Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 16, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times
- Four GHS Students Headed To Boys State
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- Four students from Gurdon High School were chosen to attend Boys State 2001. Boys State is a program sponsored by the American Legion.
Those attending are Wes Boyce, Bradley Weems, Adrian Gamble and Brent Overbey
During the time at Boys State, those at...
- Classy Moments from Cabe Middle School
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- Each school year students have a fun day.' this is a day of various games and competition. This took place Tuesday on the football field. Flag football, 400-meter dash, 100-meter dash, volleyball and various other games were available for the students.
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- Red Springs EHC
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- "What was the last home canned food you ate?" was the roll call answered by 19 members of the Red Springs Extension Homemakers Club May 10 at the Gurdon Municipal Building. The favorite foods named were string beans and jellies. The program Safe Canning...
- College News
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- April D Simpson of Gurdon received her bachelor of arts degree in journalism at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville last week on May 12.
Chancellor John A. White is announced the class of 2...
- Community News
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- The annual mission program will be Sunday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon. Everyone and all churches are welcome. We request the women to wear white. Sis. Vernessa Russey is president and Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor.
Offi...
- Cunningham, Gills To Wed June 2
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- Mr. and Mrs. Bradley L. Cunningham of Little Rock proudly announce the engagement and fourthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kelli Suzanne Cunningham, to Blake Anthony Gills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burl Gills of Gurdon.
The bride-elect is the granddaught...
- June 16 Nuptials Set For Ford, Harper
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- Mike and Nancy Ford of Gurdon announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Marty Darlene, to L. Brock Harper, son of Hal and Shari Harper.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of William Wright and the late Betty Wright of Gurdon, an...
- In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon
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- The annual meeting of the Easley Cemetery board and membership will be Sunday, May 20, at 2:00 p.m. in the fellowship room of Hammonds Chapel Baptist Church in the Kansas community.
The descendants of Jesse and Mary Toland and Will and Nora Toland will...
- GJHS Cheerleaders Set Spaghetti Supper
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- The Cabe Junior High cheerleaders are holding a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser Sunday, May 20, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Gurdon Primary School cafeteria.
The cost is $5 per meal with carry-outs available.
Advance tickets can be purchased from a...
- Willie E. Jones
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- Willie E. Jones, 95, of Okolona passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
Mrs. Jones was born to the late Nathan Pettus and Lucy McCloud on March 20, 1906, in Okolona. She was joined in holy matrimony to the late Johnny Jones. To this union seven children were ...
- Steve Inlow
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- Steve Inlow, 36, of Prescott died Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Mr. Inlow was born March 16, 1965, in Murfreesboro to Donald Earl and Sue Pruitt Inlow. He was a clerk at Baker's Best Stop and a full time student at Henderson St...
- Judy J. Mitchell Shackelford
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- Judy J. Mitchell Shackelford of Prescott died Thursday, May 10, 2001, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Mrs. Shackelford was born in Prescott to Hatley and Cleo McCain Mitchell. She was a retired funeral director and former owner of Shackelford Funeral ...
- Lucille Flemons Williams
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- Lucille Flemons Williams, 69, of Gurdon died Monday, May 7, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Williams was born November 14, 1931, in Nevada County to Leonard and Fannie Mae McDaniels Flemons. She was a retired inspection supervisor with the Riveria Hotel and a f...
- School Menus: May 21-25
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- Meals for the Gurdon School District for the week of May 21-25 are as follows. All meals are served with milk. Cabe Middle School students will not be served tea.
Primary School
BREAKFAST
MONDAY: Doughnut, toast and fruit.
TUESDAY: Pop-Tart, toast and ...
- Watch For Food Borne Illness
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- When the weather heats up, so does the incidence of food borne illnesses, commonly referred to as food poisoning. The Soap and Detergent Association cites several reasons for this rise. Bacteria are present all year round in soil, air, water and in th...
- Rain Storms Hits Quickly Friday In Co.
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- A storm swept through Gurdon and Clark County Monday, drenching the area with almost two inches of rain.
According to Clark County Judge Floyd "Buddy" Manning, a rain gauge in Okolona registered 1.75 inches of rain, with the storm lasting less than an h...
- Unemployment Dips In Clark County
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- Clark County's unemployment rate fell from 4.1 percent in January to 3.5 percent in February, according to the Arkansas Employment Security Division (ESD).
Even with the drop, though, the county barely made the top 10 in the state's jobless rankings.
W...
- Governor Visits County Tells Of Goals
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- Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has some lofty goals for the state's residents.
Concluding a day in Arkadelphia, where he'd been touring, Huckabee said he wants every person in Arkansas to have the option of being having high-speed Internet connection, ...
- Golden Oldies
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- I have lost out on a lot of activities, because I have been in the hospital with pneumonia.
Last week we held our monthly council meeting and the Musicmakers sang at Twin Rivers Health and Rehab.
Wednesday Lloyd Baumgardner sang for us.
We celebrated ...
- Local Log A Load Is Recognized
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- Arkansas Log A Load For Kids received special recognition at the national Log A Load convention in Snowbird, Utah, recently. The statewide forestry industry campaign was one of three honored by the Forest Resources Association Inc.
The Arkansas program ...
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