Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 19, 2006 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Ballot Positions Determined

Residents of Nevada County will decide the outcome of nine locally contested raced during this primary. Several of those candidates gathered at the Nevada County Courthouse on April 13 to participate in the drawing for ballot positions. In some races, opp...

Destination Imagination

What do Godzilla, a hula hoop and bubble wrap have in common? These items were among the elements that combined to get four McRae Middle School students off to a global competition. Its called Destination Imagination and its a worldwide effort aimed a...

Larry Crane

Mr. William Larry Crane, Sr., 58, of Spring Hill, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born on October 18, 1947, to William Odus and Lillian Holder Crane. He was a former truck driver for the Paul Ray Trucking C...

Mary Boswell

Mary Nell Boswell, 78, of Texarkana, Ark., formerly of Bodcaw, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at the Wadley Regional Center in Texarkana, Texas. She was born July 5, 1927 in Patmos, to the late L.D. Arnold, Jr. and Fanny Vines Arnold. Mrs. Boswell was a...

Suzanne Hulan

Suzanne Lee Hulan, 64, of Prescott, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born on March 22, 1942, in Prescott, to James Eugene and Louise Cummings Lee. She was an employee in the insurance office at the former Nevad...

Cecil England

Mr. Cecil L. England, 62, of Hope, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born March 7, 1944 in Hope, to Joe and Merle Mitchell England. He was a retired poultry grower with Tyson Farms. He was a Baptist. He was prec...

BonnieDennis

Bonnie L. Dennis, 77, of Magnolia, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born September 24, 1928 in Prescott, to the late Jethro W. and Fulma Dillard Lee. She was a retired bookkeeper for Chad White; a memb...

Elzie Muldrew, Jr.

Elzie Muldrew, Jr., 58, of Emmet, died Thursday, March 30, 2006 in a Little Rock hospital. Mr. Muldrew was born January 27, 1948, in Hot Springs. He was an employee of CNA Insurance, Bellsouth, Alltel and member of Haynes Chapel Baptist Church, where h...

State Works Accident

A two-vehicle accident in Rosston sent several people to the Medical Park Hospital in Hope Monday, April 10. According to information from the Nevada County Sheriffs Office, sheriffs deputies responded to the call then turned the accident scene over t...

Trade Days Planned

Do you think you have what it takes to be a successful trader? Do you amaze your friends because you find the best bargains? Do you always get more than anyone thought you could for the stuff from the attic? If you like anything to do with trading, buyin...

DeWoody celebrates 25 years business in area

Pete DeWoody first set up an insurance office in Prescott more than 25 years ago. Some would say thats quite an accomplishment, but DeWoody said his success can be directly linked to the people of Prescott and the surrounding areas. With that in mind, th...

Duke: Office is a service to community

Judy Duke said she has always been involved in her community and that her candidacy for Nevada County Circuit Clerk is simply one more step toward that end. I just wanted to take my community involvement to a higher level, Duke said. I just wanted t...

Reyenga cites work experience in office

Rita Reyenga said she started working in the Nevada County Circuit Clerks office in 1991. With the experience shes gained during her tenure there, she said she feels confident shes ready to take on the duties of the circuit clerks office. I like t...

March weather recap

Residents of Nevada County saw something more than 5 inches of rainfall, depending on their location in the county. According to two local weather watchers, the precipitation for the month ranged from 5.31 inches in the Cale area to 6.61 inches in other...