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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 3, 1996 edition of Gurdon Times

Gurdon Leaders Attend Seminar
Gurdon was well represented at the Arkansas Municipal League Convention in Little Rock recently.

Mayor Rick Smith and city recorder/treasurer Tambra Smith both attended the function.

The two, upon arrival, split up to attend as many worksh...

League Wants To Dump Income Tax
Municipal leaders throughout Arkansas favor doing away with the state's income tax.

A resolution to this effect was passed at the recent Arkansas Municipal League (AML) meeting in Little Rock.

What the city leaders prefer would be to get r...

Getting Ready
Lori Thomas, reporter, and Leah Lynn, treasurer, set up the Gurdon Future Farmer's of America fireworks booth as they prepare for an onslaught of customers who want to celebrate the Fourth of July in style by firing bottle rockets, firecrackers and otherw...
Pet Therapy
Members of the Hilltop 4-H Club in Clark County took their animals to Pineview Nursing Home to meet the residents. Above, Erletta Sudsberry and Rhoda Spruill pet Kelli McKinnon's sheep.
Setting Up
Coach Joe Kizer, Street Superintendent Jim Caldwell and Mark Francis worked to build playground equipment at the city park recently. This equipment was purchased with grant money from the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Department. The three are shown building...
Gurdon Baywatch
Eight local young people recently completed the Advanced Lifesaving and Water Safety course at the Red Martin Country Club. These students had previously taken five years of swimming and two other water safety courses. Those being certified were: Carey St...
Unemployment Rate Lowest In The State
Clark County has the bragging rights for having the lowest unemployment rate in the state for April.

According to figures released from the Arkansas Security Division, Clark County's jobless rate was 2.3 percent, dropping from 2.9 percent in March...

Holiday Closings
Most businesses in Gurdon will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4.

Both First State Bank of Gurdon and Horizon Bank will be closed. However, both financial institutions will be open for regular hours Friday.

EHC Renews Craft Workshops
Due to renewed interest in the workshops, Community Arts and Crafts Association of the Clark County Extension Homemakers Council have rescheduled two workshops. The first one will be in Decorated Bird Houses workshop on Monday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. The...
Compressor Main Part Of AC
It's the most important part of an air conditioning unit.

Without it, the unit simply does not work.

Members of the Clark County Industrial Council were told of the importance of air conditioning compressors by Rick Izor, plant manager for...


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