Meth lab found in bedroom of house
A rental agreement turned into a drug bust, when officers found a methamphetamine lab in the bedroom of a house. According to court records, officers with the Arkansas State Police, the South Central Drug Task Force and Nevada County Sheriff's Office went...
February was one of wettes on record
February was as wet as January was dry. According to Prescott weatherman Phillip McAdams, the 0.26 inches of rain received in January was followed 9.2 inches in February. Davis Benton, Cale meteorologist said February was one of the wettest on record, as ...

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