Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 1, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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- Voters Say 'No' To Annexation In November Election
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- Annexation divided the citizenry of Gurdon and was a heated topic for several months.
This made the annexation issue one of the top stories in the area for 1996. The prospect of annexing a section into the city west of town was originally brough...
- Pineview Move From Gurdon Draws Battle In Early 1996
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- Absentee owners wanting to move the Pineview Nursing Home to Arkadelphia led to a heated battle in Gurdon in 1996, making it one of the top stories in the region.
The owners had announced their intentions to move the facility so they could have more ...
- Hunter Slain In '96
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- Opening day of deer season in 1996 proved to be fatal for a Prescott, with a Clark County man involved, making the murder one of the year's top stories in the region.
- Tornado Strikes Community
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- While most people were getting ready to barbecue something for the Memorial Day holiday, others were recovering from a tornado.
At least 30 homes were damaged, with more than $1 million in damages from the storm. Witnesses to the twister said th...
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- GHS Opens New Doors
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- It took longer than expected, but students were able to begin the 1996 segment of their school year in new facilities.
The new Gurdon High School being opened made it one of the top stories in Gurdon for 1996. School was let out on Jan. 12 and 1...
- New Industry Opens In Area During 1996
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- Along with a low unemployment rate, Clark County's economic outlook improved in 1996 with the opening of a new industry.
On May 7, Polycarbon officially opened in the Clark County Industrial Park, with local and area officials on hand for dedication ...
- Capps Awarded Job
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- Col. James A. Capps, Jr. has been named Commander of the 45th Medical Operations Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida.
The assumption of command ceremony took place December 19 at the base. Col. Capps was born in Prescott in 1940,...
- Rash Of Fires Start Year; Several Groups Stay Busy
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- Gurdon firefighters were busy as 1996 dawned in Clark County.
During the first 45 days of the year, a total of 21 fires were reported. The worst to occur was on Feb. 13, when an area resident lost control of a rubbish fire which threatened sever...
- In Our Time...
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- Events That Matter To Gurdon And Southern Clark County
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- Trash pick-up will be Thursday, January 2, instead of the normal Tuesday. Next week the pick-up will resume its normal day.
----- Anyone who wishes to nominate a former player or coach to be inducted in the Go-Devil Hall of Fame may do so ...
- Booklet Available To Stop Smoking During New Year
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- If kicking the smoking habit is on your list of New Year's resolutions, let the American Lung Association of Arkansas help make that resolution a reality.
A free booklet entitled "Clearing the Air" is being offered by the American Lung Associati...
- Post 911 Address
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- Some area residents don't believe in paying all of their bills -- especially bills owed to the Gurdon Fire Department.
During Monday night's meeting of the Gurdon City Council, GFD Chief Jake McBride said the department is owed about $10,000 for fire...
- Children's Theatre Hails Underground RR Heroine
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- The Children's Theatre celebrates black history with a tribute to the American heroine, Harriet Tubman, in its production of Thomas W. Olson's Harriet Tubman: A Glory Over Everything , January 3 through 19.
Born a slave, Tubman was known ...
- Amish Quilts To Be Displayed
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- Piece by piece the Amish women in Pennsylvania and the midwest created functional masterpieces through their quiltmaking.
The Decorative Arts Museum displays these remarkable examples from America's textile heritage in the exhibition Amish Qu...
- Options Available -
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- Get Facts Before Arthritis Treatment
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- When used properly, small joint replacement can be very successful, but only for those whose symptoms have not improved with other treatments, and only when done by a properly trained surgeon, reports the Arthritis Foundation.
The current issue ...
- Arts Center Chief Curator's Collection To Be Displayed
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- Since 1972 The Arknasas Arts Center, under the leadership of director and chief curator Townsend Wolfe, has focused its permanent collection, publications and exhibitions on drawings.
Because of his commintment to and expertise in the medium, Wol...
- 'Arkansasan Of The Year'
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- Treasurer To Be Honored
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- Arkansas State Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher will be honored as Easter Seals' 1997 Arkansan of the year on February 7 at a reception and dinner at Arkansas' Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock.
The Arkansan of the year award recognizes outstanding Arkan...
- OBITUARIES
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- Willadean Tarpley
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- Willadean Tarpley, 74, of Gurdon died Sunday, December 22, 1996. She was a member of South Fork Baptist Church and a beautician with 54 years of service.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Glynda Tarpley of Little Rock; a sist...
- Haskell Van Rogers
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- Haskell Van Rogers, 63, of Gurdon died Wednesday, December 25, 1996.
He was a truck driver for Smith Trucking and a veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include one son, Heath Rogers of California; his mother, Mary Rogers of Hope; three b...
- Work Exhibited
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- Over a period of 35 years, private collector William B. O'Neal assembled a remarkable collection of old master and modern drawings dating from the sixteenth through the twentieth century.
Fifty-seven drawings from this diverse collection will be ...
- Breathing Problems Irksome
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- One of the things that most of us take for granted is breathing. It's usually painless and trouble-free.
However, for individuals with asthma, a chronic inflammatory condition of the lungs, breathing can be laborious, painful and difficult. ...
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