Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 11, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times

Manslaughter Charges Filed Against Gurdon Man

Manslaughter charges have been filed against an 18-year-old Gurdon resident in connection with the death of 15-year-old Kimberly Adams. Justin Cole Deaton, is now being held in the Clark County jail under a $25,000 bond, with no court date set for his t...

Rick Smith Named Gurdon's Top Citizen Of 2001

TOP CITIZEN - Rick Smith, former mayor of Gurdon, was named the citizen of the year for 2001 at the annual Gurdon Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Gurdon's Citizen of the Year and Teacher of the Year were named at the annual Gurdon Chamber of Commerce Banqu...

Cabe Honored At Gurdon Banquet

SURPRISE, SURPRISE  Anita Cabe was surprised to be named the Chamber Member of the Year. Cabe has been involved in many aspects of the Chamber's activities, and promised there would be an auditorium at the Gurdon School Complex "one way or another."

4-H News

Stuffed Animals Wanted Terre Noire 4-H Club is beginning its community project to benefit children. Beginning Wednesday, April 11, in area stores and businesses the public will see boxes marked for the collection of stuffed animals for the Clark County ...

GHS Band Earns Excellence Rating

The Gurdon High School band recently participated in the Region III concert and sight-reading contest. These two contests are done the same day. In the concert portion of the contest the band earned a rating of excellent. In the sight-reading portion th...

Classy Moments from Cabe Middle School

We are so happy. We have finished the Sanford 9 Tests. The students were very cooperative, even those who were not testing. Several students had to make up one or two days of testing, due to being absent on days of testing. Hopefully, we are all caught u...

College News - Katherine Ferguson

The Office of University Relations/Admission of Henderson State University announces Katherine Ferguson, a senior at Gurdon High School, has been awarded the Reddie Spirit Award' for 2001-2002. According to Vikita Bell Hardwrick, director, the Reddie Sp...

College News - Jeremy Means

Jeremy D. Means, a senior at Gurdon High School, has been awarded a tuition scholarship to the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. The scholarship is based on an A.C.T. score and grade point average plus a recommendation from a school offi...

In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon

Beech Street Baptist Church will hold a children's Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 14, at 10:00 a.m. on the church grounds. Call the church for more information, 353-4971. All business owners who have not renewed their business license need to do so as...

Golden Oldies

Last week we played bingo, had an Easter egg toss game and Jerry Don Childres brought the second graders to sing for us. The theme of the musical was Good Friends. They did a fantastic job. We all tried to guess how many chocolate eggs there were in a j...

Celebrations Strenghten Families

What does your family celebrate? Birthdays? Weddings? A religious or patriotic holiday? Celebrations have always been part of family and community life. The pageantry, ritual and symbolism of celebrations help us to unite, motivate and educate. Celebra...

Military News

Army Sgt. 1st Class Earnestine A. Hatley has been awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal. The medal is awarded to those individuals who demonstrate meritorious achievement of service while assigned to multi-service activities of the Department of ...

Dalene Malcom

Dalene Malcom, 58, of Arkadelphia died Thursday, April 5, 2001. Dalene was a member of the First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia, where she was a member of the Special Friends Sunday school class. She was preceded in death by her father, Dale Malcom, and ...

Walter Lee Sligh

Walter Lee Sligh, 91, of Gurdon died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. Mr. Sligh was born February 10, 1919, in Amity, the son of the late John and Rosalee Weatherford Sligh. He was a Baptist and a farmer. He was preceded...

Billy Morris Nicholson

Billy Morris Nicholson, 75, of Gurdon died Sunday, April 8, 2001. Mr. Nicholson was a salesman for business colleges and a member of Calvary United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include his wife, Carmen Nicholson of Gurdon; one son, Richard W. Nicholso...

Lunch Menus: April 16-20

Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of April 16-20, 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 p...

June Wedding Set For Purtle, Stinnett

Crystal M. Stinnett of Hope and James M. Stinnett of Friendship announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Tiffany Ayn Stinnett, to Michael Paul Purtle, son of Ned R. and Carolyn Purtle of Hope. The bride-elect is the granddaughter...

Gurdon Teacher Recognized

A local teacher has been cited for outstanding performance in reading education, the School Renaissance Institute announced recently. Pat Talley, who works at Gurdon Primary School, was awarded Reading Renaissance Model Classroom Level I Certification b...

New Mexican Restaurant Opens In Gurdon

Something different this way comes, and it's a welcome site. Art and Mary's cafi, serving Mexican food, is now open and ready for business, located across from Ann's Corner. The cafi is owned by Art and Mary Miranda. Art is a transplant to Arkansas, bu...

Justice Swift In Case Of Domestic Battery

Justice moved swiftly in the case of a Gurdon man being charged with domestic battery, as he was sentenced within two days of the crime. According to reports from the Gurdon Police Department, officer Andy Williams was on patrol driving down South Firs...

Group Is Seeking Course On History Of Indians

American History is taught in schools. Black History is taught in schools. World History is taught in schools. However, the history of the American Indian is not taught in schools, and the Manataka Indian Council has begun working to correct this over...

Gurdon Home Destroyed By Fire

HOME DESTROYED  A two-story frame house owned by Austin Capps, but rented by Wayne Loy, burned in the wee hours of the dawn Thursday, April 5. Firefighters with the Gurdon Fire Department were called out about 3 a.m., with two crews responding. Accordin...

Bracket Bash Planned At Prescott Raceway

This weekend will be the "Bracket Bash" at the Prescott Raceway. Time trials will begin at 4 p.m., with racing to start at 7 o'clock. Tickets for the spectator side are $5 each, while pit tickets will be $10, with children under 12 getting in free. Gat...

Community News

Youth revival will be held at Union Grove Baptist Church in Bluff City April 11-13 at 7:00 nightly. Everyone is welcome. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon, will be the speaker. Rev. Leon Parham, pastor. The children o...

New Gurdon Track Brings Fourth Place Finish

Gurdon High School hosted its first track meet ever for the new facilities and placed fourth overall. DeQueen placed first in the overall, with Ashdown and Genoa Central rounding off the top three. Denet Brown took first place in the high jump event wi...