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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, November 8, 2000 edition of Gurdon Times

Budget Problems Loom Says Malone
Budget problems will give the Arkansas General Assembly plenty to worry about when it meets in 2001. According to State Senator-elect Percy Malone, there are more requests for money than there are funds available. Part of the reason for this is Gov. Mi...
Seats Are Open On Gurdon City Council
Though election time has come and gone, there are still vacancies on the Gurdon City Council. Gurdon Mayor Rick Smith said only two members of the council filed for re-election, thus leaving four seats open. But, of the open seats, three members of the...
Unemployment Rate Drops In Clark County
Clark County's unemployment rate fell significantly from August to September. According to the Arkansas Employment Security Division, the jobless figures dropped from 3.6 percent to 2.2 percent for the recording period. With one exception, all other su...
Go-Devils Tame Lions; Take On Dragons In Play-Offs
Horatio wondered who let the Devils out Friday night as Gurdon posted a 34-3 win over the Lions. However, in spite of the convincing win, and a Foreman victory over Murfreesboro, Gurdon finished the regular season third in the 7AA-West conference and m...
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. The mont...
Students Lack Knowledge Of Finance
If actions speak louder than words, then most American high school and college students don't know as much about personal finance as they think. A nationwide survey of high school seniors measured their level of knowledge of personal finance. The study ...
Ralph Clayton Toombs
Ralph Clayton Toombs, 71, of Tyler, Texas, died Wednesday, November 1, 2000, at the hospice of East Texas Home Place in Tyler. Mr. Toombs was born April 24, 1929, in Gurdon. A long term resident of Crossett, he was retired from Georgia-Pacific Corporati...
Golden Oldies
Bro. Shults sang for us last Wednesday. We really enjoyed his singing and want to thank him for doing this for us. This week we will walk to music. The volunteers will also be honored. Bro. Danny Gray will sing for us. There will be a trip to the pie ...
Community News
Harvest rally will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, at 7:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church of Gurdon. Everyone is welcome. Special guests will be New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor and speaker. Rev. Betty Gulley, pastor. A fall ...
Tucker Seeking Help For Sheriff's Youth Ranches
Sheriff Troy Tucker urges business people of Clark County to join him and other Arkansas sheriffs in their work to help the state's abused, neglected and abandoned children by becoming partners of the Arkansas Sheriff's Youth Ranches. "The ranch provide...
Hughes, Beaver To Wed January 6
The engagement and upcoming marriage of Tara Lynn Hughes and Kenneth Allen Beaver is announced by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hughes of Gurdon and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaver of Sacramento, Calif. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. P...
Wimberly Touts Gurdon Band Boosters
Allen Wimberly, director of bands in the Gurdon School District, says the Gurdon Band Booster Club is "simply a wonderful organization." "They help the band directors with trips and the students, they make sure the students are fed, they make sure they ...
School Menus: November 13-17
Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of Nov. 13-17, 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 banana. ...
Classy Moments from CMS
Several students were busy trying to keep others from seeing their school pictures. Now, that is difficult to understand as they are really good pictures. For some retakes were made and we will be anxious to see those. We have a great looking group of st...
Cabe Honor Roll
The more extensive listing of honor roll students from Cabe Middle School for the first nine weeks are as follows: All A's: Blake Daniels, Kayce Baird, Christian Hopson, Cadee Miller, Melanie Shults, Ashly Escalante, Kolby Harper, Zach Martin, Ashley Be...

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