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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 6, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times

Death Of 15-Year-Old Under Investigation
Area law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a 15-year-old Gurdon girl. According to reports from the Clark County Sheriff's Office, a 9-1-1 call was placed around 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, for paramedics to the home of Danny Deaton in...
Disaster Response Trailer Coming
A new disaster response trailer will soon be used in times of trouble in Clark County. Lloyd Perry, chairman of the Arkansas Disaster Response of the United Methodist Church, spoke to the Gurdon Rotary Club about the trailer. He reminded the Rotarians ...
Clark County Fair Starts Monday
Even though school has just begun for the 2000-2001 year, it's time for the Clark County Fair once again. This year's fair will run Sept. 11-16, at the Clark County Fairgrounds. The schedule of events kicks off with the fair queen pageant at 7 p.m. Mond...
Kirkpatrick Hired To Lead Lady Go-Devils
Gurdon's Lady Go-Devil basketball team will have a new coach for the 2000-2001 season. The Gurdon School Board, in a special session Thursday, Aug. 31, hired Brandie Kirkpatrick to replace Sandra Hatley, who took a job in Warren. Five candidates were i...
Beirne Man Dies After Fall
A 79-year-old Beirne man fell to his death Wednesday, Aug. 30. According to Clark County Sheriff Troy Tucker, William Hunter was cutting limbs off a tree when a limb swung back and hit the ladder he was on. The impact knocked Hunter off the ladder and ...
It's Hot!
Temperatures soared last week in the area, but as officials anticipated, a cold front moved in this week with temperatures only in the mid-ninties by noon Wednesday.
Gurdon Go-Devils Win 19-0 Over 7AAA Foe
Gurdon's football season got off to an inauspicious beginning Friday night as the Devils fumbled away the opening kick. While this was a potential disaster, the Devils rebounded and blanked Fouke 19-0. The game began with the threat of rain in the air,...
In Our Times . . . Events That Matters To Gurdon
First State Bank of Gurdon will be having a pee-wee football team again this year. The team is allowed only 20 players on the team. In an effort to be fair coaches will select out of the 5th and 6th grades first. If any spaces are left open they will the...
Letter To The Editor
Appreciation Shown Dear Editor: I just read an article in your Wednesday, Aug. 23, paper concerning the juvenile curfew. Your paper reported that part of the problem with juveniles is late parties at the old Gurdon Middle School gym supervised by Delton...
Pennington, Cummings To Wed September 9
Renee Pennington and Chad Cummings are to be married Saturday, September 9, at 3:00 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Prescott. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. Renee is the daughter of Bob and Saundra McGalliard of Gurdon and Larry...
Comparison Of Children's Lives Made Among States
How does life for Arkansas children compare with that for children in other states? One answer can be found by looking at the risk factors faced by their families. Each year the Annie E. Casey Foundation reports on the well-being of children in the Uni...
Cinnabar Days Planned At Amity
The Amity Community Development Association (ACDA) is soliciting participating in the community's first annual festival, Cinnabar Days. The three-day festival, which celebrates the quicksilver or mercury mining boon in the Amity area in the 1930s and 40...
Community News
September 9 at 6:00 p.m. at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon will have its annual choir day and musician's appreciation. Everyone is welcome. Sis. Stephanie Radford, president, and Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor. Family and friends day will be Sunday...
4-H Club News
The Terre Noir 4-H Club will meet Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 3:30 p.m. at the GHS Cabe Student Center. Robyn LeMay will give a demonstration of the 4-H O'rama competition, Entomology  the collection.' The club's newly elected officers for the 2000-01 year ...
School Menus: September 11-15, 2000
Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of Sept. 11-15 are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Cabe Middle School students will not be served tea. Primary School BREAKFAST MONDAY: Super doughnut, toast and fruit. TUESDAY: Super bun, t...

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