🌱 Quitman opens basketball season with a sweep at Saline

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In today's newsletter:

• Quitman opens basketball season with a sweep at Saline
• Quitman’s Anna Claire Leach crowned Miss Christmas in the Pines

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2026 LHSAA Prep Basketball Season Begins for Quitman and Weston High Schools (jacksonparishjournal.com) — Quitman’s girls and boys opened basketball season with wins at Saline on Tuesday, led by a late girls’ rally and Kaleb Maxwell’s career-high 23 points for the boys. The Lady Wolverines won 50-41 and the boys 83-61, giving both teams momentum heading into the November 12–14 tournament at Choudrant.
   

• Anna Claire Leach Wins Miss Christmas In The Pines Pageant (jacksonparishjournal.com) — Quitman’s Anna Claire Leach was crowned Miss Christmas in the Pines at the pageant’s second annual competition Saturday in Jonesboro. Sponsored by the Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce, the event at the J-HHS Auditorium named winners in 10 divisions.
   

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📸 Around Quitman

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Home for the Holidays - A Taste of Ruston →
  Ruston LA
• Holidays in CedarTown 2026 →
  Ruston Civic Center/City Hall, 401 North Trenton Street, Ruston
  5:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Youth Southeast Cup →
  Ruston Sports Complex, Ruston

Saturday November 14

• Hazardous Waste Material Collection and Recycling →
  Ruston LA
• Sprint for St. Jude →
  Ruston LA
• TRAIL LIFE USA, CAMPFIRE RUN →
  Ruston LA

Sunday November 15

• Shred the Pines MTB Series - Lincoln Parish Park →
  Ruston LA

Monday November 16

• Ruston Planning & Zoning Meeting →
  Ruston LA

Tuesday November 17

• Mini Cheer Performance
  A. E. Phillips Laboratory School Ruston, LA 71272
  5:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Arkansas State @ Louisiana Tech →
  Joe Aillet Stadium, 1450 W Alabama Ave, Ruston
  12:00 pm

Tuesday November 24

• Alcorn State University Men's Basketball at Louisiana Tech →
  Ruston LA
  6:30 pm

Wednesday November 25

• Mississippi Valley State University Women's Basketball at Louisiana Tech →
  Ruston LA
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Elara Caring Network posted a job opening for PRN Speech Pathologist SLP Home Health in Jonesboro. Apply here.
• Aramark posted a job opening for Barista - LA Tech in Ruston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Quitman here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ruston

• Ruston Apothecare celebrates 10 years with special anniversary event today (lincolnparishjournal.com)
• Ruston Police supervisor passes away (lincolnparishjournal.com)
• Argent Financial Group earns dual recognition on LSU's ROARING20 and LSU100 lists (shreveportbossierjournal.com)

Choudrant

• Choudrant continues 22-year tradition of honoring local veterans (lincolnparishjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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