Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 1, 2006 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Local store robbed - Man takes $62 at gunpoint

An armed man entered the Red-E-Mart on Highway 24 shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday demanding cash, according to information from a manager at the store. The man was dressed in black and had his face covered when he robbed the male store clerk at gunpoint. ...

Hope native writes book

When Richard Neal promised to write a weekly letter to his son, he never imagined that the outcome of that promise would become a book. But it has, and the Hope native said he's already working on the second book. "Friday's With Landon - Another Time, A...

PPD reports drug arrests

A series of drug arrests have been released by the Prescott Police Department. One of those involves drugs being distributed at a local daycare early in October. Dashawn Michelle Fellows, 26, 1103 Cornelius St., was arrested on Oct. 5 for possession of ...

Committee hears about big truck parking problems along I-30

Those who travel Interstate 30 at night will not be surprised to find that the state is looking for ways to alleviate big truck parking issues. Parking and safety for large trucks were discussed during a joint meeting of the Arkansas Legislature and Stat...

Arlene Harper

Mrs. Arlene Cummings Harper, 81, of Prescott, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at her home in Prescott. She was born on May 29, 1925, in Nevada County, to Clyde and Addie Avery Cummings. She was retired from the Prescott Garment Factory. She was a member...

Anne McGill

Anne Jewell McGill, 54, of Little Rock, died Sunday, October 22, 2006, at home. Born January 4, 1952 in Emmet, to Alexander and Marian Lucille Stuart Williamson, she was a member of Greater Second Baptist Church and an employee of Arkansas Game and F...

Barbara Mauldin

Mrs. Barbara Kay Mauldin, 47, of Prescott, died Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at her home in Prescott. She was born December 7, 1958, in Riverside, Calif., to Fletcher Pete and Willie Mae Clayborn Pittman. She was employed with Champion Parts Rebuilder...

Louise Presson

Sammie Louise Presson, 70, of Prescott, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006. She was of the Baptist faith and worked many years as a beautician. She is survived by two sons, J.L. Presson of Mena and Jerry Presson of Prescott; three daughters, Shirley Brown of ...