Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 29, 1999 edition of Gurdon Times
- Hornets Sting Go-Devils In 7AA Football Opener
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- Ouch!
The Gurdon Go-Devils took it on the chin Friday night as the Mineral Springs Hornets posted a 35-7 win.
It was ugly and little more can be said about it. The Devils didn't play a good game, and the Hornets were loaded for bear.
In Gurdon's last ...
- One Arrested In Armed Robbery
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- One person was arrested in the armed robbery of a Gurdon convenience store.
The incident occurred Sunday, Sept. 19, around 5:10 a.m., according to reports from the Gurdon Police Department.
The suspect entered the Redi-Mart on Highway 53, going to get ...
- Businesses Warned Of Checks
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- Area business people should be on the lookout for three black women who are passing counterfeit Wal-Mart payroll checks.
According to area law enforcement officials, these checks are fraudulent and appear to be made either by a computer or copy machine....
- Teachers Given $1,400 Raise
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- Gurdon School District teachers will celebrate 2000 with big grins. They will be receiving an across the board $1,400 raise.
The board passed a motion at the September 21 meeting to raise the pay by $1,400 across the board. The total cost to the distri...
- Parker To Take Over Water Project
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- The Greenville Water Project has been paused by tragedy.
Charles McClendon, Jr., contractor and owner of McClendon Constructions Co., suffered severe injuries and the loss of immediate family members in a recent auto accident.
McClendon Construction ...
- Festival Deadline Near
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- Time is winding down for young ladies planning to enter the 15th Annual Forest Festival Pageant.
This year's pageant will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at the old Gurdon High School auditorium.
There will be four divisions of competition, starting with Ti...
- In Our Times
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- The newly formed Lions Club is now able to begin collecting old eye glasses. The collection point in Gurdon is the First Baptist Church or you can call Charles Shaver at 353-4640. The club will also have a booth at the Forest Festival.
Old glasses are r...
- Miriam Louise Eby
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- Miriam Louise Eby, 85, died Wednesday, September 22, 1999, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Eby was born October 31, 1913, in Curtis, the daughter of the late Sidney and Callie Langley Thomas. Mrs. Eby was a housewife and a Baptist. She wa...
- Forthman Reunion Held
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- The Forthman reunion was held September 18. Jim and Rozetta (Gills) Forthman moved to Gurdon in 1901 from Hathaway, Tenn., with their family, Corbett, Ethel, Raymond and Carl. They bought the Bill Harrison place near Crossroads Church. Don Smithpeters li...
- Website Offers Tips On Woody Plants
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- If you've got a hankering to add some woody plants to your landscape, where can you go to find information about those plants?
One of the University of Arkansas' newest Websites may be the ticket for you, according to Stephen Myers, head of the Cooperat...
- Golden Oldies
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- The week of September 20-24 we enjoyed several activities. We played bingo Monday, and there was a council meeting. Tuesday evening was dine out night. On the 23rd, Allen Wimberly, Gurdon High School band director, brought some students to play for us.
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- Community News
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- The officers and members of the Providence A.M.E. Church in the Kansas community will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Flostene Quarles, fourth pastor's appreciation services Sunday, October 3, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are...
- Volunteers Needed
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- In every community there are dozens of organizations needing volunteers. Most of these agencies and associations are providing important services and deserve help.
How do you choose the one for you?
Here are some ideas from Diane Jones, family consumer...
- Bird, Riley To Wed
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- On October 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Cross Roads Baptist Church on Kansas Road near Gurdon Sharee Mae Bird and Billy Riley Jr. will be united in marriage.
Sharee is the daughter of Randy and Teresa Bird of Gurdon. Her grandparents are Jimmy and Gladys Bird of ...
- Hunter Ed Classes Offered
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- A hunter education course will be held at Gurdon City Hall on Saturday, October 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You must attend all sessions to complete the course
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's mandatory hunter education regulation went into ef...
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