Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 6, 1996 edition of Gurdon Times
- Annexation Measure Fails, 413-382
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- By JOHN MILLER
There will be no annexation in Gurdon. Tuesday night's General Election results showed 413 opposed the measure, while 382 voted for the annexation. Amazingly, there were no representatives from either side of the issue on han...
- Heavy Voter Turnout Delays Ballot Count
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- By JOHN MILLER
Because of a huge voter turnout, there was a shortage of ballots in the Manchester, Hollywood area along with JP district 5. This led to a delay in getting the votes counted as more than 200 had to be tabulated by hand. Accor...
- Donating Organs Saves Lives
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- By JOHN MILLER
Donating organs can save lives. This is the message Valerie Jackson presented to the Gurdon Rotary Club, Oct. 13. Jackson is works with the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicles on getting donor registry for transplants. She ...
- Rebel Flag Leads To Uncivil Actions
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- By JOHN MILLER
A Confederate flag bandanna led to an altercation, which resulted in two Gurdon High Students being suspended. It also caused a special called meeting of the Gurdon School Board Monday night. According to the victim's mother,...
- Rebel Flag Leads To Uncivil Actions (cont)
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- give her daughter detention, but refused.
"I'm disgusted with what she said," the mother continued, "but I expect the same treatment for her as others who call names. I know what she said was horrible, but I've heard others called worse names and no...
- Theft Problem Being Taken Care Of
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- By JOHN MILLER
A problem of theft has been alleviated, though not stopped, at the Gurdon Middle School gym. The issue of the thefts was discussed during a special called meeting of the Gurdon School Board Monday night, with Athletic Director Joh...
- Obituaries
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- James Ardell Horne
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- James Ardell Horne, 81, of Arkadelphia died Saturday, November 2, 1996. He was a plant manager for International Paper. Survivors include his wife, Geneva Norris Horne of Arkadelphia; a stepdaughter, Dalene Malcom of Arkadelphia; a brother, Neil...
- Jimmy Lee Renfro
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- Jimmy Lee Renfro, 53, of Gurdon died Monday, November 4, 1996. He was a draftsman for Reynolds Metal Company. He attended the First United Methodist Church of Gurdon. Survivors include his wife, Margie Renfro of Gurdon; two sons, Brett Renfro a...
- Christmas Workshop To Be Held At Old Washington
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- To help you decorate this year, Old Washington Historic State Park is hosting a Christmas Designers Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 16. The fee is $20 and includes lunch. Then, return to the town on December 7 when the park, in conjunct...
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- Beautification Project Set
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- The South Clark County Jaycees are in the process of acquiring the matching funds for one of the community beautification projects. The club chose the wall project. The chapter will choose a wall in the downtown area to have a mural of all the histo...
- Honor Roll Released For First Nine Weeks At GMS
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- Gurdon Middle School honor roll has been announced for the first nine weeks. 5th grade: All A's, Nikita Briscoe and Robyn LeMay; A's and B's: Michael Benson, Phillip Brady, Amanda Branson, Jonathan Gonzales, Josh Jordan, Lindett Kadiri, Lacey Loy, ...
- Go-Devils Snakebit By Rattlers
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- By JOHN MILLER
To say Friday night's game between Gurdon and Murfreesboro was ugly would be a compliment. Both teams had trouble holding onto the ball, and each suffered penalty problems throughout the game. The Go-Devils were snakebit as t...
- Go-Devils Snakebit By Rattlers (cont)
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- couldn't handle it as the ball rolled out of the end zone for a safety, and two more points for the Rattlers.
Kicking from the 20, Gurdon booted the ball to Brooks at the Rattler 38. Brooks gave his team excellent field position at the 49. Chip...
- Deer Season Opens Saturday, Predictions Good For Area
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- Favorable conditions and more liberal hunting rules could make the 1996-97 Arkansas deer season a dandy, said Mike Cartwright, deer and elk coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Last year, a record 163,924 deer were taken by Arkansa...
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