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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 1, 1999 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Economic Office Hires Telephone Survey Company
Don't be alarmed when the phone rings and someone begins asking questions about shopping habits.
Entries Needed In Parade Of Homes
With the holidays here, the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce is in full swing.
McKinney Guilty Of Murder
GUILTY!
Lions Auction Set Dec. 9, 10
Prescott Lions Club will hold its annual auction Thursday and Friday nights, December 9 and 10, from 6:00 to 10:00. On Friday the auction will continue until everything is auctioned.
Events Planned For PHS
The Prescott High Cheerleaders would like for you to join the Curley Wolves Thursday night at 7 p.m. for a bonfire/pep rally in the parking lot between the gym and the home economics building.
Prescott Curley Wolves Hang On For 16-8 Win
Shades of 1995?
Prescott Boys Defeat Blevins, 52-48
Prescott's senior boys basketball team has split its last two games.
Wolverettes Defeat Nevada And Blevins Squads, Now 4-0
Prescott's Wolverettes rolled over Blevins like a juggernaut 67-39.
McGehee Escapes From Highland
The Prescott Curley Wolves have done what most fans thought they could not. They have worked their way up to the semi-finals of the state play-offs.
Here and There
The third annual Christmas Parade will be held December 9 at 6 p.m. in downtown Prescott. Anyone interested in participating in the parade needs to call the chamber at 887-2101. Deadline to enter is December 3.
PDEA Hosts Coffee
November 14-20 marked the 78th annual observance of American Education Week, a time for saluting public schools and the people who work in them.
Bluff City
I guess everyone gained a pound or two over the holiday. Most everyone had their families home for Thanksgiving. We celebrated in Missouri as we do every year. I read that there is a chemical in turkey meat that makes you tired. That may be true, because ...
Boughton
Mary Agnes Orren came home from the hospital Monday. She had a lot of visitors Thanksgiving day. Johnny and Ann McGuirt brought some food and ate dinner with Mary and Everett, their daughter, Linda Brooks, and Chloe Orren. Robert and Sharla Orren visited ...
Bodcaw
The Thanksgiving Day of feasting is gone. Are we still thankful for the many blessings of life?
Caney
Kenny and Pat McCullough have moved back to Caney from Kilborne, La. They are living in Lucy Glass's trailer house.
Fair Hill
Hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Hillcrest
Hody Butler from Dallas visited his mother this week.
Oak Grove
I went to church Sunday morning at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Bobby Young preached a soul stirring message. They had a harvest dinner Sunday afternoon. They have a future church there. There are lots of young people. They took a special offering for S...
Redland
Thanksgiving is truly a time to enjoy and visit with friends and family.
Rosston
Marguerite Williams
Ishmael Thompson
Ishmael Thompson, 75, of Prescott died Tuesday, November 23, 1999, at St. Michael's in Texarkana.
Charles 'Anthony' Pasters
Charles 'Anthony' Pasters, 5 months, died Sunday, November 21, 1999.
DeWillis Marchello Young
DeWillis Marchello Alphonso Young was taken in Jesus' arms November 16, 1999, in Semmes, Ala.
Roy E. King
Roy E. King, 83, of Texarkana died Saturday, November 27, 1999, at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana.
McClane Family Has Holiday Lunch
The McClane annual Thanksgiving luncheon was held Saturday, November 27, in the Prescott Church of Christ fellowship hall.
College News
Beth Culpepper of Prescott made the dean's list at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.
Rose Garden Club
The Rose Garden Club met in the home of Ida Haynie on November 16 at 1:30 with Barbara Stewart, co-hostess.
Pageant Is Saturday
The 2000 Miss PHS Pageant will be held Saturday, December 4, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
Honey Honored
Charles L. 'Chuck' Honey has been accepted by The National Registry of Who's Who as a life member, according to a news release. The acceptance of Honey as a life member is in recognition of exemplary service both to community and to profession, the releas...
Scott, Shiron To Wed
Ms. Janet Scott and Bill and Kathy Shirron are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of Paula Scott of Lonoke and John Shirron of Cabot.
Thanksgiving Dinner Is Held
On Saturday night, November 20, the Boys to Men and Girls to Women (BM-GW) sponsored its second Thanksgiving celebration at the Prescott Middle School cafetorium.
Sign-Up Is Planned
SWADC (Southwest Arkansas Development Council) single parent/displaced homemakers program will begin taking applications for the 2000 spring semester for financial aid on Monday, December 6, and will continue through Thursday, December 23.
Toy Drive Underway
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve is sponsoring Toys for Tots. Toys are being collected in Prescott at Taylor's Big Star and the Bank of Prescott and in Hope at Wal-Mart. These must be new toys.

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