Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 13, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Board discusses funding options

The Prescott School Board has approved a plan to extend the payoff of the districts bonds, thereby earning the district some cash needed for facility improvements. The plan requires voter approval before it can be completed and board members say the nex...

Log-A-Load set for June 23

There are few people in Nevada and the surrounding areas that arent impacted by the timber industry. That, added to the fact that thousands of families have had reason to utilize the services of Arkansas Childrens Hospital in Little Rock, are good reas...

Flag Day is June 14

The American Flag is, to many, a symbol of freedom and respect comes easily. Flag Day is June 14 and is one of the few days of the year when some people display the flag. Its important to remember that there are rules governing the handling of American ...

Man arrested after two robberies fail

A Prescott man who attempted to rob two people - one of them at gunpoint - apparently selected victims who werent willing to be robbed. Stephen Black, 18, 239 W. First St., has been arrested with two counts of attempted robbery. He has had a first appe...

Grab a line and pole, we'll all meet at the fishin' hole

Fishing is a favorite pastime for many people in south Arkansas, and summertime seems to draw more and more people to the water with their line and pole. Gurdon Lake, located on U.S. 67 S. in Gurdon, is almost never without fishermen when the weather is w...

Africanized bees confirmed locally

The Africanized bee, sometimes called a killer bee, has made its debut in Clark and Nevada Counties. While there are some myths about these honey bees - that theyll seek out a person or animal in an unprovoked attack - theres no doubt that theyre ...

Beckie Cogbill

Beckie Cogbill, 46, of Willisville, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at St. Vincent Health System in Little Rock. She was born June 29, 1960 in Magnolia. She was the manager for Terrys Fresh Market and a member of Whites Chapel Baptist Church in Bodcaw...

Dorothy Waldron

Mrs. Dorothy Waldron, 85, of El Dorado, passed away June 4, 2007, at the Timberlane Health and Rehab in El Dorado. She was born February 1, 1922, in Nevada County. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. She is preceded in death by her parents...

John Watson Jr.

Mr. John McKenzie Watson Jr., 75, of Emmet, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at his home. He was born on June 25, 1931, in Ozan to J. M. and Vinnie A. Gaines Watson. He was a retired Sgt. of detectives and former policeman in Alexandria, La.; a Mason, also...

James Bright

Mr. James Cohen Bright, 91, of Sutton, died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at his home. He was born on September 28, 1915, in Sutton, to Robert P. and Sarah Hathcoat Bright. He was a cattle farmer and a former row crop farmer. He was a member of Antioch Baptis...

Anna Mae Hooks

Mrs. Anna Mae Hooks, 93, of Ashdown, formerly of Prescott, died Friday, June 8, 2007, in Christus St. Michael Hospital, in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on January 23, 1914, in Prescott, to Joe and Martha Mat Calloway Jones. She was a homemaker and r...

Rubye McDaniel

Mrs. Rubey McDaniel, 86, of Kansas City, Miss., formerly of Prescott, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at Lees Summit Hospital in Kansas City, Miss. She was born on September 27, 1920, in Prescott, to the union of Jyner and Estella Warren. She accepted Chris...

Lindell Johnson

Mr. Lindell Wayne Johnson, 63, of Rosston, died Saturday, June 2, 2007, at his home. He was born in Malvern on August 17, 1943, to Veiland and Mary Ruth Livingston Johnson. He was retired from the U.S. Army Reserves and the Navy with 36 years of service...