Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 10, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times
- Top 10 GHS Seniors Named
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- GHS TOP SENIORS - Gurdon High School's top seniors are (top row, l-r) Brandi Escalante, Andrew Wilson, Whitney Hogue, Heather Davies and Jessica Guthrie; (bottom row, l-r) Christina Schee, Chady Calley, Brandon Gattis, Bryan Anderson and Cassie Lynn. Gra...
- Tree Removed
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- FALLEN TREE Crews with the Arkansas Highway Department and Gurdon Street Department work to remove this tree from Highway 53 Thursday, May 4. The tree was leaning over into the road, where large trucks were hitting limbs. However, before the tree could...
- Gurdon High School Graduation Is May 19; Top Seniors Named
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- Leonard Gills, principal at Gurdon High School, has announced the top 10 academic seniors of 1999-2000.
Co-valedictorians are Brandi Escalante and Andrew Wilson.
Escalante is the daughter of Stan and Cindie Escalante of Gurdon. She has received the P...
- One Arrested In Gurdon Shooting
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- No injuries were reported in conjunction with a shooting incident Thursday, May 4.
Gurdon City Marshal David Childres said the GPD got a call concerning a shooting around 5 p.m.
The shooting occurred at 208 Joslyn, but when officers arrived, they foun...
- First State Bank Selling Charter To Century Bancshares
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- A lot of legal maneuvering has been done, with the end result to be no change in regard to the First State Bank of Gurdon.
According to David Estes, President and Chief Executive Officer for Lonoke Bancshares, First State Bank's charter has been sold, b...
- Center's Seniors Hear Of Springs Dangerous Weather
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- Spring in Arkansas, while beautiful, is dangerous because of the rapid change in weather patterns.
Because of this, Mike Nikko, a weatherman with KARK-TV Channel 4, spoke at the Gurdon Senior Adult Center Thursday, May 4.
Nikko told the seniors how his...
- Four Gurdon High Students Named As Boys State Delegates
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- Four juniors from Gurdon High School will attend Boys State this summer, which will be held at UCA in Conway.
They are Adam Clark, Justin Uchtman, Kenneth O'Connell and Jordan Freer.
The young men are given access to their state representatives, senato...
- Barry J. Bryan, Gurdon Native Accepts Appointment
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- The E.H. Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi announces that Dr. Barry J. Bryan has accepted an appointment as an associate professor and Reynolds Foundation Grant recipient. He will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in...
- In Our Times - News That Matters To Gurdon
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- The Gurdon Go-Devil all-sport banquet is scheduled for Thursday night, May 18, in the high school cafetorium.
Parents, family members of athletics or anyone wanting to attend may purchase a ticket from the high school office for $5. Tickets will not be ...
- Stickland, Harwell Wedding Is June 10
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- Mr. and Mrs. Danny Strickland of Ridge Spring, S.C., are proud to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Leslie, to Ben Harwell of Star, N.C.
Ben is the son of Matt and Pat Harwell of the Falcon-Willisville area.
The bride-...
- Pennington, Fairchild To Wed July 29 In Arkadelphia
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- Larry and Gail Pennington of Arkadelphia announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, to Robert Keith Fairchild, son of Richard and Teresa Thomas of Gurdon and the late Robert E. Fairchild.
The bride-elect is the ...
- Equity In Home Can Amount To Large Part Of Net Worth
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- The equity in your home may account for a large percent of your personal net worth. In fact your home may be your largest personal investment. Because so much of your family's financial security is tied up in your home, it makes sense to do everything yo...
- College News - Justin Deaton
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- The office of University Relations/Admissions at Henderson State University has announced that Justin Cole Deaton has been awarded the Award of Achievement Scholarship for 2000-2001.
According to director Vikita Bell Hardwrick, the Award of Achievement...
- College News - Shane McBride
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- Shane McBride, a 1998 Gurdon High School graduate, has been named as the number one technical and industrial student at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope for the school year 1999-2000.
