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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 6, 1999 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Ruptured Line Poses No Threat
A ruptured gas line proved to be no more than an inconvenience Wednesday, Dec. 29.
Accident Leaves One Dead
A one-vehicle accident on New Year's morning left a 27-year-old Prescott man dead.
Browns Talks Plans For County In 99
While Nevada County "kept its head above water" in 1998, County Judge James Roy Brown has plenty of plans for 1999.
Chamber Christmas Winners Are Announced
With the arrival of the holiday season came winners for various events sponsored by the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce.
Region Ends Year With Surplus Of Rain Falling
As dry as most of 1998 was, the year, believe it or not, ended on the positive side of rainfall.
Budget, Utility Rates Are Discussed
BY AUTUMN LEAMONS
Wolverettes Capture Prescott Classic With 68-57 Win Over Bradley
When the Prescott and Bradley senior girls met in the finals of the Prescott Classic Wednesday, Dec. 30, it was well worth the price of admission.
Wolverettes Capture Prescott Classic With 68-57 Win Over Bradley (cont)
eside's visit to Prescott with a 54-52 victory, while Lakeside's boys pasted Nashville 50-31.
Culpepper Is On HSU Basketball Team Again
Laura Culpepper, a 1996 of Prescott High School, is a member of the Henderson State University women's basketball team.
DAR Theme Hails Heroics Of Commodore Thomas Macdonough
Editor's note: Each year the Benjamin Culp Chapter of the NSDAR sponsor an American history essay. The following essay, written by Cody Ray Thompson, a sixth grader, is the second in a series. This year's theme is A Naval Hero of the Early American Re...
Here and There
Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellowship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
Military News
Air Force Maj. Van E. Matthews is one of 84 comptrollers and contracting members who participated in the Air Force's Top Dollar '98 competition at Camp James E. Rudder in Florida.
Bodcaw
Did you have your blackeyed peas and hog jowl? I had mine a tradition that may keep. I didn't hear of very many watching the old year out and the new one in.
Bluff City
The year 1998 is now history. I hope you accomplished all that you had intended to do and that you had a prosperous year. This is the time to make new year's resolutions that we will probably discard by February 1. We had a traditional black-eyed peas at ...
Boughton
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Caney
Billy May and his family of Virginia and North Carolina spent the holidays with his mother, Helen Mary, and other relatives here. His sisters, Sue Church, and family of Hot Springs, Donna Smith and family and Mary Miller and family were all with Helen at ...
Emmet
Anita Allen
Hillcrest
Richard Key visited his wife Mary and a friend Susan Olson several days last week.
Oak Grove
We are blessed to see another year. We had a wonderful new year. We were at church on New Year's night with Missionary V. Raspberry from Pine Bluff and her friends. The Lord is really dealing with her. We had a wonderful time in the Lord.
Redland
Yes, I'm gladly using my electric blanket and so happy to have it.
Rosston
Marguerite Williams
Deaths and Funerals
Bill Gordon
Bill Gordon, 75, of Prescott died December 29, 1998, in St. Michael's Hospital in Texarkana.
Dale Woodson, Jr.
Dale Woodson Jr., 71, of Prescott died Tuesday, December 29, 1998, at his home.
Mary T. Chambless
Mary T. Chambless, 90, of Hope died at her home Tuesday, December 29, 1998.
Buelah Simpson
Buelah Hamilton Simpson, 89, of Willisville died Tuesday, December 29, 1998, at the Magnolia City Hospital.
Wayne Gibson
Wayne Gibson, 96, of Bodcaw died Wednesday, December 30, 1998, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Jack Ray Bidwell
Jack Ray Bidwell, 54, of Prescott died Saturday, January 2, 1999, in Hope.
Jason Scott Greene
Jason Scott Greene, 27, of Prescott died Friday, January 1, 1999, in Prescott.
Juanita Gentry Goff
Juanita Gentry Goff, 76, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, January 3, 1999, in a Texarkana nursing home.
Evie Hicks
Evie Hicks, 87, of Murfreesboro died Saturday, January 2, 1999, at a Murfreesboro hospital.
Ora Lee Purifoy
Ora Lee Purifoy, 69, of Bluff City died Thursday, December 31, 1998, at Ouachita Medical Center in Camden.
Living Well
Money 2000 and Beyond is coming to Arkansas and you can be a part of this exciting educational program! Money 2000 is a program designed to increase the financial stability of Arkansas consumers through increased saving and reduced household debt.
WEIGHT LOSS CLASS
If you have at least 10 pounds to lose and are struggling to stay on a weight loss regimen, this could be the program for you. The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service will be offering a series of classes about healthy eating and exercise...
Computer Project For Y2K
Gov. Mike Huckabee has created a Y2K project office to address year 2000 computer problems that could affect state and local governments. The office will be housed in the state Department of Information Systems.

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