Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 14, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Judge Reveals Plans For Courthouse
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- Fans of the Clark County Courthouse can relax.
Clark County Judge Grady Runyan has announced there are no plans to raze the structure. In fact, he said, it would be more economically viable for the county to find a way to restore and renovate the cou...
- Gurdon Police, FBI Arrest Man Suspected For Chicago Murder
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- Gurdon's Police Department worked with the FBI in capturing a suspect wanted for two murders in Chicago, Ill.
According to a report from the GPD, the FBI was given information the suspect, Alton McNeal, 20, of Chicago, was possibly in the Gurdon area...
- Murder Trial Is Set To Begin Monday
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- A pre-trial hearing was scheduled Wednesday, May 7, for Toby Craig, but didn't happen.
Craig, one of three men charged in the beating death of Jakie McKinnon on Nov. 9, 1996, had the pre-trial hearing scheduled, but because there was nothing for the ...
- Shaver To Retire As GPS Principal
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- Joe Ann Shaver, Gurdon Primary School principal, recently announced that she would retire at the end of the 1997 school year.
She will be honored with a reception at the Gurdon Municipal Building on Sunday, May 18, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. All frien...
- FFA Hands OUt Awards For Year
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- It's been a busy year for the Gurdon Future Farmers of America.
The FFA members competed in several contests during the school year and brought home plenty of hardware for their efforts. These efforts were honored Tuesday, May 6, at the Gurdon High S...
- Man Wanted For Murder Kills Self
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- A Georgia murder suspect killed himself in Prescott Monday, May 5.
According to the Arkansas State Police, Donald Richard Hooper, 50, of Waynesboro, Ga., stabbed himself while being followed by a state trooper and died after pulling off Interstate 30...
- Band Banquet Held
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- GHS Jazz Band Performs At Event
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- Music filled the air in the Gurdon High School cafetorium Thursday, May 8.
The GHS jazz band performed several numbers for the capacity crowd gathered for the annual GHS Band Banquet. The band also unveiled two original works. These were entitled "Fa...
- Graduation Is Friday At Gurdon
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- Graduation is set for this Friday night for the seniors of Gurdon High School. Commencement will be held at Gus Brown Stadium at 7:00.
Terrie Brown and Melanie Wilson are co-valedictorians of the 1997 class of seniors. Kadre Clark is salutatorian ...
- Former Gurdon Man Dies From Accidental Stabbing
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- Randy Gale Pitts, of Trumann Arkansas, formerally from Gurdon died Sunday morning of a stab wound sustained in a household accident, Authorities said.
Officers of the Trumann Police Department were called Sunday morning, May 4, 1997 shortly befor...
- Tonya Arnold Crowned Miss GMS
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- Tonya Arnold, an eighth grade student of Gurdon Middle School, was crowned Miss GMS in a ceremony held on April 26 in the auditorium. She was also selected as Miss Photegenic and waspresented roses. She is the daughter of Karen and Darren Tucker of Gurd...
- May Is Nation Wide Better Hearing Month
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- Speech, voice, and language disorders are serious, treatable, conditions that affect 14 million Americans. May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, a good time for Americans to take action to improve their speech and hearing and Ouachita Baptist Universi...
- Class For Arrangments Is Scheduled
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- Skeletonized magnolia leaves, sometimes called "angel feathers," can be used in dried arrangements, shadow boxes, wreathes and other decorations.
The thick magnolia leaves lend themselves durable decoratiave leaf structure. This technique ...
- From GMS
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- CLASSY MOMENTS
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- Just in case you have not noticed, `summer fever' is in the air, especially at GMS. Students are counting the days until school will be out. (And, truthful, several of the teachers are doing the same.) Of couse, we will be ready to start back to school...
- Students Handed Awards At Annual GHS Band Banquet
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- The Gurdon School bands' awards banquet was held in the high school cafeteria May 8.
Students presented `most improved awards' were Rolsbin Medina from GHS and Roy Wood from GMS. The beginning Band Music Award went to Rebecca Stephens. ...
- Camp Set
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- The American Lung Association of Arkansas announces it's annual Asthma Camp, in memory of Stella Boyle Smith, to be held July 20-25, 1997 at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock.
The camp is for children ages 6-16 with moderate to severe asthma who can...
- WCG Holds Convention
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- The Women of the Church of God (WCG) held their 1997 convention May 2-3 at the Snow Springs campground in Hot Springs. The theme of the convention was "Treasure these Values". Five of Gurdon's members attended the convention, Eula Wilson, Janet Toland, ...
- Beene Earns Scholarship
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- Becky Beene, a 1997 graduate of Arkadelphia High School, will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Shelter Insurance Foundation. The award is sponsored and partially funded by local Shelter agents John and Deborah Tackett.
Beene may apply the aw...
- News From Gurdon And Surrounding Community
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- MUSICAL GENIUS -- Andrea Morrison accepts one of the awards she won at the Gurdon Band Banquet, held May 8, at the Gurdon High School cafetorium, from school board member Stan Escalante. Morrison was voted most likely to become a band director and outstan...
- May Earns HSU Scholarship
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- The office of University Relations/Admissions of Henderson State University, announces Jerusha Lynn May has been awarded the Award of Achievement Scholarship for 1997-98. According to Vikita Bell Hardwrick, Director, the Award of Achievement Scholarship...
- Bike Tour Is Held
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- Over 170 cyclists from Arkansas and surrounding states took the Challenge and came out a winnenr. The American Lung Association of Arkansas' 6th Annual Clean Air Challenge Bike Tour was held April 26-27 and hosted over 170 riders raising over $60,000 to...
- Military Memorial Planned
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- Old Washington Historic State Park, in conjunction with Hope Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce, will celebrate the service and sacrifice of our armed forces, both past and present, Friday, Saturday and ...
- Civil War Campaign Recalled
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- A special presentation recognizing an 1864 Arkansas Civil War campaign was held as part of Heritage Day at White Oak Lake State Park, Saturday, May 10.
Parker Westbrook, of Nashville, presented a plaque to Arkansas State Parks Director Greg Butts com...
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Randy Gale Pitts
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- Randy Gale Pitts, 31, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at his home in Trumann.
Mr. Pitts was born October 27, 1965, in Salem. He had lived in Trumann for the past two years. He was a group leader for Roach Manufacturing Company in Trumann and a carrier...
- Danny Marion
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- Danny Marion, 38, of Gurdon, died Thursday.
He was a manager for Con Agra, and attended Center Point Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Jay Marion of Hot Springs and Matthew Marion of Gurdon; one daughter, Hannah Marion of Hot Spri...
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