Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 25, 2004 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Elizabeth Stratman

Mrs. Elizabeth Garland Stratman, 89, of Carrollton, Texas, died Sunday, August 8, 2004, at the Brookhaven Nursing Center in Carrollton. Mrs. Stratman was born August 24, 1914, in Emmet, to John McSwain and Elizabeth Christopher Garland. She attended what ...

Aaron Adams

Aaron Allen Adams, 17, of Delight, died Wednesday, August 11, 2004, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Aaron was born June 21, 1987, in Hope, the son of Jerry W. Adams and Sandra Little McWha. He was a student at Delight High School; he wa...

Mary McElfresh

Mrs. Mary L. Gourley McElfresh, 87, of Jeanerette, La., and formerly of Franklin, La., died Saturday, August 21, 2004, in Iberia Medical Center in Louisiana. She was born September 11, 1916, in Forsyth County, Ga., to James Jefferson and Sular Abigail Cra...

Beautificationo projects improve city's looks

Beautification efforts were presented to the Prescott City Council by Mary Godwin, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce. This was done at the council's regular monthly meeting, held Monday, August16. Godwin said the Beautif...

Test scores up at PHS

Scores on standardized tests have improved, according to Willie Wilson, dean of students at Prescott High School. Wilson told the Prescott School Board, at its regular monthly meeting Aug. 16, the test scores for the targeted subgroups (African-Americans ...

All in place for Nevada County Fair

ts time for the 68th Annual Nevada County Fair. This years fair will be held from Aug. 28 through Sept. 5, with the theme: Wind up Your Summer at the Nevada County Fair. There have been some changes to the fair this year, mostly in personnel. Sheila C...

Jordan new resource officer for school district

Prescott Police officer Ann Jordan has a new job. She is the resource officer for the Prescott School District. The Prescott City Council, at its August meeting, approved an interlocal agreement naming Jordan the districts resource officer. During the ne...