- Schools To Get At-Risk Program
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- A new program for at-risk students will be implemented in the Gurdon School District next year.
During its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, May 20, the Gurdon School Board heard from Burks Williams, the director of the At Risk Student Program in Hot...
- Schools To Get At-Risk Program (cont)
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The board voted 6-1 to go ahead with construction of the new GMS, with Escalante the lone negative vote.
Four buses were sold from the district's fleet. L&S Auto of Prescott turned in a bid for all four at $1,753, but was turn...
- Commission Working On New Budget
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- It's almost budget time for the Gurdon Water and Sewer Commission again.
Harold Hurst, department manager, told the commission a preliminary budget would be prepared for them next month, as the fiscal year begins June 1.
This year, he said at th...
- Tomorrow's Employees Need More Training
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- Preparing a work force for the next century is the goal of higher education in Arkansas.
Dr. Ken Martin, president of Ouachita Technical College in Malvern, informed the Clark County Industrial Council what OTC is doing to prepare the coming generati...
- Rumors Circulating On Office Closing
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- Rumors are circulating concerning the closing of the revenue office in Gurdon.
According to Gurdon Mayor Rick Smith, the city provides office space for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration at city hall. He said the ADFA has an employ...
- Courthouse To Be Renovated, Utilized
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- Clark County's courthouse will be renovated.
The courthouse will also be used to house offices.
But, it will not be used to operate the county from.
Clark County Judge Grady Runyan said the county will put $1 million into the renovation of ...
- Environmental Meetings Are To Be Conducted By Extension Service
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- The Cooperative Extension Service will conduct a series of educational meetings in every county in Arkansas to explain the potential value of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to farmers and other landowners.
Technical assistan...
- CLASSY MOMENTS
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- From GMS
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- Believe it not, we have finished the school year of 1996-1997. We find it hard to believe that the year has gone by so fast.
Here is how the last week went.
The students played flag football Monday of last week. This sponsored by the Gurdo...
- Extension Service
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- Barbara A. Holt, Ph.D.
Clark County Extension Agent--
Family and Consumer Sciences
Cooperative Extension Service
EXTENSION HOMEMAKER
ANNUAL MEETING
`Remembering the Past, Building the Future' is the theme...
- Church Women Meet
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- The Women of the Church of God met May 19 in the home of Shirley Smithpeters.
There were eight members present: Thelma Mizell, Rhoda Spruill, Doris Vance, Eulah Wilson, Vivian Spruill, Shirley Smithpeters, Janet Toland and Royetta Wright.
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- Garden Tiller Races Top Emerson Pea Festival
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- Ricky Waller fine tunes his racing garden tiller, Digger II, which in 1994 tilled 200 feet in 7.94 seconds, still the world record.
Looking for a new, unusual hobby? Or just need those weeds in that backyard tilled up -- fast?
There are s...
- Organization Seeking To Restore Monument
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- Two organizations seeking to restore the tornado-battered Confederate monument on the courthouse lawn in Arkadelphia are looking for two key pieces that have been missing since the statue was toppled March 1.
Cathy Slater, director of the Arkansas...
- Knowing Symptoms Can Cut Stroke Risks
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- Another good reason to get serious about reducing your risk of stroke: You may also stave off the devastation of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), according to the June '97 John Hopkins Medical Letter Health After 50 .
Recent research has indicat...
- Important Dates Are Released
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- David Goodson of the Clark County Farm Service Agency has a few timely reminders for Clark County farmers:
1.All crops, including hay and pasture and fruits and vegetables, have to be certified by July 15.
2.All producers who are getting fi...
- Dance Recital Is Set
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- The 1997 dance recital for Shirlene's School of Dance will be held Saturday, May 31, at 7:00 p.m. at Klipsch Auditorium in Hope on the third floor of the old city hall.
Dance students include Jordan Holland of Arkadelphia; Sara Booker of Emmet; T...
