Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 3, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- 61st Nevada County Fair Begins September 16
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- By JOHN MILLER
Whoa! Football season hasn't even officially started and it's already time for the 61st Annual Nevada County Fair. The fair will be held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds Sept. 16-20, with plenty of activities for everyone to be in...
- Murder Conviction Appealed By Craig
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- By JOHN MILLER
Intent to appeal the first degree murder conviction of Toby Craig has been made by the Honey and Honey Law Firm. In fact, the intent was made the same day Craig was convicted for the beating death of Jake McKinnon, Friday, Aug. 15. ...
- Meeting Is Planned At Emmet
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- The Emmet School District will hold a public meeting on September 8 in the school cafetorium to inform patrons of the school's goals and improvements.
Emmet Elementary School's report will be given by Floyd Pollock, elementary principal. ...
- Health-A-Rama Is This Weekend In Prescott City Park
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- By JOHN MILLER
Prescott's City Park will be packed to its limits Saturday, Sept. 6 as Ronald McDonald comes to town. Ronald McDonald, the world's most famous clown, is coming to Prescott to help kick off the First Annual Health-A-Rama. After all, Ro...
- Regional Landfill Is Awarded Grant
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- A grant for $126,924 has been awarded to the Upper Southwest Regional Solid Waste Management District.
The grant came from the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology. The announcement of the award to the Upper Southwest was made in a rel...
- New Guidelines May Cost Lives
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- By JOHN MILLER
A proposed rule by the Health Care Financing Administration (HFCA) could spell disaster for many people. According to the proposed HFCA ruling, ambulance services with paramedic care wold not be allowed to use their advanced live sup...
- Football Season Begins; Wolves To Host Ashdown
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- After a month of grueling practice and scrimmages, the Curley Wolves will kick off the football season Friday night at the PHS stadium.
The Wolves will host Class AAA Ashdown at 7:30. Last year the Wolves trounced the Panthers 27-12, scorin...
- Arkansas Facing Water Quality Threats
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- That spilled paint in the storm drain or oil spot in the driveway might not seem like much, but they're part of Arkansas' biggest water pollution problem nonpoint source pollution.
"Nonpoint source pollution is caused by rainfall or snowmelt movi...
- Preventing Nonpoint Source Pollution
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- There are plenty of things Arkansans can do to help cut down on one of the state's biggest water quality threats nonpoint source pollution, says Rex Roberg of the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas.
Some ideas from Roberg:
- Arkansas, Louisiana To Conserve Aquifer
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- Water users on both sides of the Arkansas-Louisiana line are teaming up to help save the Sparta aquifer's water quality and quantity.
"Here's the problem. The aquifer which supplies over 80 percent of our water in South Arkansas is being depleted...
- Efficient American Farmers Help Protect Wildlife Habitat
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- If American farmers and ranchers weren't so efficient and productive, they would have to plow up an additional 10 million square miles of wildlife habitat to raise the same amount of food that they raise presently, says Dr. Tom Troxel, livestock specia...
- Military News
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- Specialist Frederick G. Gulley of Little Rock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lazarus Gulley of Rosston, a member of CO A (-)1--153 Infantry at Prescott Army National Guard has been awarded the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (2nd Award). He is currentl...
- Rescue Message Added To Video
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- The National Arbor Day Foundation announced recently the inclusion of a public service announcement (PSA) for its Rain Forest Rescue program on Buena Vista Home Video's release of Jungle 2 Jungle, starring Tim Allen, a foundation member.
The PSA...
- New Card Extends To 1998
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- Plan ahead for the 1998 golf season and finish up the 1997 season, all for the low price of $40.
Purchase the new American Lung Association of Arkansas' 1998 Golf Privilege Card in advance through October 31 for only $30 and receive the 1997 Car...
- Obituaries
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- Charles U. McVay
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- Charles U. McVay, 86, formerly of Prescott, died Monday, August 25, 1997, in Wichita, Kansas.
He was a retired Boeing Airplane Co. employee. Survivors include his wife, Hazel McVay; a son, Charles McVay Jr. of Wichita; a daughter, Jerry An...
- Darrell A. Marsh
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- Darrell A. Marsh, 90, of Prescott died Friday, August 29, 1997, at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas.
He was born January 27, 1907, in Prescott to John Clyde and Jarvie Aburrow Marsh. Mr. Marsh was a retired U.S. Secret Service a...
- Shawn Worthey McCully
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- Shawn Worthey McCully, 22, of Blanchard, La., formerly of Hope, died Saturday, August 30, 1997, of cancer.
He was born February 4, 1975, in Hope. he was a member of First Baptist Church of Blanchard. Survivors include his father and stepmo...
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