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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 25, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Florence McPherson
Florence (Trevillion) McPherson, 84, of Hot Springs, formerly of Stuttgart, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at her home. Mrs. McPherson was born July 30, 1918, at Prescott, a daughter of the late Homer C. Leona (Wynn) Trevillion. She was preceded in death b...
Maxine Firm
Mrs. Maxine Firm, 75, of De Queen, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2003, at the Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Maxine was born May 15, 1928, in Prescott, the daughter of Oren M. and Alta Gertrude (Hart) White. She was preceded in death by a brother,...
Maxine Cromwell
Mrs. Maxine I. Cromwell, 89, of Prescott, passed away Monday, June 16, 2003. Mrs. Cromwell was born May 16, 1914, in Bluff City. She was the daughter of Henry B. and Eliza (Ammons) Irvin. Maxine was the widow of Clyde R. Cromwell. Mrs. Cromwell was retire...
Oscar Hopson
Rev. Oscar Hopson, 88, of Prescott, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born April 15, 1915, in Sutton, to Joe and Ruthie Anthony Hopson. He was retired after 20 years from Potlatch as a night foreman and millwright. He w...
Josephine Carlton
Josephine Alice Carlton, 78, of Rosston, died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at a Texarkana Hospital. She was born January 16, 1925, in Texarkana to William and Virginia McLain. Mrs. Brown was a member of Union Baptist Church of Bodcaw. Survivors include: her h...
Cailyn Morrow
Miss Cailyn Reese Morrow, infant, of McCaskill, died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. She was born May 4, 2003, in Little Rock at UAMS to John and Melinda Elmore Morrow. She was preceded in death by her maternal gre...
Riley Vickers
Riley William Vickers, 85, of Hope, died June 21, 2003, at a local hospital. He was a retired foreman for the Hempstead County Road Department. He was born June 5, 1918, in Buckner. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hope. He was the son ...
Cell phones not allowed at Nevada schools
Is a cell phone or pager an electronic communication device? According to a recent opinion by Arkansas Attorney General Mark Pryor, cell phones and pagers can't be considered "electronic communication devices." Rick McAfee, superintendent of the Nevada Sc...
Pump problems plague Emmet
Pump problems are plaguing the Emmet sewer system. Emmet Mayor Dale Booker, addressing the Emmet City Council at its regular meeting Wednesday, June 16, said the city is having to spend more than $10,000 to repair and replace sewer pumps at this time. A s...
Board to begin building battle
Bonds and construction. These were the major topics of discussion at the Prescott School Board meeting Tuesday, June 17. Ray Beardsley, with the bond firm of Rainey and Beardsley, brought paperwork for members of the board to sign so the Prescott School D...
"Sweethearts" to perform at McRae Reunion
A couple of high school sweethearts will be the entertainment for the McRae Reunion. The reunion is scheduled for July 3-6, with plenty of events on tap, including a worship service Sunday, July 6. On Saturday night, July 5, Chuck and Tena Miller, who wer...

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