Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 30, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Plans Needed For Disasters
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- Having a plan on what to do when a disaster hits was the message given to the Gurdon Rotary Club Thursday, July 24.
Jim McAlister, Arkadelphia City Manager, said having a disaster plan is critical. He said the documentation should identify key people...
- Gurdon Police Busy Solving Crimes, Making Arrests
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- A Gurdon man was arrested following the recent trial of another.
According to reports from the Gurdon Police Department, Cordell Quarles, 21, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, crack cocaine, with intent to deliver. These cha...
- Water Department Audit Clean
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- Books for the Gurdon Water and Sewer Department are all clear, according to the annual audit.
Ronny Rodgers, with Taylor, Rodgers, Turner and Malone Ltd. Certified Public Accountants, said everything looked good from their study. In fact, the ne...
- Lightning Kills Worker
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- Lightning killed a worker in the Clark County Industrial Park Wednesday afternoon.
According to Clark County Sheriff Troy Tucker, James A. Bowen, 24, from Lawton, Okla., was struck by lightning while he and two others, Javier Ortega, 18, and Pedro Mu...
- Two Killed In Wreck
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- Tuesday afternoon's severe weather proved fatal to an Arkadelphia mother and son.
According to reports from the Arkansas State Police, Troop K, Kendal E. Fort, 21, of Arkadelphia, was traveling east on Interstate 30 when the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier s...
- Satellite Park Nears Completion
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- Plans for the industrial access road to a proposed satellite industrial park near Interstate 30 are almost done.
This good news was presented to the Clark County Industrial Council by project engineer Charles Summerford at the regular monthly CCIC me...
- Golf Cards Still Available
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- Golfers who have bought the 1997 Golf Privilege Card are enjoying Arkansas golf this summer at various golf courses across the state.
For only $30 a card or 4 for $100, you can play at 101 different courses statewide and hit buckets of balls at 2...
- Alzheimer's Disease Still Uncurable
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- Dr. Sandra B. Nichols, Director
Arkansas Health Department A person with Alzheimer's disease will live on average of eight years and as many as 20 years from the onset of symptoms. The causes are not known and although medical researc...
- Rabies Risk Should Not Be Taken Lightly
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- Dr. Sandra B. Nichols, Director
Arkansas Department of Health Within the past forty years, only two human rabies deaths have been reported in Arkansas. However, the low number of deaths does not mean that risk should be taken lightly....
- Spending Time With Family Vital
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- We hear a lot about violence in today's world. There are no quick fixes for violent behavior, but all of us can play a role in reducing violence, starting with our own families.
Perhaps the most important thing you can do is to spend enough time ...
- Band Practice Begins August 8
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- Gurdon School band students in grades eight through 12 should be ready to work at the Gurdon High School band hall starting August 4 beginning at 8:30 each day and going until 12:00 noon.
Practice will begin August 4 and go through August 8. ...
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- Football Practice Begins August 8
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- Players on the Ouachita Baptist University Tiger football team are expected to report for fall practice on Wednesday, August 13, according to OBU head coach Jimmy `Red' Parker.
Parker said he expects about 65 athletes on campus when drills open.<...
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Lelia Darnyella Cornish
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- Lelia Darnyella (Pooh) Cornish, 17, of Gurdon died Sunday, July 21, 1997, in an automobile accident.
She was born May 24, 1980, in Lewisville. She was a sophomore at Gurdon High School, where she was also a member of the band, flagline, the Nutit...
- Randy Dale Haynie
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- Randy Dale Haynie, 45, of Jacksonville died Sunday, July 27, 1997.
He was a Baptist, an electrician and an Army National Guard Veteran. Survivors include one son, Justin Dale Haynie of Vilonia; his parents, Doyle and Ruby Haynie of Gurdon;...
- Escalante Earns Awards At HSU Coterie
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- BRANDI ESCALANTE
An offensive shooting skills clinic was held July 20-22 at Henderson State University (HSU) with Gurdon's Brandi Escalant winning five of 15 catagories in her age division. The camp, directed by women's ba...
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