The announcement was made recently at the Student...
- College News - Graduating: Benson, Bratton, Hendrix and Ledbetter
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- Four students from Gurdon will take part in the Henderson State University commencement exercises to be held on Saturday, May 13, at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium.
Graduates from Gurdon are Deanna Benson, who will receive a master of business administration...
- College News - Meghan Miller
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- Meghan Mekaela Miller has also been awarded the Award of Achievement Scholarship for 2000-2001.
The scholarship is equivalent to $500 per semester for up to four years, which equals approximately $4,000.
Miller is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Michael ...
- Dear John
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- Dear Editor,
In May many of our readers will add plans for a Mother's Day celebration to their busy calendars. They may take mom to a movie, out to dinner or plan a family picnic. I would like to take this opportunity to suggest the perfect Mother's Day ...
- Polycarbon Biologists Working On Environment
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- Screen savers depicting snakes, wild turkeys and various other creatures brought life to an otherwise sterile room. Meticulously counting the stitching in a roll of fabric was not exactly what Brian Smith, a former biology student at Henderson State Univ...
- Miss Gurdon Lake Pageant Is Saturday
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- Clark County Youth Development Center (CCYDC) will sponsor the eight annual Miss Gurdon Lake pageant Saturday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the old Gurdon Middle School auditorium.
The pageant is open to children ages birth to 21, who meet the requirements t...
- Book Fair Planned At Gurdon Primary School
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- Gurdon Primary School is sponsoring a scholastic book fair May 10, 11 and 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. Every student will be visiting the book fair during the week. The books will be sold at one-half of the retail price listed on the books.
A parent/...
- Golden Oldies
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- Senior citizens at the Gurdon senior Citizens Center exercised three days last week.
Beatrice Stafford played the piano so we could sing.
Mike Nicks, Channel 4's meteorologist, spoke to the seniors one day.
One group of ladies enjoyed the spring fling...
- Community News
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- Women in White 2000 will be held Sunday, May 21, at 3:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church of Gurdon. Rev. Betty Gulley, pastor. Sis Marie Mitchell, president. Special guest will be Sis. Donna Hart of Arkadelphia, daughter of Sis. Mitchell, who will be the sp...
- Hawthorne Is Student Of Month In Colorado
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- Regina Hawthrone, a freshman at Westminister High School in Westminister, Colo., received honors as student of the month for March.
Hawthorne is the daughter of Jimmy and Joyce Hawthorne of Westminister, formerly of Gurdon.
She is the granddaughter of ...
- Gurdon School Menu
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- Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of May 15-19 are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Cabe Middle School students will not be served tea.
Primary School
BREAKFAST
MONDAY: Super doughnut, toast and fruit.
TUESDAY: Cereal, toast ...
- Classy Moments at Cabe Middle School
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- Excitement is in the air! The students are enjoying their new yearbooks. As soon as the word was out that the packages had arrived, students were anxious to get their own copy. I must say, "A job well done."
The Cabe Middle School Student Council staff ...
- John W. Yarbrough
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- John W. Yarbrough, 81, of Vivian, La., died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Yarbrough, a native of Gurdon, was born March 20, 1919, to William V. and Lillian Stoker Yarbrough. He was a retired foreman with SWEPCO, attended the First Church of Ch...
- Clara Buford Fort
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- Clara B. Fort of Okolona returned to her loving Father's arms Sunday, May 7, 2000, at 10 p.m.
Mrs. Fort was the wife of Eddie Boo-Jack' Fort and the daughter of Erma Buford, both of Okolona. She served briefly in the U.S. Army as a PV3 and she was a li...
- Edward Thomas Dodgen Jr.
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- Edward Thomas Dodgen Jr., 70, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Friday, May 5, 2000.
He was a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. After retiring from the military he worked for Caston Lumber Co. as a hardware buyer for 20 years.
S...
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