Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 23, 2004 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Billy Bob Smith

Billy Bob Smith, 83, of Prescott, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew and friend went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 13, 2004. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dewey and Ida Billingsley Smith; brother, D.C. Smith;...

Rev. Harold Presley

Billy Bob Smith, 83, of Prescott, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew and friend went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 13, 2004. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dewey and Ida Billingsley Smith; brother, D.C. Smith;...

Pvt. Van Ryan Marcum

Pvt. Van Ryan Marcum, 21, of Prescott, died Saturday, June 19, 2004 in Fort Bening, Ga. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott.

Ilene Nordrum

Ilene Nordrum, 68, of Bluff City, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church of Gurdon. Survivors include her husband, Joe Nordrum; two sons, Ricky Nordrum of Cabot and Mike Nordrum of Bigelow; two da...

Facility study team to check Nevada schools

Nevada school will be undergoing a preliminary facility study this week. Rick McAfee, Nevada superintendent, told the Nevada School Board, at its June meeting, a team will visit the school for a look-see before the full team comes down later and does a fu...

Court updated on activities

Jon Chadwell, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office, dominated the Nevada County Quorum Court meeting. He first updated the court on what's been going on with the office, then answered questions the Justices of the P...

Burke trial to begin Monday, June 28, in Federal Court in Texarkana

Ricky and Nancy Burke will be going to trial Monday, June 28, at the federal courthouse in Texarkana. The two were charged with embezzling funds from Shackelford Funeral Home. The pair made their initial court appearance Friday, Jan. 23, entering a plea ...

Board hires company to renovate middle school offices

Doyle Howard Construction will be working at two Prescott school campuses. The company was hired to build the multi-purpose complex and field house on the Prescott High School campus in a special meeting of the Prescott School Board Thursday, June 10. It ...