Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 18, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Leaders Moving Forward In Arkadelphia
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- Arkadelphia's leadership is showing as the city and county battle back from the March 1 tornado devastation.
Area leaders are working to get those in need the necessities they must have, including food, shelter and clothing. They are also working to ...
- Leaders Moving Forward In Arkadelphia (cont)
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- reet location is the best place to build, should the court decide to build on land the county doesn't currently own.
"I'm not against the spot," he said, "I'm against taking people's homes. But it's part of the duties of office, and I swore to uphold...
- Courthouse Location Concerns Attorney
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- An Arkadelphia attorney has expressed concerns about building a new Clark County Courthouse at the Third and Fourth street location.
Travis Mathis, who represents property owners living on Third and Fourth streets in downtown Arkadelphia, said they d...
- Task Force Now Commission
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- What began as a task force to help Arkadelphia rebuild after the March 1 tornadoes, has become a commission with legal authority.
The Arkadelphia 2025 Commission, formerly the 2025 Task Force, was established shortly after the F-4 tornadoes destroyed...
- Office Closing Is Rumor Only
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- Rumors circulating about the closing of Gurdon's Revenue Office are not true.
According to Booie Williams, district manager, the Gurdon office will not be closed. She said the people of Gurdon have no need to worry about this occurring any longe...
- Clinton Day Dinner Is June 27th At HSU
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- The Clark County Democratic Committee will hold its second annual William Jefferson Clinton Day dinner Friday, June 27. The event will be held at the Day Armory of the Garrison Center on the campus of Henderson State University in Arkadelphia beginning...
- Two From Gurdon Earn DDS
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- Two 1990 graduates of Gurdon High School received doctor of dental surgery (DDS) degrees from the University of Tennessee at Memphis during commencement ceremonies on June 6 at the Mid-South Coliseum.
J. Michael Plyler is the son of Larry and Sar...
- Obituaries
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- Alice Louise Buckner
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- Alice Louise Buckner, 70, of Gurdon died Friday, June 13, 1997, in St. Joseph Hospital in Hot Springs.
She was born December 3, 1926, in Gurdon and was a member of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon. She was a retired cook for Area Agency on ...
- Ernest Nelson Conant
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- Ernest Nelson Conant, 85, of Arkadelphis died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at Windsor Haven.
Born March 7, 1912, in Springfield, Mo., he was the son of the late Warden Willis and Ettie Taylor Conant. He was a dairy farmer, first manager of Group Livi...
- Letter To The Editor:
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- To the Editor:
Democracy is not a spectator sport -- for it to survive and flourish, we all must become involved. This is the message I heard from 237 high school students representing 22 Arkansas high schools who recently participated in the Cl...
- Bell Co. Delaying Its Phone Book
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- In order to give storm victims more time to re-establish permanent phone numbers and addresses, Southwestern Bell has delayed the publication of the Arkadelphia-Gurdon telephone directory until October, the company announcaed today.
"Many of our...
- Craft Guild Seeking Judges
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- The Arkansas Craft Guild is now accepting membership applications for its summer jury. Applicants must be Arkansas residents to qualify.
The Arkansas Craft Guild, a member-owned cooperative comprised of 300 craft artists, was organized in 1962 to...
- Programs Focus On Nature
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- White Oak Lake State Park has planned a series of programs focusing on `Learning about the Natural World.'
Thursday, June 19, at 3:30, there will be a video about nature's amusing ways, entitled, `Fantastic Follies.' Friday, June 20, there...
- Mountainfest August 1-3 In Mena
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- Queen Wilhelmina State Park and the Ouachita Arts and Crafts Guild will host Mountainfest on August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 1997. Mountainfest is highlighted by live music and a wide range of high quality arts and crafts. This annual event has been an impor...
- Welfare Reform Act Has Tough Changes
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- from State Sen. Mike Ross
The new federal welfare reform act requires all states to adopt stricter child support enforcement laws. Arkansas is one of 35 states that has approved the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. All states must co...
- Historic Group Ready For Grants
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- The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is preparing its annual Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant application for the 1998 fiscal year.
The HPF provides about one-half of the funding for ...
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