Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 12, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Personnel Policy Approved By Gurdon Council
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- Finally, after four months of bickering, Gurdon has a personnel policy all departments have agreed to abide by.
However, the resolution creating a personnel committee did not pass easily nor without comment during the regular monthly meeting of the G...
- Personnel Policy Approved By Gurdon Council (cont)
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- into in the past, but found no solution to. He suggested the council get involved and help find the answer.
- Ultimatum Issued For Courthouse
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- Clark County Judge Grady Runyan has issued the Arkansas Historical Preservation Program an ultimatum.
The group has two months to put in writing it will raise $2 million to restore and renovate the Clark County Courthouse, or it will be torn down. ...
- President Clinton Pledges Aid Until Job Is Done
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- President Bill Clinton pledged the federal government's help in getting Arkadelphia rebuilt after the March 1 tornadoes.
These storms destroyed a third of the city, claiming six lives and injuring 102 others. Tuesday, March 4, Clinton toured the...
- Center Ridge Hit Again
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- Second Storm Within 12 Months
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- Saturday, March 1, was Memorial Day 1996 revisited for several residents in the Center Ridge community.
Last Memorial Day, a tornado swept through causing thousands of dollars in damage, but causing no injuries. March 1, the area was again struc...
- Financial Assistance Available
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- Help is available for victims of the March 1 tornadoes, which destroyed a third of Arkadelphia.
These storms left six dead, 102 injured, destroyed 45 homes, leaving 53 heavily damaged and another 163 with minor damage. A total of 67 mobile homes were...
- From GMS
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- Classy Moments
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- When we arrived to school Monday, March 3, we had about half of the lunch room flooded. We were able to get breakfast served by making a few adjustments. In fact we made a bad situation turn into one of "not so bad." This is just one of the many times w...
- Kindergarten Registration Set
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- Gurdon Primary School will have Kindergarten registration for children entering Kindegarten in August of 1997. The registration will be Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19.
To enroll a child for public school attendance for the first time, ...
- Pioneer EHC Has Meeting
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- The Pioneer Extension Homemakers Club meet February 11 in the newly decorated home of Alice Sorrells in the Hollywood Community. Fifteen members were present with one visitor.
Ruby Rollins, club president,opened the meeting with all reciting the...
- Tips Given On How To Cope After Storm Damage
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- Barbara A. Holt, Ph.D
County Agent-Home Economic Cooperative Extension Service Diaster struck Clark County last weekend. People have lost family members and friends, homes and personal belongings. If you think you and your neighbors...
- Loans Available
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- John Edwards, state director of USDA Rural Development, announced guidelines to assist people whose homes were lost or damaged by the storms that hit Nevada County.
USDA Rural Development provides financing for housing, infrastructure projects, ...
- Clean Up Tips Offered After Storms
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- Barbara A. Holt, Ph.D.
Clark County Extension Agent -- Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension Service CLEANING UP After the initial shock and survival of the tornado that swept through central Arkan...
- Obituaries
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- Nona Rodgers McLain
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- Nona Rodgers McLain, 90, of Gurdon, died Wednesday, March 5, 1997.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Chirstian Church of Gurdon. Surviviors include her husband, Raymond McLain of Gurdon; a brother, Loyd Pamplin of San Antonio, Tex...
- Hunter Ed Program Is Set
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- The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's `mandatory hunter education' regulation went into effect July 1, 1985. The regulation makes it unlawful for any person born after December 31, 1968, to take or attempt to take wildlife with firearms, crossbow or ...
- Baseball Season Underway
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- Gurdon's Diamond Devils have started their 1997 season, after weather delays.
Coach John Pace returns six from the 1996 crew, but lost 10. Pace said this year's team will be young, and will have no one swinging of pitching from the south side. There ...
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