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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 15, 2008 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Wolves vs. Cougars ends in 57-0 win
STAMPS  What was expected to be a test for the Curley Wolves turned into a rout as Prescott posted a 57-0 win over the Lafayette County Cougars. The opening toss was the only thing the Cougars won on the night. Lafayette County deferred until the second ...
Pantry opens with Purifoy as new director
FoodShare Arkansas, a food bank located in Prescott to serve Nevada County and the Gurdon area, has a new director. Fay Purifoy, a resident of Clark County with experience in management, took over the operation Oct. 1. According to FoodShare founder Brian...
Nevada talks budget
A plan for recruiting minority teachers, the budget and upcoming repairs to the districts building were among the items discussed by the Nevada School Board during their September meeting. According to Nevada Superintendent Rick McAfee, the district is f...
Ottis Ghormley
Mr. Ottis Ray Ghormley, 72, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Prescott, passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on Sept. 27, 1936, in Prescott, to Ray Vaughn and Beatrice Tubberville Ghormley. He was a day manager at a restau...
William Roy Lynn
William Roy Lynn, 67, of Poteet, Texas, died Friday, Oct. 3, in Poteet. He was born Sept. 30, 1941 in Prescott. He is survived by his wife Betty Joan Lynn; his children, Robert Roy Lynn and Karen Kay Lynn of Poteet; one brother, Robert Thomas Lynn of Pres...
William Barber
Mr. William A. Barber, 61, of Blevins, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born in McCaskill, on Feb. 5, 1947, to Thomas Martin and Elizabeth "Betty" Povall Barber. He was a claims supervisor with Crawford and Company. H...
Evelyn Dickerson
Mrs. Evelyn Baker Dickerson, 86, of Hope, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, in Bryant. She was born on Jan. 22, 1922 in Nevada County, to John and Annie Bevert Baker. She was a homemaker and mother. She was a member of Crossway Church of Texarkana, Texas. She...
Juanita Mayton
Mrs. Juanita Mayton, 82, of Hope, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 at her home. She was born on Feb. 18, 1926 in Hope to Willie and Florence Ferguson Cannon. She was a homemaker and a member of Patmos Baptist Church of Patmos. Her survivors include, her husba...

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