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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 31, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

William Beebe Jr
William C. Beebe, Jr., 83, of Perrytown, died August 24, 2005, in Hope. He was born July 29, 1922, in Harmon, La. He was retired from Meyers Bakery. He was the son of William C. Beebe, Sr. and Caroline Strickland Beebe. He was preceded by his parents a...
Rev. J. R. Callicott
Rev. J.R. Pete Callicott, 84, of Blevins, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, in a Tyler, Texas Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott.
George McDowell
Mr. George Richard McDowell, 58, died August 26, 2005, in his home in Hope. He was born September 24, 1946, in Hope to Ray and Mildred Tarpley McDowell. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Hope and former member of the Hope Chamber of C...
City audit clean
Randy Turner, with Taylor, Rodgers and Turner, a public accounting firm out of Arkadelphia, said the City of Prescott had a clean audit for 2004. Turner told the Prescott City Council the report is different, but more informative. The difference was bec...
Robin Hood residents form Crime Watch program
Ironically, Robin Hood asked the Sheriff of Nottingham for help in making Sherwood safe from criminals and thieves. Well, sort of. Actually, residents of the Robin Hood Addition in Prescott had Hope Police Department officer Linda Lee over to discuss ge...
Trash pick-up Sept. 10
Volunteers are needed for Prescotts annual fall litter pickup campaign on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 8:30-11 a.m. Sponsored by the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, the cleanup is being held in conjunction with the Great Arkansas Cleanup, the a...
Plans being finalized for health fair
Get out a bright, red marking pen. Got it? Good. Now, find a calendar. Done that? Fine. Now, circle the date Sept. 17. In fact, color it in to make sure its noticeable from a distance. Why mark this particular date? Well, because its the day of the ...

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