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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 5, 1996 edition of Gurdon Times

After Tornado
Cleanup Work Begins
Once tornadoes hit in the Center Point community near Gurdon on Memorial Day, clean up began almost immediately thereafter.
Conservancy Protects Land
Protecting the land and creatures who live on it is the primary goal of the Nature Conservancy.
Bleachers To Be Rebid
Gurdon's School Board met Thursday, May 23, instead of Tuesday, May 21, as originally scheduled.
Sign Erected
Motorists driving along Highway 67 near Gurdon will notice a new sign on the horizon. The new Gurdon High School sign was erected Friday, May 31 by the Whatley Sign Co. of Texarkana. GHS Principal Leonard Gills and Carroll Coston, with First State Bank, t...
Aftermath Cleanup
Friends and relatives help Elsie Clark clean up damage from the Memorial Day tornado, which destroyed and outbuilding on her property and ripped trees from the ground in the above photo. The bottom picture shows the mobile home owned by Jonathan and Debbi...
Plenty Going On At Gurdon's Cabe Library During The Summer
There are some exciting things happening in Gurdon this summer.
HSU Graduates 172
The office of Academic Affairs at Henderson State University announced today that 172 collegians earned dean's list status for the spring semester.
225 Graduate from OBU
Two hundred twenty-five students received bachelor degrees during spring commencement exercises at Ouathita Baptist University on May 11 in the Bill Vining arena in the Roy and Christine Sturgis Physical Education Center.
4H Photo Winners Named
J.D. Buck, Robyn LeMay and Trey Burchfield are Clark County winners in the Arkansas Ross Foundation 4-H Photography Exhibit. The county level is sponsored by the Clark County Extension Service. Judges this year were Dr. Bill Downs and Jeff Root of Ouac...
Summer Reading Program Is Set
Blast Off with Books will be the theme for an independant reading program this summer at the Cabe Library.
Final GMS Honor Roll Announced
Gurdon Middle School's honor roll for the fourth nine weeks of school has been released. The students are listed under their respective grades.
4th Quarter Honor Roll
The following is a list of students at Gurdon High School who made honor role for the fourth grading period. All A's -- 9th grade
GMS Semester Honor Roll
The following is a list of students who made honor role for the spring semester at Gurdon High School. All A's -- 9th grade
Electrical Customers To Receive Credit
Members of South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative will receive an economic boost of $256,752 in time for back-to-school shopping this summer.
Johnson Gets CBC Scholarship
T.J. Johnson, a graduating senior at Gurdon High School has been awarded a Dean's Scholarship to Central Baptist College in Conway.
Saturday at Hope
Dance Students To Peform
Some of the students from Shirlene's School of Dance performed at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Prescott Saturday, June 1.
EHC Family Roundup Set
The ten Extension Homemakers Club in Clark County plan a Family Roundup at the Highway 7 Pavillion on DeGray Lake Friday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. New members will be introduced, and clubs will entertain one another after a pot luck supper. EHC family membe...
Art, Craft Workshops Are Planned
The Community Arts and Crafts Association of the Clark County Extension Homemakers Council will hold several craft workshops during the month of June. Registration is required. The events will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday at the EHC Building at the F...
Rug Braiding Seminar Slated
Rug braiding will be taught at two workshops in June sponsored by the Extension Homemakers Clubs of Clark County. On Tuesday evening, June 11 at 6:30 a session will be held at the EHC Buillding on the Clark County Fairgrounds in Arkadelphia. The worksh...

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