Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 21, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times
- Underpass Floods In Big Rainfall
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- HIGH WATERS Getting under the underpass at Gurdon was impossible most of Thursday as heavy rains Wednesday night and Thursday morning dropped some five inches of wet stuff on the ground. The end result was the water level under the underpass rose to ne...
- Gurdon Sewer Rates Forced Up
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- In a dual meeting the Gurdon City Council and Gurdon Water and Sewer Commission agreed to go ahead with a proposed sewer rate increase.
It wasn't like either group had any choice as the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is requiring it.
Kath...
- Amity JOins Smith's Tax Campaign Efforts
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- Amity is the fourth city in Clark County to join Gurdon Mayor Rick Smith's crusade for equitable distribution of the county sales tax.
Smith met with the Amity City Council Tuesday, June 13, to see if it would pass a resolution supporting a proposal so ...
- County Seeks Information From Pryor
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- The county sales tax' issue may not make it on to a ballot until 2001
At the June session of the Clark County Quorum Court, Clark County Judge Floyd Buddy' Manning said, "I have spoken to Henry Morgan, Clark County prosecuting attorney."
Morgan has ...
- Gurdon City Council Looking To Clean Up 'Eyesores'
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- Gurdon has two ordinances on the books dealing with unsightly property.
One concerns structures on the property and the removal thereof, while the other deals with the maintenance of the property in question.
Gurdon's City Council, at its regular month...
- Ross Wins Primary Runoff Over Graham
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- Dewayne Graham managed to win one box in Clark County in the June 13 runoff election, but still was a big loser overall.
The unofficial results showed Mike Ross beating Graham 1,365-526 in the democratic race for Fourth Congressional House of Representa...
- In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon
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- The Gurdon Sanitation Department will run its regular schedule Tuesday, July 4.
Designed by Grace gospel singing group will be in concert on June 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Beech Street Baptist Church. All are invited to attend.
The family of Sam and Al...
- Byers, Purtle Wed At Ceremony In Oklahoma
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- Angela Michelle Byers and James Sidney Purtle were married May 20, 2000 at 4:00 in the afternoon at the Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church of Bartlesville, Okla. The wedding was officiated by Rev. Paul Rummage.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs...
- Chamber Plans Cookout
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- The board of directors of the Gurdon Chamber of Commerce would like to invite all chamber members to a cookout Tuesday, June 27, at the city park.
The cookout is to show appreciation to the businesses of Gurdon who support the chamber of commerce. The c...
- Red Springs EHC
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- Where is the Gold in the Golden Years?' was the program on retirement given by Joyce Rutherford to the Red Springs Extension Homemakers Club June 15 at the Gurdon Municipal building.
Retirement means different things to different people. For some it al...
- Mildred Weir Thompson
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- Mildred Weir Thompson, 84, of Fayetteville died Monday, June 12, 2000, at Washington Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Thompson was born August 6, 1915, in the Mount Comfort Community, the daughter of Thomas Earl Weir. and Rachel Mae Lester Weir. Mrs. Thomp...
- Williams 'Wayne' Lyle
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- William Wayne' Lyle, 67, of St. Peters, Mo., died Sunday, June 11, 2000, at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo.
Mr. Lyle was born March 3, 1933, in Gurdon. He worked as a logistic engineer manufacturing aircraft for McDonnell-Douglas for 13 ye...
- Mary Magdalene Buck
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- Mary Magdalene Williams Buck, 85, died Thursday, June 15, 2000, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia.
Mrs. Buck was born Oct. 12, 1914, in Caddo Gap, the daughter of the late Robert Walter and Vera Green Parker Williams. She was a homemaker and a me...
- Community News
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- Revival services will be held at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Fountain Hill June 21, 22 and 23 at 7:00 nightly. Evangelist for the three days will Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon.
Willing workers program will be Sunday, ...
- Tarpley To Attend AEGIS At Lyon College
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- John Tarpley, a student at Gurdon High School, has been accepted in the Lyon College Academic Enrichment for the Gifted in Summer (AEGIS) program Shakespeare Page to Stage.
It is a residential program hosted by the college July 16 through Aug. 5. The p...
- Golden Oldies
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- I know everyone is thankful for the rain that we have been having. Our wonderful God knows just what we need and will supply it.
We were really busy with USDA commodity distribution last week and will start again Monday.
This week we will have a Coke w...
- White Oak Is First State Park To Be Remodeled
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- The first state park in Arkansas to be completely re-constructed is White Oak State Park at Bluff City.
It re-opened Friday, June 16. The park closed last year on July 5 for the overhaul.
The park first opened in 1969.
Heavy spring rains during the re...
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