Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 12, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

School election set for September 18

The Prescott School Board and district administrators are asking patrons to approve a measure that would allow them to refinance existing bonds in order to raise additional funds. The request does not include an increase in millage. The measure will be...

Electric contract on council's agenda

The Prescott City Council is expected to consider approving a contract that would make SwepCo the citys new electric provider. The issue is slated for the Sept. 17 meeting of the Council. Council meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. at city hall and are open...

Nevada reports 2007 is off to a good start

The 2007 school year is off to an excellent start at Nevada Schools, according to Superintendent Rick McAfee. McAfee said the district lost about 30 students, but said it gained back about that same number, making it a wash. He attributes much of tha...

Nevead County fair won't include carnival rides

The Nevada County Fair will not have carnival rides this year. The decision, according to Nevada County Fair Board President John Henderson, is due to a lack of money. Henderson said he met with carnival operators early this year and said none were will...

Wolves non-conference play improving; Hope's next

The classic match up of football-loving communities was contested last Friday night at Cummins Stadium located on the campus of Prescott High School. The atmosphere for high school football was typical for an early September Friday night, the humidity was...

Howard Jones

Howard Raymond Jones, 67, of Greenwood, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, in Springdale. He was born Jan. 27, 1940, in Zainesville, Ohio. He is the son of the late Howard and Martha Jones. Howard was a tool and die maker and an Army Veteran. Survivors inclu...

Darlene Perry

Darlene Hickey Perry, 43, of Shreveport, La., died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007. She was born Nov. 15, 1963, in Prescott. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Alfred Hickey; and her mother, Bobbie Jean Wicker Butcher. She is survived by her two s...