Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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built on the Murfreesboro highway in the summer of 1979. Fred's built a large new store on South Main which was completed in March, 1980. The Fred's store employed many high school students. )udy's Pharmacy and Paul's Furniture Store, two new businesses, located in existing buildings on South Main and North Main, respectively. Citizens State Bank brought perhaps the most innovative and intriguing example of progress to Nashville. Max 24, an around-the-clock computer banking service, was established in the South Park Shopping Center. As Nashville grew, the school system was forced to make changes. In 1974, a new primary school was constructed to accommodate children from kindergarten through the second grade. A new junior high school facility was scheduled to begin its first year in August of 1980. Construction was not limited to buildings, however. Due to an increase of air traffic at the airport and, consequently, the airport road, improvements were implemented at the air field and the road was to have been completely reworked and enlarged. Progress at Nashville, at first glance, might have seemed limited to the adult world. However most of it directly or indirectly affected the people of NHS. The new Nashville Junior High School offers the most modern and convenient educational facilities available. The structure is to be ready for occupancy in August of 1980. Citizen's State Bank's computer banker. Mas 24, is lowered onto its concrete foundation by workmen with the assistance of a large crane. Student Life 19

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Keeping Pace With Tomorrow The word progress was always associated with Nashville, and in recent years, it became a household word as Nashville's people and businesses moved forward and continued to grow at a rapid rate. Howard County continually made news with its low unemployment rate. At times, it was the lowest in the entire nation. More often, the rate was the state's lowest. Certainly, the other towns in the county contributed to the low unemployment rate, but Nashville, the county seat, was at the heart of it. The abundance of jobs meant that Nashville's small businesses, large businesses, and industries were prospering. Because of this fact, many were able to remodel, expand, or build at a new site. Remodeling was limited primarily to Main Street businesses. Some establishments, such as Tollett's Auto Parts and Tim's, chose to give their exteriors facelifts. Others, including Robison's and Mr. Jim Bob Steel, attorney, deemed it necessary to redo the interior of their buildings as well as the exterior. Neeley's DX bricked their existing structure and added a car wash facility. Mr. J. C. Dyer, real estate agent, built yet another new office building Nashville's industries boarded the expansion wagon. Beaird Poulan's chain saw plant was expanded by 100,000 square feet to provide room for the production of weed eaters. Tysons built two huge grain silos off the Mineral Springs highway with the intention of enlarging its operation. New buildings for existing businesses were not uncommon. Hart Two concrete grain silos off the Mineral Springs highway near the Toland Center enable Tysons to enlarge its operations in the booming southwest Arkansas chicken industry. A record high in air traffic to and from Nashville called for the resurfacing and widening of the airport road. Workmen move water, telephone, and electric power lines to make way for the reconstruction. 18 $ludent life

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Up, Up, At first glance, the economy of the United States was something that seemed quite remote from Nashville and NHS. However, the value of the dollar dropped an alarming amount as a result of the poor economy, and that was anything but remote from the people of NHS. Driving a car to school each day, then driving to work or home was a classic example of how the economy affected students. Rising prices soared to ridiculous heights, and hit everyone. Gasoline rose to an all-time record high of $1.35 per gallon in late March with no indication in sight of a levelling off of the prices. This increase kept many students from embarking on trips on dates and from crusing Main many times on any given night. Alternating rides to work or home helped most sudents cope with the expense of gasoline, and Away Sophomore Brenda Bissell searches through the well-known brand name merchandise offered at Robison's as she looks for a stylish purchase at a reasonable price. One of the many drivers at NHS, David Boden, pumps in lead-free Amoco premium gas and watches the price dial roll up another expensive amount. and