Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 26, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Novel McAteer

Bro. Novel Alexander McAteer, 89, of Camden, died suddenly Monday, March 17, 2003, at Ouachita Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born November 15, 1913, in the Theo Community near Bluff City. He was the son of Harve McAteer and Sarah Catherine (Ca...

Eula Hughes

Eula Mae "Peggy" Hughes was born November 7, 1925, in Prescott and passed away March 14, 2003, in Houston, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, William O. Hughes; her parents, Oscar and Abbie Montgomery; and sister Lois Marie Montg...

Clifton Cunningham

Cliftoon Eugene Cunningham, 88, of Hope, died March 19, 2003, in Hope. He was a machinist for Airplane Instruments. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was born May 31, 1914, in Van Neuys, Calif. He was the son of Henry and Eva Rose Cunningham. He wa...

John Loe

Mr. John R. Loe, 78, of Hope, died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at his home. He was born June 9, 1924, in Blevins, to James Samuel and Bobbie Simpson Loe. He was a retired postal worker. He was a Methodist and an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member...

Emmet council straightened out on salaries

Questions about city employee salaries were raised at the February meeting of the Emmet City Council. Emmet Mayor Dale Booker was out of town at the time and the questions were not answered. However, Booker did address the queries at the March council me...

Prescott doing well athletically and academically

Prescott's schools have been enjoying both academic and athletic success. This was the gist of reports given by Willie Wilson, dean of students, and David Maxwell, athletic director, at the regular meeting of the Prescott School Board, Tuesday, March 18. ...

Rate information lacking for rural water project

If people think taxes are high here, consider what they are in Scotland. Scotland has a flat tax, where 40 percent of the income goes to the government. The average property tax is $2,500, with sales tax being 17.5 percent. This is what Jon Chadwell, exec...