Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 9, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Allie Ollison

Mrs. Allie Mae Ollison, 80, of Gurdon, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. She was born May 25, 1925, in Columbia County to John Steve and Beula McDaniel Ford. She was a homemaker and mother. She was a member of ...

Tannie Plyler

Tainnie Plyler, of Gurdon, died Nov. 4, 2005, at Baptist Hospital in Arkadelphia. Mrs. Plyler was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Plyler. She was a member of Beech Street Baptist Church, Gurdon. Survivors include: two sons, Larry Plyler and wife...

Johnny Halbrook

Johnny Halbrook, 69, of Prescott, died Friday, Nov. 4. He was a paint contractor and served in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Martha Halbrook of Prescott; one son, Johnny Halbrook, Jr. of Lake Charles, La.; one daughter, Rita Reyenga o...

Wolves end season well

Forget the final 34-0 score, Prescott played its best football of the season against Ashdown Friday night. The Wolves, relying heavily on young players made the Panthers earn everything the team got, in spite of some pitiful officiating. To be fair, tho...

Genoa tops Lady Jays

Mentor and student met on the hardwood for the first time Tuesday, Nov. 1, as Genoa Central came to Nevada. Cecily Butler, coach of the Lady Dragons, was the coach at Prescott when Stacy Stockton, Nevadas coach, played high school basketball. The two m...

CAPS works on free lunch issue

Committees for CAPS (Concerned Adults-Prescott Schools) dont seem to be doing much. Bobbi Brown, spokesman for CAPS, said at this time only the agri committee seems to have anything going on. This was at a CAPS meeting Thursday, Nov. 3, at Prescott Hig...

Prescott School Board reorganized

There were two major events at the October meeting of the Prescott School Board. First, the Board elected officers for the next year. Pat Blake will be president, Shane Meador is the vice president, with Sandra Tatum the secretary. The second major eve...

Federal funds explained to local school board

Prescotts School Board was informed how federal funds work and how they can be spent. This was done at the annual meeting in October, with Kathie Janes, federal programs coordinator, providing the explanations. The Prescott School District receives Ti...