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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 6, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Overpass options up for discussion
Since 1872, the railroad has played an important role in Prescott. Now the Arkansas Highway Department is calling on local residents to help decide the placement of an overpass across the tracks. While its already been decided that the overpass will b...
Brawl results in two arrests
What was slated as a car show on the Nevada County Fairgrounds turned into an altercation that resulted in an ongoing investigation and two arrests. Randy Bell, 20, 313 Carrie St., Gurdon, was charged with battery on a police officer, disorderly conduc...
Festival is a success
The annual Chicken and Egg Festival has been termed a success. The cooler weather was a plus, according to Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Director Mary Godwin. Godwin said a good crowd turned out for all the events and that participation i...
City asked to make new bidding process
The question of how the city of Prescott should choose companies to do business with has been discussed at almost every city council meeting for the past several months. It began when local business owner Gary Rowe asked for an opportunity to bid on spr...
Four-wheeler accident claims life
A 35-year-old Willisville man was killed over the Memorial Day weekend while riding a four-wheeler. Tracy McKinney was found shortly after midnight and, according to authorities, died later that day. Nevada County Sheriffs Deputy Gary Hicks said McKin...
Details of Clark County murder to be included inlocal case
A motion to exclude information about a robbery and murder in Clark County has been denied in the case against accused Nevada County murderer Robert Williams. The motion was among those considered by Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Duncan Culpepper May 29...
The view from Wendy's World
Wanted: One rocket. Must run since Im not at all mechanically minded and a broken rocket ship is probably no good to me. Id prefer that it seat more than one, but would be open to space for lawn chairs. Color doesnt matter but must have a CD player si...
Daniel King
Daniel Wayne King, 26, of Jacksonville, died Monday, May 28, 2007. Daniel was owner of Knights Novelty Connection and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church near Gurdon. He is survived by one daughter, Nikki King of Prescott; his mother, Peggy Keeling o...
Geneva Johnson
Mrs. Geneva Carter Johnson, 93, of Cale, died Monday, May 28, 2007, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born on Feb. 21, 1914, in Cale, to Edgar and Rosa Ridling Carter. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Morris Baptist Church in Caney. Sh...
Carolyn Trippett
Carolyn Louise Trippett, 65, of Rosston, died May 25, 2007, at her home. She was born Feb. 6, 1942, to Joseph and Gladys Jonsas Breitenbach in Memphis, Ind. Mrs. Trippett was a bookkeeper with K-Mart. She was preceded in death by her parents. Her su...
E. L. Parks
Mr. Edmond L. E. L. Parks, 89, of Blevins, died Friday, May 25, 2007, at his home. He was born on Oct. 10, 1917, in Nevada County, to Edgar Allen and Nettie Lee Hasley Parks. He was a retired Hempstead County Deputy Sheriff, former Blevins constable, ...
Elsie Lewis
Mrs. Elsie Lorraine Morrow Lewis, 93, of Nashville, formerly of Prescott, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville. She was born on May 10, 1914, in Prescott, to John and Amelia Cook Morrow. She was a homemaker and retired n...
Joyce Woodson
Joyce Corinne Woodson, 74, of North Little Rock, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007, while vacationing in Medford, Ore. Joyce was born April 9, 1933, in Hope to the late Homer D. and Dora Williams Buchanan. She is survived by her husband, Joseph W. Woods...

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