Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 1, 1997 edition of Gurdon Times
- Garbage Problems Abound; Costs Gurdon $6,500 A Month
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- By JOHN MILLER
What to do with garbage is a major problem for most cities in the nation. Gurdon is no different. It costs the City of Gurdon $6,500 per month to have solid waste picked up, get it compacted and taken to the Saline County landfill....
- Go-Devils Scorch Hornets
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- By JOHN MILLER
For the fourth week in a row, the Gurdon Go-Devils emerged from the field of combat victorious. The latest victim was the Mineral Springs Hornets, who fell 22-21 Friday, Sept. 26. The Devils, though, made sure their fans had plenty...
- Go-Devils Scorch Hornets (cont)
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- 3, the Hornets ran three plays and were forced to punt.
The punt came to start the final 12 minutes. Antonio Gatlin fielded the boot at the 30, taking it to Gurdon's 49, where the Devils set up shop. The Devils ran eight plays, moving to the Hornet...
- Teacher Released From Contract
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- By JOHN MILLER
Two items were discussed in a special meeting of the Gurdon School Board, Thursday, Sept. 25. The board accepted the resignation of a second grade teacher and to allow the superintendent to accept the low bids on an asphalt contract ...
- Jobless Rate Skyrockets In July
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- By JOHN MILLER
For some bizarre reason, the unemployment rate in Clark County skyrocketed from June to July. According to data from the Arkansas Employment Security Division (ESD), the jobless numbers for the county rose from 3.1 to 7.4 percent dur...
- Forest Festival Pageant Is Saturday
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- This Saturday evening forty young ladies from across Clark county will compete for the titles of Tiny Miss, Little Miss, Princess and Queen of the fifteenth annual Forest Festival Pageant.
Tickets are now on sale at Billy's Main Street Florist. T...
- Business Trains Youth
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- By JOHN MILLER
A non-profit business exists in Clark County helping train young people for jobs. The Metal Working Connection works all over Arkansas, according to executive director Karen Brashears, training junior and senior high school students ...
- Healthy Lungs Are Celebrated
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- The months of October and November will be celebrated by the American Lung Association as Healthy Lungs Month in Arkansas.
During this time, volunteers will visit classrooms around the state and give no-smoking presentations to thousands of stude...
- Bachelor's Degree Offered
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- The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (UACCH) will offer a bachelor of arts degree in January with an emphasis in criminal justice, psychology and technical writing.
Officials at the two-year community college were recently told th...
- Fast Track Discussed
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- USDA Rural Development State Director John C. Edwards and Farm Service Agency Acting State Director Michael L. Dunaway met with Vice President Al Gore and Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman at the White House during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. Th...
- Sonic Is Summer Games Finalist
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- Employees of the Gurdon Sonic, who will be in national competition, are carhop, Kim Ingrum; fountain, Patty Adams; swichboard, Martha Smith; grill Kay Jones; dresser, Timmy Powell; and swamp, Mary Golden. The Gurdon crew will be traveling to Pamana Cit...
- Classy Moments
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- From GMS
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- We sure did enjoy the cooler weather last week, in fact we saw several jackets and heard comments like I'm freezing several times from various students. We are not hard to please, we just want to be comfortable.
We are collecting pennies, in fact...
- PPK Contest Is Successful
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- Over 30 participants took part in the NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick competition hosted by the South Clark County Jaycees on September 27 at Gus Brown Fields in Gurdon.
These youngsters earned the right to compete in the state competition to b...
- A Clean House Is A Healthy Home
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- by Barbara A. Holt, Ph.D
Clark County Extension Agent - Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension Service A clean house can boost health as well as spirits, especially for 50 million allergy sufferers this time o...
- Fund Raising Planned
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- The Gurdon Band Boosters would like to communicate to the community what is going on with the band members and parents. The Band Boosters met on September 2, 1997 in the high school band hall with 30 parents in attendance. Fund raisers agreed on the se...
- Dog Sale Set For Saturday
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- The 10th Annual Dog Sale and Trade Day will be held Saturday, October 4th at the 182 foxpen in the Maryette Community. Craft table setups will be available upon request.
Billy Bryan will be on hand with his complete supply of dog collar, leads a...
- 4-H News
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- Ron Matlock
County Extension Agent-Staff Chairman The forests and mountains of New Mexico helped shape the perception of Arkansas 4-H members. Some may say it was a call of the wild. For Trey and Leah, the wild answered back!
- Rudolph Gives Opinion Of 'Downtown' Arkadelphia
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- Dear Editor,
In the Daily Siftings Herald last week there was a letter from Mrs. Veda Morgan urging the Quorum Court to pursue the site on Main Street between 3rd and 4th for building a new courthouse. There was also a full page advertisement in...
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Gene Glover
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- Gene Glover, of Gurdon died Monday, September 22, 1997 at the age of 63. He was assistant manager of Piggly Wiggly in Gurdon, and a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Glover of Gurdon; a son, David Glover of...
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