Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 20, 2001 edition of Gurdon Times

City won't lead sales tax issue

Gurdon Mayor Clay Franklin addressed the one cent sales tax issue at the Gurdon City Council meeting on Monday, June 11. Franklin declined the job of spearheading' the issue to Clark County, saying "There's a forgone conclusion that if the issue of ret...

Animal control law passed

Pet owners in Clark County are now required to keep their pets under close supervision. The Clark County Quorum Court, in its regular monthly meeting, Monday, June 11, passed an animal control ordinance for the entire county. "The sheriff wanted a mech...

Campbell charged as habitual crimal

Gurdon's Billy Joe Campbell, 45, is looking at some serious jail time. Campbell was recently arrested on a series of drug charges by the Gurdon Police Department, Clark County Sheriff's Office and Area 6 Drug Task Force. The raid at his house on 8th S...

Maggie May Baker

Maggie May Baker, widow of Thomas E. Baker died Friday, June 15, 2001, at her home. Baker was co-owner of Baker's Grocery Store and a member of the Sycamore Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Thomas L. and Ethel Ward Grubbs. Baker is sur...

Johnnie Louise Gage

Johnnie Louise Gage, 73 of Malvern passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Hot Springs County Medical Center. Gage was born December 15, 1927, at Poyen to Johnnie Williams Ellis and Alma Lucindy Kemp Ellis. She was a retired nurses aide and of the Ass...