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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 10, 1999 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Nevada County Jail Escapees Captured At Different Sites
Timothy Hank Jackson, 23, and Michael Gulley, also 23, are now back in jail.
Petition For Dansby Rehearing Filed
Gene Bramblett, the attorney for Joe Louis Dansby has filed a petition for a rehearing in his murder case.
Student Numbers On Rise
Enrollment at the Emmet School District stands at 316.
Trial to Begin Nov. 2 For Murder Of Spouse
Linda McKinney will appear at her murder one trial on Nov. 22, wearing street clothes and unshackled.
Rosston Council Awaits Truck
Rosston's new fire truck still hasn't found its way to southern Nevada County, and when it arrives, there could be a problem.
Basketball Season To Begin Tuesday
Even though football season is still underway and the Prescott Curley Wolves are in the playoffs, basketball season will begin Tuesday, Nov. 16.
Into The Void
The Curse of Writing
Bruce Harris To Seek Nomination
Bruce Harris says he's the only candidate in the race for the 4th Congressional District who has any experience on the federal level.
It's The Time Of Year For SAD
In days gone by it was called the winter blues.
Picayunish
It Was Five Years Ago . . . This past Friday, November 5, was the fifth anniversary that President Ronald Reagan told the nation he was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Though Reagan had been out of office and the public eye for several years, h...
Bluff City
When the ride of life turns against you, and the current upsets your boat, don't waste time on what might have been, just lie on your back and float.
Bodcaw
Jimmy Joe Butler has come from Denver to St. Michael's and is in rehab. I know they are glad to be near their home. Keep remembering them and others.
Boughton
Willie spent most of the week in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. The doctors ran tests and gave him 5 units of blood, so he is home looking forward to deer season. Our son Willie Hugh spent most of the week with us.
Caney
Bro. Tal Webb and his family visited friends in Louisiana last weekend.
Hillcrest
J.E. Dillard and Cedalia Burke visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Dillard, Tuesday.
Fair Hill
John L. and Lenora McWilliams son Gary, wife Lynna, Katie Beth and Annie McWilliams from Somerville, Tenn., were guests over the weekend.
Rosston
Marguerite Williams
Ruth Bright Fincher
Ruth Bright Fincher, 86, of Prescott died Tues., Nov. 2, 1999, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
Sherrill Dickens Young
Sherrill Dickens Young, 82, of Gurdon, widow of the late Rev. Grady Dickens and Harold Young, died Fri., Nov. 3, 1999.
Nadine McGuire Loewnau
Mrs. Nadine McGuire Loewnau, 88, of Columbia, Mo., died Mon., Nov. 1, 1999, at Lenoir Healthcare Center in Columbia.
Here and There
Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellow-ship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
Toys For Tots Are Needed
CenturyTel is the national communications sponsor of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Century Tel has worked in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to collect and distribute toys to disadvantaged children for three years.
Holiday Gift And Craft Bazaar Set
The Artesian Arts League of Prescott is hosting its first annual 'Christmas with the Arts' holiday craft and gift bazaar on Saturday, November 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Prescott.
NEA Director Tells Teachers To Go Back
As towns and cities across the nation prepare to celebrate American Education Week, November 14-20, National Education Association (NEA) president Bob Chase called on community members to "go back to school. The classroom is an invigorating, challenging p...
Ucinski, Russ Tell Of Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Ucinski of Laurel, Miss., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sarah Emily, of Madison to Robert Chandler Russ of Hazlehurst, Miss., formerly of Prescott.
Cameron Wiley Commended
Paula Cossey, counselor at Prescott High School, has announced that Cameron Wiley is one of more than 3,300 Achievement Program participants being commended to U.S colleges and universities.
Couple Wed July 24
Elizabeth Joy Kemalian and Kevin Scott Taylor were united in marriage July 24 at 5 p.m. at United Church of Christ in Canton, Mass., with Rev. James Findlay of London, England, a former pastor of United Church of Christ.
Honorably Discharged Vets Should Fill Out Form
Honorably discharged veterans rated at 100 percent disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and not entitled to retired pay, are entitled to a DD Form 1173 reflecting eligibility to commissary, exchange and MWR privileges only.
College News
Rita Fountain, who will graduate from Prescott High School in the year 2000, has been awarded an academic scholarship at University of Arkansas Community College at Hope.
Redland EHC
Redland Extension Homemakers Club met Tuesday, November 2, in the home of Mary Cox. Marie McNeeley read the collect and the devotional was given by Mary Cox.
Artbeat
If you have it, they will come: the craft bazaar is shaping up to be one of our most successful endeavors. The 'Christmas and the Arts' Bazaar will be held Saturday, November 20, from 9-5. Chairperson Heidi Richards says a wide variety of gifts and decora...
Blue Jays Open Season 1-5; Lady Jays Now 4-2
The Nevada basketball teams are six games into the season and not doing as well as the coaches and fans would like. But the season is still young and things could change. In basketball the first time around is only half of it. The teams get to play each o...
NJHS Girls Off to Quick Start
The Nevada junior girls are off to a strong start, winning their first three games.
Curley Wolves Squash Redbugs, 12-0, For Title
The defensive battle of the 7AAA Conference at least in the sight of Prescott fans took place Thursday night in Fordyce as the Curley Wolves took a 12-0 victory over the Fordyce Redbugs to win the district championship outright.

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