The Present…Prescott/Nevada County Library and Educational Facility
The NEW Prescott/Nevada County Library and Educational Facility was completed in June 2003 under the leadership of Mayor Howard Taylor and County Judge James Roy Brown. Jerry Hollensworth of Trull-Hollensworth in Magnolia, Arkansas, was the architect and Doyle Howard of Doyle Howard Construction, Inc. in Delight, Arkansas was the contractor.
A one million-dollar grant was secured in 1999, by then State Senator Mike Ross, for construction of a new facility. Other legislators aiding in this endeavor included State Representatives Sandra Rodgers and Tommy Roebuck and State Senator Percy Malone.
Mrs. Jane Bemis issued a $75,000 challenge for furnishing the new facility. Mrs. Bemis would match up to $75,000 for this endeavor. The citizens of Nevada County, the state of Arkansas and the United States responded to the challenge by raising the additional $75,000. Ms. Jayne Randolph, Prescott Elementary School Media Specialist, served as planner and coordinator of furnishings, along with Mrs. Bemis, Mrs. Gibson, and Friends of the Library.