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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 3, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times

Rural Water Lines In Place
All Customers Will Have Water By Jan. 1
All water lines for the Gurdon Rural Water Project are in place.

However, the customers will still have to wait a while before water is hooked to their homes.

This is because the lines are being tested to make sure there are no leaks. Where leaks ar...

Industries Need Workers
Clark County's existing industry needs housing for its management and workers, a good pool of labor to pull from and ways to motivate its workers.

This was the results of a survey done by the Clark County Industrial Council's existing industry committe...

Conservation Contracts Ready
David Goodson of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is providing the following information for producers who have farms with expire Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts with acres that need to be enrolled in Production Flexibility Contracts (PFC) and t...
NWS Honors OES Coordinator For Efforts During Spring Storms
Clark County's Office of Emergency Services coordinator, Jim Burns, was recently honored by the National Weather Service.

This was done for Burns' efforts during the March 1, 1997, tornadoes that ravaged Clark County and demolished much of Arkadelphia....

Christmas In Gurdon Saturday
Gurdon residents need to get up early Saturday, Dec. 6, and prepare for Christmas in Gurdon.

The annual festivities will kick off with a parade at 10 a.m. beginning at the Gurdon Middle School. All businesses, churches, other organizations and individu...

'The Times' Food Drive Continues In Gurdon
In an effort to help needy families in the Gurdon and South Clark County area this Christmas, the Gurdon Times is sponsoring a food drive.

The goal of the drive is to provide enough for a holiday dinner for as many families as possible. These families ...

Classy Moments
From GMS
After being out of school for several days, we are ready to get back to work. From what I am hearing everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and the turkey was not the only thing that goes gobble gobble! We do appreciate the board approving the three days o...
Wang On OBU Staff
Aihua Wang, professor of Chinese language, is spending a year at Ouachita Baptist University in the third year of an international exchange program with Peking University in Beijing, China.

Each year Ouachita through its Daniel R. Grant International S...

Pardue To Lead AEDC
Barbara Pardue has been named director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (formerly Arkansas Industrial Development Commission).

Pardue, who was the director of public affairs for the Arkansas region of the Potlach Corp. since 1993, will ...

Obituaries
Thomas R. Wilson
Thomas R. Wilson, 52, of Camden died Sunday, November 23, 1997.

Mr. Wilson was a member of the Frenchport Community church, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, and an employee of Larry Fowler Trucking.

Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Wilson ...

Fan Remembers 1987 Gurdon Go-Devil Squad
The following article was sent to The Gurdon times by Mark Trout, a graduate of Gurdon High School, now of Magnolia. It was submitted in the first person and left that way, as an opinion column.

Trout played on the champion-ship Go-Devils team of 1987....

Extension Service
Barbara A. Holt, Ph.D.

Clark County Extension Agent-

Family and Consumer Sciences

Cooperative Extension Service

In today?s busy world, the furthest thing from the typical family?s mind is gathering around the supper table at the end of the...

Seniors Wanted For National Organization
Are you over sixty, with time on your hands, living on a limited income and could use a little extra money?

The Area Agency on Aging Senior Companion Volunteer Program is now recruiting seniors who want to remain active in their community, enjoys compa...

Applications Are Ready For Gardeners
Ron Matlock

Want to be a Master Gardener? Applications are being taken in the Clark County Extension office for persons who want to sharpen their horticultural skills and then share their knowledge with others.

The University of Arkansas Cooperative...


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