Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 19, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Quorum Court okays budget, talks library budget

With almost no public discussion, the Nevada County Quorum Court approved the countys budget for 2008. The Justices of the Peace also approved end-of-year bonuses for county employees amounting to $50 per month worked. That means that full-time employ...

WWII soldiers reunite after 60 years

Henry Stuart and Dorris Shipp lived in Nevada County in the 1940s when World War II required their presence in Italy. Both fought several major campaigns and both left the country alive, though theyd both been injured during their service. They had no...

Clark to fill term as constable

The recent death of a county constable created an open position, which the Nevada County Quorum Court unanimously voted to fill during their regular December meeting, held Dec. 10. Shawn Clark of Emmet was recommended for the position by Bobby Hardin. H...

The View from Wendy's World: Dear Santa, we need to talk about the elves

Dear Santa, My name is Wendy and Ive come to some serious conclusions. One of the biggies is that naughty and nice are relative terms. For instance, if I were to put a frog in Lisas desk ... Some would say thats really naughty but some people woul...

Blanche Brown

Mrs. Blanche M. Brown, 90, of Prescott, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born on Jan. 7, 1917 in Oklahoma to Willie B. and Ruth Mae White Tippitt. She was a homemaker. She was a Nazarene. She was preceded ...

Joseph Tim Rhodes

Mr. Joseph T. Tim Rhodes, 62, of Hope, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at his home. He was born on May 31, 1945, in Earle to Joe and Frankie Cloud Rhodes. He was a department manager with Firestone Rubber plant in Prescott. He was a Baptist and an Air...