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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 26, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Sanford Hooker
Mr. Sanford L. Hooker, Sr., 80, of De Queen, died Monday, October 17, 2005 in the De Queen Medical Center in De Queen. He was born to Thomas Julian and Ida Wilson Hooker, on September 15, 1925, at Amity. He was a veteran of World War II, having served w...
Bill Lambert
Mr. M.L. Bill Lambert, 86, of Alma, formerly of Prescott, died Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at his home. He was born on January 29, 1917, in Roveline, La., to P.R. and Neva Jenkins Lambert. He was a retired maintenance man with White Oak State Park. He...
Irene Tolleson
Irene Dickerson Tolleson, 83, of West Memphis died Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005, in the Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. She was born Feb. 20, 1922, in Nevada County, the seventh child of Edd and Annie Black Dickerson. She retired from the Wes...
Betty Manning
Mrs. Betty George Sampson Manning, 78, of Prescott, died Saturday, October 22, 2005, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born on July 15, 1927, in Nevada County to Pearson George and Oma Gertrude Barker Sampson. She was a homemaker, mother...
Milton Stokes
Mr. Milton Stokes, 84, of Prescott, died Friday, October 21, 2005, at his home. He was born on March 12, 1921, in Bluff Springs, to Thomas Grady and Cora Lee Ellis Stokes. He was retired from the Prescott Hardware Store and Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home ...
Hutchinson runs for Governor
Asa Hutchinson is running for Governor of Arkansas on the platform of economic development. The key reason Im running, he said, is Im passionate about the growth of Arkansas in jobs and opportunities. My heart and home are here. Hutchinson said h...
Decisions rescinded by local Fair Board
All action taken by the Nevada County Fair Board since Sept. 11, has been wiped out. In a special meeting, Saturday, Oct. 22, the Board voted to rescind all decisions made since Sept. 11 and address them at the November meeting. Clark Crellin moderated...
Tickets written for noisy people
Fines have been established for the citys noise ordinance. Morris Irvin, acting police chief with the Prescott Police Department, told the Prescott City Council, at its October meeting, the fines have been set on step basis with the third offense costi...
Sister study seeks cure for breast cancer
A survey is currently underway to find the cause and cure for breast cancer in women. Delores Caudle, recruitment consultant with the Sister Study, spoke to those gathered at the Nevada County Cancer Associations annual community coffee. The coffee, sp...
Bearcats disrupt Prescott's Senior Night
Prescott has officially been eliminated from the playoffs with a 49-20 loss to Mena Friday night. The Wolves entered the game with a mathematical chance to make post season play, but had to whip the Bearcats to keep such slender hopes alive. It was als...

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