- Festival Queens Named
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- By JOHN MILLER
Four new queens were crowned in Gurdon Saturday night during the Forest Festival Pageant.
And making the decision on who would reign was not easy for the three judges, as the competition was extremely tough.
Nonetheless, Adrianne P...
- Outlaws Force Forfeit
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- By JOHN MILLER
What we had here was a failure to officiate.
O what a bitter taste is defeat when ne'er battle was fought.
No matter how it's prettied up, Gurdon suffered its first defeat of the season Friday night and never took the field.
The...
- Outlaws Force Forfeit (cont)
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- ns made sure Lewisville's Red Devils remained winless with a 42-24 whipping.
Mineral Springs edged Murfreesboro 13-8 to put the Rattlers in a tough spot. Stamps, meanwhile, demolished Foreman 55-26.
According to the standings, Stamps leads the leag...
- Forest Festivities Set
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- Over 90 arts and crafts booths have been booked so far for the 17th annual Gurdon Forest Festival, according to Freddie Horne, festival coordinator. Organizers expect the number to exceed last year's total of 115.
All food booths have been booked...
- Rockefeller Visits At Coffee
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- By JOHN MILLER
Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller paid a visit to Gurdon Tuesday, Sept. 30.
He was in the area to visit with the 2025 Commission, but came to Gurdon for the Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee.
Rockefeller said getting out and about with t...
- Littering Costly For Two
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- By JOHN MILLER
Littering proved to be expensive for two Gurdon residents.
Lucille Beasley, 36, and Loretta Peoples, 28, both of Gurdon, were charged with littering and fined $325 each for their offenses.
According to reports, Beasley was ticketed...
- Annual Fire Prevention Underway
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- This week, October 5-11, is National Fire Prevention Week.
The Fire Related Burn Prevention Program is developed community partnerships to promote fire safety and awareness in each and every community. Some important components of this year's Fir...
- County's Sheriff's Office Goes To The Dogs
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- Clark County Sheriff Roy Tucker and Officer Mark House visited Central Arkansas Development Council Monday, Sept. 28. Sheriff Tucker presented a program, `Prevention Through Education' to those present, which included several adults from the Gurdon Sen...
- CLASSY MOMENTS
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- From GMS
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- Wow, What a Week! We really were busy last week at Gurdon Middle School. The Student Council conducted the first assembly for the year Tuesday. Several students assisted in the initiation of the new teachers and staff member.
Mrs. Hogue, secreta...
- Weight Per Bushel Varies With Crops
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- by Barbara A. Holt, Ph.D.
Clark County Extension Agent -
Family and Consumer Sciences
Cooperative Extension Service
Many consumers buy orchard and garden produce in large quantity to save a little money on the food bill. ...
- Pee Wee Team Playing Great
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- By JOHN MILLER
Even though the Go-Devils didn't play Friday night, there was Gurdon football last week.
The pee wee football team again traveled to Arkadelphia to tangle with teams there and posted a 22-12 win over the Red team.
Gurdon scored fir...
- Eric Griffin Memorial Run Slated For Forest Festival
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- The second annual Eric Griffin Memorial Run will be held in conjunction with the Gurdon Forest Festival on October 25.
The run will be held near the Methodist Church in downtown Gurdon with the following age groups and times: 12-14 years of age w...
- Mercy Center Has Topping Out Ceremony
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- Mercy Heart Center of St. Joseph's Regional Health Center held a topping-out ceremony Friday, October 3.
A topping-out ceremony is a tradition in which an evergreen tree is raised to the highest point of a structure. For the Nabholz Construction ...
- Gurdon High School Homecoming Parade Set
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- Gurdon High School's homecoming parade will be held Friday, October 17. The theme this year is, `You Can't Stop the Reign.'
The parade is sponsored by the GHS Student Council.
All businesses, churches and other organizations - and individua...
- Obituaries
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