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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 30, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times

In Our Times . . . News That Matters To Gurdon
The First United Methodist Church of Gurdon will hold vacation Bible school June 4-7 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. daily. For more information contact Debbie Jones at 353-4469. HSU Continuing Education will hold a class Basics of Investing,' at the Hoo Hoo B...
Brown, Medlin To Wed June 30
Danny and Andra Brown of Monticello announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Bryan A. Brown, of Monticello to Carrie M. Medlin of Monticello, formerly of Claremont, N.C. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Billy R...
Community News
The officers and members of the New Mt. Zion Baptist Church family of Gurdon will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Quintin Radford, and family on the fourth pastoral anniversary Sunday, June 3, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are...
Equine Class Is Scheduled
An equine infectious anemia (or EIA) verifier certification program will be conducted Monday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Clark County Fairgrounds youth building. J. W. Hinton with the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission will conduct the pro...
Letter To The Editor
If I may make use of space in your newspaper, I would like to express my appreciation for the weekly Classy Moments' article.... in The Gurdon Times. Since my husband, Marve, and I have grandchildren attending the Gurdon Schools, it's an added high lig...
Lamon Stephens
Lamont Stephens, 82, of Gurdon died Wednesday, May 23, 2001. Mr. Stephens worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, was a member of First Baptist Church of Gurdon and he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Stephens...
Log A Load Is June 9
Area loggers and other members of the forestry community will gather at the Nevada County Fairgrounds June 9 to carry the load for kids during a fund-raising event for Arkansas Children's Hospital. The festivities will begin at 2:00 p.m. with a softball...
School Should Break Even
Superintendent Bobby Smithson is "optimistic about breaking even, everything looks good," after the first installment of revenue, $38,431.95 is received. At the May school board meeting Smithson stated in materials provided, "We should catch up by the e...
FEMA Pays Gurdon Water Dept.
Gurdon Water Department manager Harold Hurst announced last week at the Water and Sewer Commission meeting that his department has received funds from FEMA. The first check from FEMA totaling $3,622.50. The newest commissioners, Glenn Hughes and Jim Van...
Siftings Purchases Gurdon Times From Ragsdales
The Gurdon Times has been sold to Arkadelphia Newspapers, owner of the Daily Siftings Herald, according to Times owners John and Betty Ragsdale. The sale is effective May 31, 2001. The Ragsdales bought the Times from Clay and Melissa Franklin in March ...
Two County Women Arrested
A new law, recently passed by the Arkansas General Assembly, helped lead to the arrest of two women in connection with operating a drug lab near Vaden. According to reports from the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Julie Hogan, 30, of Arkadelphia, and Dan...
CCIC Meetings To Be Monthly
A decision has been made to start holding meetings of the Clark County Industrial Council every month. This is a return to how things were done, as opposed to the quarterly meetings the CCIC has been having of late. The decision was made by the CCIC bo...

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