Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 25, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times

4-H News

The Clark County 4-H dairy competition was held Tuesday, April 17. First place winner in the main dish category was Robyn LeMay. Second place was Jessica Land. First place winner in the party dish category was Jessica Smiley. Second place went to Robyn...

Baseball Boosters Ad Deadline This Weekend

The Gurdon Baseball Booster Club will be selling programs at this year's softball and baseball games. If you would like to purchase a parent page of your child, grandchild, niece/nephew, etc. to show your support for that player, contact Teresa Jester a...

Classy Moments from Cabe Middle School

I really made a mistake last week, as though you did not know. The Benchmark test is only for sixth and eighth graders, not the fifth grade as was stated in last week's paper. Guess I was just trying to get everyone involved. All kidding aside, I am very...

College News Roundup

The Office of University Relations/Admissions at Henderson State University has announced that Jeremy Means, a senior at Gurdon High School, has been awarded the academic success scholarship for this fall. Means is the son of Sandra Shurtleff. The scho...

Community News

April 27 through 29 Section I meeting and fifth Sunday singing will convene at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church in Gurdon. Rev. C.W. Harris is Section I president and Sis. Ethel Harris is president of Section One W.M.U. Bro. Lawrence Guinn is president of A div...

Easter Bonnet Parade Held

Gurdon Senior Adult Center (GSAC) was the scene of an Easter parade the whole city would have enjoyed. An estimated 30 senior adults, men and women, made the center their fashion runway in their Easter bonnets. Judges had a hard job Friday, April 13, de...

Summer Activity Planning Begins

Jean Smithey, director of the Prime Time project, has begun to work on planning the summer activities. The first annual Going the Extra Mile in Gurdon' fund-raiser has begun. Smithey proposes a $2 donation from anyone wishing to assist local students ...

In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon

All former students who attended Okolona High School are invited to attend the biannual reunion Saturday, May 5, at the Okolona High School beginning at 9:00 a.m. Take your own sandwich in a paper sack or molasses bucket or wrapped in newspaper. Drinks w...

GPS Spring Carnival Poster Contest Begins

Gurdon Primary School Spring Carnival poster contest has begun for students at the school. Posters are due today (Wednesday, April 25). The posters will be used for advertisement in downtown businesses. The winner from each grade will receive $5 worth o...

Baby Toy Tips Are Given

Babies like to explore. They develop self-confidence when they make things happen. At first it might be a new kind of sound. As they grow older they investigate what to do with almost anything. Keep them safe as they explore their world. Babies don't ne...

Dearward 'Gene' Autrey

Dearward Gene' Autrey, 82, of Benton died Tuesday, April 17, 2001. Mr. Autrey was born January 28, 1919, in Morrilton to the late Charley and Belle Brock Autrey. He was a factory worker and had also worked in construction. He was a member of Forest Hil...

James R. Buckley

James R. Buckley, 79, of Arkadelphia died Sunday, April 15, 2001, in Beverly Healthcare Center in Arkadelphia. Mr. Buckley was a retired employee of Reynolds Metal Company, a veteran of World War II and a member of Shady Grove A.M.E. Church. Survivors ...

Ida Pearl Gills

Ida Pearl Gills, 78, of Gurdon died Tuesday, April 17, 2001. Mrs. Gills was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Gurdon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hartis Gills. Survivors include three sons, Tommy Overbey of Gurdon, Nathan ...

H. H. 'Pete' Cottingham

H.H. Pete' Cottingham, 74, of Gurdon, formerly of Prescott, died Sunday, April 22, 2001. Mr. Cottingham was a retired accountant for Southern Farmers Association and a member of Beech Street Baptist Church in Gurdon. He is survived by his wife, Benege...

County Put On Rabies Alert; 3 Cases Reported Locally

With the third reported case of positive test for rabies virus in Clark County residents need to pay special attention to prevention methods. A rabies alert has been posted for the county by the Arkansas Department of Health. According to a release fro...

School Menus: April 30-May 4

Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of April 30 through May 4, 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: ...

Parent Kindergarten Workshop Set

Parents of children starting school in the fall are invited to attend a pre-kindergarten make and take workshop Monday, April 30, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the primary school cafeteria. The workshop will provide instruction, information and activities o...

Gurdon Water Employees Given Raise

New commissioners and employee raises were subjects at the April meeting of the Gurdon Water and Sewer Commission. Retro-active to January 1 water department employees were voted a $1 per hour raise. Comparative salaries at industries in the county have...

Arson Charges Filed Against Two

Jerome Rodgers and Wade Brown have officially been charged with arson in connection with the burning of M&M Enterprises. According to court records, charges against the two have been amended. Now, both have been charged with two counts of commercial bur...

Shootout Set At Prescott Raceway

Sunday, April 29, will be a big day at the Prescott Raceway, with the Third Annual Mid-America Street Car Shootout. The cars in this series of races are all street legal, but will be showing what they can do in the quarter-mile at the track. For more in...

Seale Awarded City Hall Bid

Seale Construction of Sparkman has been awarded the contract for renovations to Gurdon's City Hall. At a bid opening, held Tuesday, April 17, Seale was the low bidder of the three turned in. Seale's bid was $198,600. The other bidders were higher. Harg...