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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 22, 2004 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Daisy Percell
Mrs. Daisy Pearl Newth Percell, 90, of Hope, died Thursday, September 16, 2004, in Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. She was a seamstress and a homemaker. Her early life was spent following in her father's footsteps. He was a photograp...
Floy Waters
Mrs. Floy Catherine Caldwell Waters, 85, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Rosston, died Thursday, September 16, 2004, in the Methodist Hospital in Dallas. She was born June 22, 1919, in Rosston, to Charles Preston and Lena Wortham Caldwell. She was a retired...
Addys Brown
Addys Brown, 91, of Hot Springs, died Sunday, September 19, 2004, in a local hospital. Born November 27, 1912, in Stamps, to Thomas and June Hoes Brown, she spent most of her adult life in Prescott. She was of the Presbyterian faith, a lifelong member of ...
Wolves "refust to lose" against Hope
Refuse to lose. This was the attitude Prescott had against the Hope Bobcats Friday night, as the Wolves improved to 2-1 on the season with a 20-14 victory. The win didn't come easy or early, as the Wolves had problems getting in sync most of the night. Pa...
SWAR Fair, Rodeo starts Sept. 27
Armband Day for the 60th Annual Southwest Arkansas Livestock Show and Rodeo will be Thursday, Sept. 30 from 2-10 p.m. For one price those with armbands can ride all the rides at Hope's Fair Park for eight solid hours. The armbands, according to District S...
Nevada working to get off school improvement list
Nevada Schools are on the M-1 list for school improvement. Rick McAfee, Nevada superintendent, said both schools met the adequacy standards, with the high school meeting the standards last year. Because of this, he added, Nevada High School shouldn't be o...
Emmet loses 81 years experience with two retirements
Emmet School lost a combined 81 years of experience with the retirement of two teachers. Nora Mae Fee and Frank Faulkner were honored by the district at its public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 14. Fee retired after putting in 46 years, while Faulkner had 35 yea...
Home restoration, construction could begin by first of year
Soon the sound of hammers pounding nails into wood could be common in Nevada County. This, according to Jon Chadwell, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office, is because applications have been sent to the Arkansas Depa...
Annual city-wide cleanup to be held Saturday, Oct. 2
OK, it's time to talk some serious trash. Actually, it's almost time for the Great Arkansas Cleanup  an event to help get trash and litter cleaned up from the streets of cities in Arkansas. Once again, the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce is sp...
Son keeps promise and gets mom new home built
There's nothing quite like the feeling of walking into a brand new house  especially if it's yours. Jessie Mae Mixon, 81, of Willisville, had the chance to experience the feeling recently, as she moved into a house built just for her. It was made possibl...

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