Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 25, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Highway Department calls meeting

Those interested in gaining information about the widening of Highway 24 in Prescott will have their opportunity. The Arkansas Highway Department has announced a public meeting for Thursday, April 26, at Prescott City Hall. The meeting is slated to begin...

Ross donates computers

The Prescott City Council will consider a $3,000 appropriation for the Prescott-Nevada County Library for computer equipment and software. Janet McAdams as a representative of the Friends of the Prescott-Nevada County Library. McAdams asked the Prescott...

Officers to address noise

Prescott City Police say they are preparing to crack down on loud music within the city limits. According to Prescott Police Chief Brian Russell, complaints about loud music are up over the past few months, prompting the crack down. The city has an ord...

Council expected to rescind condemnation resolution

With no discussion, the Prescott City Council passed a resolution calling for the condemnation of two properties in Prescott. But Prescott City Clerk and Recorder Sandra Cason said the council will now be asked to rescind the ordinance and hold a public ...

Sherman bids Prescott, friends farewell

After more than 70 years in Nevada County, Sybil Sherman is moving away. Ive enjoyed living in Prescott and Nevada County, Sherman said during a recent interview. Its sad to leave but Ill be coming back sometimes. Sherman has dedicated much of h...

Rickey Johnson

Rickey Dean Johnson, 53, of Hope, died on Sunday, April 15, 2007, at his home. He was born on Dec. 20, 1953, in Prescott, the son of Lowell and Mildred Hill Johnson. Rickey worked in maintenance at a structural plywood company and attended Crossroad...

Cyrus Sulzer

Mr. Cyrus Sulzer, 83, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. Cyrus served in the Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict. Later he taught school in Texas. He is preceded in death by parents, Joseph...

Irene Riley

Mrs. Irene A. Riley, 95, of Prescott, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. She was born on August 6, 1911, in Prescott to Crawford and Elizabeth Garrett Andrews. She was a licensed practical nurse. She was a member of B...

Ila Carpenter

Ila Pearl Carpenter, 96, of West Monroe, La., died April 17, 2007, at the Glenwood Hospital in West Monroe. She was born Jan 29, 1911, in Sturgeon, Mo., to the late Rufus and Lerlie Hawkins Gordon. She was a retired elementary school teacher for Nevada ...

Mozelle Brown

Mrs. Mozelle Cannon Brown, 88, of Ashdown, formerly of Hope, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Pinecrest Retirement Center in Ashdown. She was born in Saratoga, on Feb. 9, 1919, to Manton and Eva Raley Cannon. She was a homemaker and Christian mother and ...