Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 2, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Johnny Lowdermilk

Mr. Johnny Sebern Lowdermilk, 84, of Prescott, died Monday, October 24, 2005, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born on May 27, 1921, in Prescott, to Claude Matthew and Alta Vivian Cross Lowdermilk. He was retired from Arkla Gas with 33 y...

Willia McClain

Willie Maxine (Derrick) McClain, 99, of Prescott, died October 23, 2005. She was born July 27, 1906, in Farmersville, Texas. She had one brother Tillman who preceded her in death. She married Hobert McClain in Albany, Texas, in 1926. They lived in Knott...

Patsy Collins

Patsy Ann Collins, 61, of Prescott, died October 23, 2005, in Dallas, Texas. She was born May 13, 1944, in Hope. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church. She was the daughter of Walter G. and Agnes Patterson McIver...

James Easterling

James Pappy Easterling, 85, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, October 25, 2005, at his residence. He was born December 15, 1919, in Nevada County. Mr. Easterling was a retired feed lot operator for D&W Cattle Pens, a member of the Springlake Baptist ...

Festival results given

There were plenty of activities to keep patrons of the Fourth Annual PumpkinFest busy. The Prescott High School cheerleaders set up a jail to incarcerate unruly festival attendees. This was done to raise money for cheerleading projects. The Nevada Co...

Toy drive underway

Its time for the Fourth Annual Picayune Toy Drive. The drive has been successful beyond belief, as it has grown each year with more and more children receiving gifts for the holidays. In the first year 129 children received bags of toys and candy for t...

Chamber informed Brown not running for Judge again

Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown made it official at the annual meeting of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce. He will not be seeking reelection as county judge. Brown didnt go into detail as to why he wasnt seeking reelection, but told...

Nevada told of repair needs

According to the Arkansas Department of Education, the Nevada School District is wealthier than the Prescott School District. Because of this finding the Nevada District will only be funded at 33 percent for facility repairs and upgrades required. Ric...

Bargain Barn set for Saturday

Tri-Service Club of Prescott will have its annual Bargain Barn on Saturday, November 5, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Potlatch Building at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Prescott. The fairground is located on Hwy. 67. Bargain Barn is a gigantic gar...

Wolves fall to Lafayette County

Should have, could have, didnt. This was the case for the Curley Wolves against the Lafayette County Cougars Friday night. The Wolves should have won the game, could have won the game, but didnt. In the end, it was a game of missed opportunities as t...