Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 11, 1999 edition of Gurdon Times
- City Council Approves Contractor; Police Officer Hired
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- Much was done in the 90 minute meeting of the Gurdon City Council Monday night.
- City Council Approves Contractor; Police Officer Hired (cont)
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- school, he said, is surrounded by the city, but has never officially been annexed.
- Stink Raised Over Proposed Landfill Site Near Gurdon
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- Concerns about a proposed landfill have been voiced by a concerned citizen.
- Finances Cause Granny's Walk
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- When Jack Kerouack wrote "On The Road" it spawned the beat generations.
- Finances Cause Granny's Walk (cont)
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- look forward to each and every day, but it's hard to say goodbye to the people I meet. I get to know them and have to leave.
- Classrooms Should Be Ready At GPS When School Starts
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- Classrooms at Gurdon Primary School should be ready to go by the first day of school, Aug. 19.
- Unemployment Drops In County
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- Clark County's unemployment dropped again in May, according to the Arkansas Employment Security Division (ESD).
- In Our Times
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- Tornado sirens in Gurdon will be tested at noon every Wednesday, weather permitting.
- Community News
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- Revival services are in progress this week at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Antoine at 7:00 every night. Everyone and all churches are invited. Rev. Porshia of Sparkman will be the evangelist for the week. Rev. Rufus R. Hatley is pastor.
- Center Awarded Two Grants
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- Hours of Joy Child Care, Inc. received two DHS grants and one Juvenile Justice Grant. HOJCC received one of the top scores in ratings. The grants will serve DHS clients in 10 regional counties. HOJCC has been in operation since 1985 and serves many childr...
- Burchfield Elected To 4-H Office
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- Trey Burchfield has been elected to serve as a 1999-2000 4-H state officer. Burchfield will serve in the position of reporter.
- Dogwood Trees Are Available
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- Ten free white flowering dogwood trees will be given to each person who joins The National Arbor Day Foundation during August 1999.
- Three GHS Students Selected To Attend Governor's School
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- This year three students from Gurdon High School were selected to attend the 1999 Arkansas Governor's School (AGS) for the gifted and talented.
- GJHS Cheerleaders Plan Artistic Photos
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- The Gurdon Junior High cheerleaders will be sponsoring 'Artistic Photos' on Saturday, August 14, at Cabe Middle School.
- Deaths, Funerals
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- Jessie Irene Medcalf
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- Jessie Irene Callaway Medcalf, 73, of Curtis went to her Lord, Thursday August 5, 1999, at her daughter's home in Texarkana, Texas.
- Dora Bert Marsh
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- Dora Bert Marsh, 87, of Gurdon died Saturday, August 7, 1999.
- Quitting Is Best
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- BARBARA HOLT, Ph.D.
CLARK COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
- Bell, Purifoy Wedding Is Saturday
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- Amanda Bell of Gurdon and Michael Purifoy of Prescott would like to announce their upcoming marriage.
- Volunteer Award Set
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- Individuals and groups providing volunteer services to older Arkansans will be recognized by the presentation of Eldercare Volunteer Corps Awards on October 22.
- Hope Watermelon Festival This Weekend At Fair Park
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- The 23rd annual Hope Watermelon Festival is set for August 12 through 15 in Hope's Fair Park.
- Agency Wants Most Of The Money From Settlement
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- The Arkansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging has asked the state's lenders to consider the elderly when deciding on how to spend funds from the tobacco settlement.
- Reservation System Canned At Parks
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- Campers at lakes Ouachita, Greeson and DeGray will be glad to learn that the future is rapidly changing back to the past.
- Ross Challenges Dickey To Reform
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- State Senator Mike Ross of Prescott, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress in District Four, challenged Congressman Jay Dickey to sign the discharge petition to allow a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives on the Shays-Meehan legislation, a bipartis...
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