Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 24, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times
- Gurdon District Receives $600,000 In Grant Money
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- Gurdon and surrounding areas with students in the Gurdon School District have a wealth of endurance and leadership in three of it's outstanding education professionals.
Bonnie Ross, teacher, Rita Roe, primary school principal, and Charles Failla, assist...
- Delinquent Taxes Affecting District
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- Delinquent taxpayers are putting an unexpected squeeze on the Gurdon School District's financial plans.
Total local taxes, which go to the public schools, were drastically below the budget estimation and even $19,897 below last years's settlement.
Bobb...
- Area Clean-Up On Hold - For Now
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- Until the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decides what it's going to do, cleanup in Clark County is on hold.
Gurdon Mayor Rick Smith said he and his staff have met five times with FEMA and have been told the same thing each time. So far, thou...
- Agency Has New Name For Seniors
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- Get used to hearing the name Senior Specialists,' as this is the new moniker for the Area Agency on Aging in Clark County.
Betty Fincher, director of community programs with the organization, said the functions of Senior Specialists won't change from w...
- CCIC Hoping To Hire Executive Director
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- Hiring an executive director for the Clark County Industrial Council is one of the organization's top priorities for 2001.
In the first meeting of the year CCIC President Brown Hardman said this is one of the most important things the CCIC can do. It wo...
- Gurdon Sr. Girls Overpowered By Lady Red Devils
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- Fans got their money's worth when Gurdon's senior girls locked up with Lewisville's Lady Red Devils.
However, Gurdon wound up on the short end of a 64-59 score.
Lewisville took an early lead as Gurdon was mainly mining iron on offense. The Lady Red Dev...
- Jr. Girls Falter Friday
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- Until the final minute of the game, it looked as if Gurdon's junior girls could pull out a win against Lewisville.
This wasn't the case, as the junior Lady Red Devils clipped Gurdon 35-27.
Gurdon's team had been hit by the flu-bug of late, with Coach T...
- Lewisville Defeat Gurdon Sr. Boys, 70-44
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- It was a rough night for Gurdon as the Devils traveled to Lewisville, returning home with a 70-44 loss to the Red Devils.
Lewisville got Gurdon down early, and wouldn't let the Devils get in the game. Gurdon was never able to find a solid rhythm during...
- GPS Good Behavior Club Announced
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- Students at Gurdon Primary School making the Good Behavior Club have been announced for the second nine weeks.
Kindergarten
Mary Ann Anderson's class: Taylor Burson, Hunter Fulton, Cody Myers, Courtney Nolen, Braylon Samuels, Seth Shaver, Emmett Sims, ...
- Students Honored For Improved Grades
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- Students who made all A's or brought a grade up a letter at Gurdon Primary School have been named. They did not slip in of the other grades either. These students are now members of Grades Proudly Shine Club.
First grade members are Shaketa Williams, Ro...
- In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon
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- The Beirne Rural Fire Department will be holding a chili supper at the fire department on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Dinner plates will cost $4.50 per plate.
Scott and Heather Horne of Gurdon are pleased to announce the arrival of their s...
- Golden Oldies
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- The senior adult center has been a busy place during the month of January. We have been doing congregate assessments and first of the year work. We have also been signing up council memberships for 2001.
We have several of our members, Bennie Freeman, E...
- Community News
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- The first Sunday night fellowship service will be held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Gurdon Sunday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor.
Randy and Andy Beel visited their sister, Bessie Rogers, Sunday.
Funeral ser...
- Classy Moments
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- We were dreading the thought of more snow, but so glad when we dismissed Friday that there was not a snow flake to be seen. Of course, we are hearing so much talk about having to make up the days we missed due to the ice storm. It seems as though we will...
- School Menus: January 20 to February 2, 2001
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- Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 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 ...
- Babies Learn From Moment Of Birth
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- Babies learn from the moment they are born. They use their sense of feeling, hearing and seeing to interpret the world, says Irene Lee, family and child development specialist, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Babies...
- GHS Announces Honor Roll List
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- Gurdon High School has announced the honor roll students for the semester and for the second nine weeks.
Semester all A's
Ninth grade: Nikita Briscoe, Luke Leamons, Robyn LeMay and Jill Plyler.
Tenth grade: Claya Calley, Alana Finley, Andrea Finley, ...
- J.B. Atkins
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- J.B. Atkins, 90, of Arkadelphia died Saturday, January 13, 2001.
Mr. Atkins was a retired steel worker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Atkins, a daughter, Sandra Blackmon, and sons in-law, A.C. Read and Thomas Skeoch.
Survivors include two s...
- Elizabeth Ann Hodge Plasek
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- Elizabeth Ann Hodge Plasek, 63, of Gurdon, formerly of Morrilton, died Sunday, January 21, 2001.
Mrs. Plasek was a homemaker and of the Assembly of God faith.
Survivors include three daughters, Sheila Plasek of Arkadelphia, Jamie Caudle of Maud, Texas,...
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