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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 2, 1996 edition of Gurdon Times

New GMS Still Possible
A new middle school may still be in the works with the Gurdon district.

Gurdon School Superintendent Bobby Smithson outlined a plan to build a new middle school near the new high school during the September meeting of the school board last Tuesday.<...

New GMS Still Possible (cont)
f the year.

It will cost about $63,000 to fund all personnel needs, Smithson said. The district has $50,000 not budgeted, which will remain if no students are lost. Because of this, he said, these positions could be added, but the board needs to ex...

Air Expo Plans Now Complete
Plans for the first annual Gurdon Forest Festival Air Expo are almost complete.

Members of the Gurdon Airport Commission met Thursday, Sept. 26, to finalize plans and decide what would go where at Lowe Field.

The airport will be closed for three h...

FIRE SUSPICIOUS
Arkansas State Police are investigating a fire which destroyed a home in Gurdon Wednesday, Sept. 27. An explosion, according to ASP, ripped through the brick structure around 10 p.m., injuring one man, Andre Barnes, 30. The house was owned by James Marks,...
Proposal Would Keep Courts Out Of Schools
Amendment 1 Vote Set For November 5 Election
In an effort to keep the courts out of the state's schools, Amendment 1 has been proposed for the Nov. 5 General Election.

Amendment 1, should it pass, would require all school districts in Arkansas to have a base property tax of 25 mills for the main...

Upgrades At Lowe Field Are Continuing
Instead of talking about the upcoming Forest Festival Air Exposition, Mary Burns told of improvements at Lowe Field.

Burns, a member of the Gurdon Airport Commission, was the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Clark County Industrial Counc...

Jester To Perform At Annual Festival
LeAndra Jester, 17-year-old daughter of Sherell and Carla Jester of Gurdon, will be one of the featured entertainers for the 16th annual Gurdon Forest Festival.

The festival will be held on Main Street in Gurdon Saturday, October 26. Bandstand shows ar...

Miscues Kill Go-Devils In 7A Loss
John Pace unveiled a secret weapon Friday night as the Go-Devils hosted Mineral Springs.

Unfortunately, mental mistakes and turnovers proved to be too much for Gurdon to overcome as the Hornets stung for a 19-0 win, dropping Gurdon to 0-3 on the seaso...

Martin Wins Season Ender
Jimmy Martin of Gurdon won the championship in the 1996 Pure Stock Points at the Thunder Mountain Super Speedway at Glenwood recently.

Racing season is now over.

Other Gurdon drivers who finished the 1996 racing season at the speedway were Dewight M...


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