Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 14, 2006 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- Millage rate remains up for board discussion
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- The Prescott School Board finds themselves in a serious situation regarding funding options for serious mandated facility repairs and renovations. The board met on June 6 but made no decisions on the subject. Instead, board members set another special me...
- Library funding: A look at the agreement
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- The funding for the Prescott-Nevada County Library has been up for debate at several public meetings over the past couple of months, including discussions at Prescott City Council and Nevada County Quorum Court sessions. The Prescott-Nevada County Librar...
- New principal is moving in
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- Jeff Fairris is preparing to get started on his new job as Prescott High School principal. Fairris was hired after the previous principal, Carroll Purtle, announced his resignation effective at the end of the 2006 school year.
Fairris attended the com...
- Log-a-Load event set for June 24
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- Whether its the fun, food or simply the chance to donate to a worthy cause, June 24 could be a great time to head for the Nevada County Fairgrounds for the annual Log-A-Load event. According to information from Potlatch, a turtle race will start at 3:30...
- Farm Family preps for district visit
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- David and Linda Barlow and their sons, Justin and Tommy were named the 2006 Nevada County Farm Family of the year by a local committee. The next step in that process is the district visits to determine which of the county farm families will represent the ...
- State mandates for the Prescott school district
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- About two years ago, the state assessed all school districts and created a list of needs for each district. In Prescott, the total cost of all repairs and renovations recommended by the state came to more than $11 million. Prescott Superintendent Hyacint...
- Vernon Thompson
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- Mr. Vernon E. Thompson, 81, of Prescott, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
He was born on March 7, 1925, in Big Springs, Texas, to Jerry S. and Alta Evans Thompson. He was a retired carpenter. He was a Baptist and an Army Vet...
- Thelma Howell
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- Thelma Lucille Howell, 85, of Arkadelphia, formerly of Gurdon, died Thursday, June 1, 2006, at the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia.
She was born Nov. 7, 1920 in Curtis, the daughter of the late Horace and Lura Belle Brakefield Arnold. She owned an...
- Leon Harrison, Jr.
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- Mr. Leon Patrick Harrison, Jr., 60, of Nash, Texas, formerly of Bodcaw, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas.
He was born in Bodcaw, October 22, 1945, to Leon Patrick Sr. and Mary Esther Cearley Harriso...
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