Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 1, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Annie Brotherton

Mrs. Annie Lee Tinsy Phillips Brotherton, 84, of Blevins, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, in Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana. She was born on April 2, 1921, in Hempstead County to Claud A. and Gladys Vaughn Phillips. She was a 1940 graduat...

Project near finish

Jerry Hollensworth, with the architectural firm of Trull and Hollensworth updated the Prescott School Board on the progress of construction. For the most part, he said, the new complex is almost done on the exterior. Toilet partitions will soon be insta...

Spring sports complete

Prescott had a good year in spring sports, according to Greg Smith, athletic director. Smith said the seventh and eighth grade track teams are in the SWAR Track League, giving them three meets to attend this year. There are three sites the thinclads to ...

Festival this weekend

Its festival time. The 18th Annual Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Chicken and Egg Festival has arrived. This years festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 3-4, at the Prescott City Park. For the most part, the festival will remain...

Third graders "locked up"

Third and fourth grade students at Prescott Elementary were locked up on April 29. Dont worry, this isnt what it seems like. The students were locked in to have a good time at PES, with about 50 children participating. This was a reward for good beh...

MMS faculty busy with meetings

Meetings, meetings and more meetings. This has been what the McRae Middle School faculty has been doing of late. Jamie Barnes, speaking to the Prescott School Board at its May meeting, said the faculty has been attending meetings to learn new strategie...