Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 24, 2002 edition of Gurdon Times

Violet Gills

Violet Gills, 91, of Gurdon died Sunday, April 14, 2002. Gills was a homemaker, the widow of Leslie Gills, and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include; one son, Burl Gills and wife, Martha of Gurdon; eight grandchildren; Fred Tutt and wife,...

Ronald Collins

Ronald Dean Collins, 63, of Ratcliff, died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, in a Fort Smith hospital. Collins was born July 20, 1938, in Griffin. He was a retired self-employed insurance salesman. He was a Navy veteran, member of the National Lodge No. 411 in R...

Teacher contracts not renewed

Due to the loss of state funds and the projected loss of more funds within the next two weeks, the Gurdon School Board had to make a decision it felt was best for the district at this time. When the Gurdon School Board met Tuesday, April 16, it was time...

Council hires new water office manager

After meeting with eight different applicants the personnel committee for the City of Gurdon decided to hire Virginia Childres as Office Manager of the Gurdon Water and Sewer Department. Mayor Clayton Franklin said, "We decided on Virginia because she ...

Potratz gathers information on recycling

Daryl Potratz has been working with the City of Gurdon to gather information in order to find a more feasible way to dispose of Gurdon's solid waste while implementing a recycling plan. At the past few city council meetings, Potratz has reported on som...

Three "killed" in mock accident

A two vehicle accident, three dead bodies, a child left with no parents, several teenagers severely injured and one who will not attend college in the fall, but will be wearing an orange suit and thinking everyday for the rest of his, "It was just a few ...