Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 28, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times

Brenda Sue Smith

Brenda Sue Smith, 51, of Louann passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2001. Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Gurdon to Jewel Warren and Mary L. (Smith) Wantlin. She became a licensed practical nurse for South Arkansas Development Center's Moore House a...

Beverly Jean Stroud

Beverly Jean Stroud, 68, of Arkadelphia died Monday, February 26, 2001. Mrs. Stroud was a homemaker and member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arkadelphia. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Stroud of Arkadelphia; three sons, Max Stroud of Arkadelph...

In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon

The Clark County Fair Association is having a chili supper and a cake and pie auction Friday, March 2, at the Senior Adult Center on the fairgrounds in Arkadelphia. Serving time is from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Take outs will be available. Cost is $4 for adult...

Community News

A celebration of the sixteenth pastoral anniversary of Rev. Johnny C. Harris and his family will be held Sunday, March 4, at 3:00 p.m at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, 504 South 5th Street, Gurdon. Guest church will be Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of...

Baseball Registration Is Next Two Saturdays

Sign-up dates to play baseball and softball will be this coming Saturday and the following Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration both days will be held at Gurdon City Hall. The Gurdon Baseball and Softball Boosters urges early registration ...

Thermometers Needed When Cooking Foods

You probably have thermometers in your freezer or refrigerator, but do you have a food thermometer to use while cooking? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a food safety education campaign to encourage the use of food thermometers in meat, p...

Letter To The Editor

Although I grew up in Hot Springs, we spent our summers in Gurdon in the 1950s as Mary Bush Tarpley (Tarpley's store) was my Aunt. I'm hoping to find some guidance in searching for information on my grandfather, who was really the age to be my great gran...

Carlton Joins Horne Funeral Home

Horne Funeral Home has announced that Tara Carlton of Prescott is its new insurance agent. Carlton works for First Guaranty Insurance Company of Ashdown and will be offering its insurance products through Horne Funeral Home. She is the daughter of Matt...

Local Baseball Association Meets

The Gurdon Baseball Booster Club met Thursday night at the Municipal Building. Although attendance was down, many items were discussed. The members present discussed going into the schools to try to get more kids interested in the summer ball programs. T...

Classy Moments from Cabe Middle School

Thank goodness! it seems as though the number of absentees has finally shown a decrease. Hopefully, the bug is gone and won't find the way back to Cabe Middle School. The CMS Student Council stays busy working on the third annual yearbook. Work is comin...

School Menus: March 5-9

Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of March 5-9, 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: Breakfast piz...

Scoliosis Screenings Set For Gurdon Students

In the next few weeks the Gurdon School District will be conducting a scoliosis screening program to find children with suspected curvature of the spine. According to information available, seven to 10 children in every 100 may develop coliosis, and one...

Toaster Drive Set At Local Sonic

Sonic, America's Drive-In, is having a toaster drive to celebrate New Uses for Your Old Toaster' Month. Customers can exchange their old toaster for a free toaster sandwich at the drove-in. Those toasters in good working order will be donated to local ...

Gurdon Go-Devils Fall To Waldo In Regionals

Gurdon's senior boys opened play in the 7AA regional tournament with a convincing 69-51 win over Mineral Springs. However, the Devils met Waldo's Bulldogs in the semifinals and fell 70-45. Gurdon got off to a slow start against the Hornets in the first...

Lady Go-Devils Defeated In First Round

Gurdon's Lady Devils's appearance in the regional tournament was short-lived as they were eliminated by Centerpoint 57-47 in the first round. However, the game began with the Lady Devils playing at the top of their game. In fact, they played the best ei...

Gurdon School Board Puts Hold On Auditorium As Costs Rise

Further blueprints of the new auditorium for Gurdon School are on hold, according to superintendent Bobby Smithson. The Gurdon School board was as surprised as Smithson at the current architectural fees from the Trull-Hollensworth firm. The auditorium ...

Smithson Informs Board Of Senate Bills

Bobby Smithson, Gurdon School District superintendent commented, during the school board meeting, on several State House of Representative bills which have been introduced over the past few weeks. Smithson commenting on HB1281  Allows full-time school...

Looking Back At Smith's Service As Gurdon Mayor

As of Thursday, March 1, Gurdon will be without a mayor. Current Mayor Rick Smith tendered his resignation at the February meeting of the Gurdon City Council, giving Feb. 28, as his last day in office. Smith became mayor in 1994, taking over for former...

Gurdon Woman Charged In Hot Spring County

Former Magnet Cove Superintendent Harlan Buttrum, of Malvern, will be arraigned on three felony theft charges March 5. This is in connection with problems at the end of his seven-year stint with the district. Additionally, a 41-year-old Gurdon woman fa...

Agri Council To Be Establish In District

Congressman Mike Ross, along with Congressman Marion Berry, are working to create an Agriculture Advisory Council in the Fourth Congressional District. Ross, the newly elected representative from the district, is a member of the House Agricultural Commi...