Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 8, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times
- You Count! Census Set To Begin Soon
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- Everyone counts.
This message is being spread across Arkansas by Secretary of State Sharon Priest.
Priest is on the road, visiting every one of the state's 75 counties, trying to get people involved with the 2000 census.
The census is done on ...
- GPD Warns Of '809' Scam
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- A possible scam is floating around dealing with 809" area codes.
According to information from the Gurdon Police Department, this Internet phone scam first appears as an email with the subject line of "Alert" or "Unpaid Account."
This message is being...
- Meth Lab Busted, Two Charged
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- Two Gurdon area residents have been arrested and face charges of running a methamphetamine lab.
According to information from the Clark County Sheriff's Office, shortly after midnight Wednesday, March 1, CCSO deputies and officers with the Arkansas Stat...
- Firstar Takes Over
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- It's official, Mercantile Bank is now Firstar in Gurdon.
The Firstar sign has replaced Mercantile's across the state. This is the result of Firstar's acquisition of Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc. in Sept. 1999.
This acquisition made Firstar the 15th...
- Tests For Census Workers To Be Given Today In Gurdon
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- Want to earn some extra money?
Tests for census surveyors will be held Wednesday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. in the Hoo Hoo building on Main Street in Gurdon. Those passing the test and being hired can make $9.25 per hour and be paid 32.5 cents per mile driv...
- Classy Moments
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- A big congratulations goes to the Cabe Middle School girls choir, as they received superior ratings in performance and sight-reading at the Southwest Region Choir Festival. Mrs. Hitt, choir director, was absolutely beaming with adoration for the choir me...
- Lunch Menu
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- Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of March 13-17 are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Middle school students will not be served tea.
Primary School
BREAKFAST
MONDAY: Super doughnut, toast and fruit.
TUESDAY: Pop-Tart, toast a...
- College News
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- Caroline Curry, a first-year law student from Gurdon, has been named to the dean's honor roll at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Those named to the list have earned a grade average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale, on 12 hours of course study or...
- Golden Oldies
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- Several seniors, along with Charlotte Shepherd, Clark County coordinator for the senior adult centers, attended Dialogue 2000, on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University Tuesday evening, Feb. 29. The Dialogue 2000 meeting brought together local busines...
- Community News
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- Women In Red sponsored by Section I, W.M.U. will be March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of the city. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Linda Clark of Hope. Each president of the Section I is encourage...
- Helen Mae Goldsby
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- Helen Mae Goldsby, 80, of Gurdon died February 3, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Goldsby was born Sept. 21, 1919, in Gurdon, the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Brown. She was a retired employee of Arkadelphia Human Development Center and a member of New ...
- Saving Money: Continue Looking For Ways After Home Purchase
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- CLARK COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES
Remember when you bought your home? Chances are you spent weeks searching for the lowest rate mortgage with the fewest points. You knew this strategy would save yo...
- World Day Of Prayer Is Held
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- World Day of Prayer was held Friday, March 3, in the evening at the Presbyterian Church. The program was about Indonesia and the cultural problems the citizens, especially women and children, encounter on a daily basis.
The presentation was well execute...
- Former Gurdon Resident; Texas Teacher Honored
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- Gloria Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darlty Bunn ,of Gurdon has been elected teacher of the year 1999-2000 at Franklin Elementary School in Port Arthur, Texas.
Franklin Elementary is a recognized school and has an enrollment of over 1,000 students, w...
- In Our Time . . .
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- There will be a business meeting and clean up day for the Southfork Cemetery Sat., March 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Take your brooms and rakes.
The Central Arkansas Development Council will distribute commodity foods at the Gurdon Senior Adult Center, ...
- Zone Changes Are Discussed
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- Deer hunting zones in Arkansas would be streamlined and realigned for more efficient management of wildlife under a proposal given the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at its February meeting in Little Rock Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Some zones would be merge...
- Letter To The Editor
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- Library Books Need
To Be Returned
Dear Editor:
There are times when I try to check out a specific book at the library that I am told that the folks who had it moved out of town or just won't bring it back. Many books are lost to the people of Gurdon in ...
- Arkansas Loses Legal Battle
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- The state Human Services Department has lost a legal challenge of its proposed managed-care program for children and adolescents with mental illnesses.
The department had wanted to implement the program last week, and had signed up about 40 psychiatrist...
- GHS Wins Tournament
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- TOP TEAM Gurdon's Go-Devils won the Third Annual Prescott Baseball Classic last week with three straight wins. The Devils opened the tourney with a 4-3 win over the Lockesburg Blue Darters, followed this with a 7-4 whipping of the Curley Wolves then cl...
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