Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 1, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times

Murfreesboro Rattles Go-Devils; Gurdon Now Third

Murfreesboro was able to do something no other team has done against Gurdon all season  drive the ball against the Devil's defense. The Rattlers mounted three long drives to hand Gurdon a 20-13 loss. This was a game Gurdon should have won and needed t...

Ahleen Faye Hurst Hughes

Ahleen Faye Hurst Hughes, 70, of Curtis died Saturday, October 28, 2000, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. Mrs. Hughes was born October 28, 1930, in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late Greely and Lilly Nix Hurst. She was retired from Levi Str...

James W. Hambright

James W. Hambright, 74, of Beaumont, Texas, died Sunday, October 29, 2000, at Schlesinger's Geriatric Center. A native of Prescott, he lived in Beaumont for 48 years and was a retired attorney with Orgain, Bell and Tucker. He was also a U.S. Navy vetera...

Gurdon Forest Festival Held

FESTIVAL PARADE - International Paper Co., which has plants at both Gurdon and Whelen Springs, was one of the participants in the annual Gurdon Forest Festival parade Saturday, October 9.

Jacksons Performing In Ashdown

Jordan Lacey, the youngest of the Jackson daughters, will be the featured performer at the Ashdown Jamboree this Saturday, November 4. Joining her on stage will be her sister, Jessica. They are the daughters of John and Phyllis (Ragsdale) Jackson of Ma...

Community News

Women's Fall Conference to be held November 3 and 4 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Benton, Rev. Kendall Marshall, interim pastor. The theme will be Blowing Away the Ashes of Life by the Winds of the Holy Spirit.' Friday services are at 7:00 p....

Golden Oldies

The senior adults with October birthdays enjoyed their cake on Thursday. We again thank Thomason's Big Star for providing the cake for the center. Beatrice Stafford, Patsy Stiffler, Eulah Wilson and myself judged the Halloween posters for the first, sec...

School Menus: November 6-10

Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of Nov. 6-10, are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Cabe Middle School students will not be served tea. Primary School BREAKFAST MONDAY: Super doughnut and fruit. TUESDAY: Cereal and juice. W...

Classy Moments from CMS

Red Ribbon Week came to a close with a big success. The students had different activities each day to say "No to drugs". Each morning four members' names were drawn from the hat and the wait was on to have the student with his red ribbon and matching num...

Gurdon Celebrates; City Turns 120, Festival 20

Thousands flocked to Gurdon for the 20th Annual Forest Festival Saturday, and were greeted with near perfect conditions. The weather was ideal, though a bit warmer than many prepared for, as they walked the streets looking at the different arts and craf...

4-Year-Old Gurdon Boy Killed

A four-year-old Gurdon boy was killed in a traffic accident Friday evening. According to reports from the Gurdon Police Department, the child, Calvin Green, apparently darted out into the street at the intersection of Main and Second, and into the path ...

Officials Break Up Meth Lab

A methamphetamine lab was broken up by the Clark County Sheriff's Office recently. This resulted in the arrest of 40-year-old Woody Brian Patton. According to information from the CCSO, deputies executed a search warrant on a house on Red Hill Road nea...

GHS Band Earns Excellent Ratings

"This year's mighty marching Go-Devil band is truly one of the greatest bands I have had the privilege of leading," Allen Wimberly, director of bands in the Gurdon School District, said in a news release last week. "This band played a very challenging sh...

Red Springs EHC

Fashion development was the program given to the Red Springs Extension Homemakers Club by Betty Cook Oct. 12. Cook is a cultural arts, clothing and textiles leader. France was the center of fashion and dictated by royalty being the best dressed and cater...

In Our Times . . . Events That Matter To Gurdon

Band Boosters are still taking names for the 2001 Band Booster Calendar. Birthdays, anniversaries and memorial mentions cost 50" to be added to the calendar. For more information or to place a name in the calendar call Linda Hulan at 353-4321. Parents ...

Benefit Planned

A benefit singing will be held for Melissa Wicker for medical reasons Saturday, November 4, starting at 5 p.m. with a chili supper at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arkadelphia, 26th and Walnut Sts. Singing will start at 6:30 with special guests being Bi...

Ward Wins Super Pro At Prescott Raceway

There was plenty of action at the Prescott Raceway Saturday as Dane Ward of Mena captured the Super Pro division. Ward covered the track reaching 124 miles per hour. His dial in time was 5.15, which was also his estimated time. His reaction time was 0.5...

Beasley Crowned Miss Gurdon Lakes

Katrina Beasley of Gurdon was named 2000 Miss Gurdon Lake earlier in the year. Beasley was crowned by the 1999 Miss Gurdon Lake, Ashley Dixon. Helen Dickens, daughter of David and Mae Helen Dickens of Gurdon, was first runner-up and Kea'Landra Ritchie o...

Time Saving Strategies Given For Eating Meals At Home

Do you feel that you and your family constantly eat on the run? Finding time for grocery shopping, food preparation and eating is frequently very limited for working families. More meals are eaten away from the home now than ever before. Busy lifestyle...

CMS Receives Grant

The Cabe Foundation has awarded Cabe Middle School a grant for $1,036.20. The grant made it possible to purchase tape recorders, head phones and audio books along with the written text book. This grant compliments the computerized accelerated reading pr...

Next Tuesday's Ballot Still Has Four Amendments

Arkansas voters will be asked to decide on four constitutional amendments, along with one initiated act at the Nov. 7 General Election. The proposed initiated act deals with how the state spends its share of the tobacco settlement suit. It proposes to ...

Military News - Mason Greene

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mason D. Greene, son of Vicki Stovall of Arkadelphia, recently received the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Greene was singled out while serving in Okinawa, Japan, for the award because of his superb initiative and ...

Military News - Ronnie 'Cole' Carpenter

Ronnie Cole' Carpenter, 2000 graduate of Gurdon High School and son of Tommy and Stephanie Potter, has successfully completed basic training for the U.S. Army in Fort Sill, Okla. Pvt. Carpenter's superior performance placed him in the top 10 percent of...

Ross, Dickey Tangle At Forum

A forum between Mike Ross and Ted Dickey turned ugly quickly when the younger Dickey began his verbal attack. The forum had been scheduled between Ross and Dickey's father, Jay, the incumbent in the Fourth District House of Representatives. However, as ...