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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 1, 2002 edition of Gurdon Times

Katie Swinea
Katie Swinea, 16, died April 19, 2002. She was born August 8, 1985, in Conway. She was a student in the 10th grade at Oakridge Central High School and was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by; her parents: Jimmy Ray and Jud...
Tommy Eckert
Tommy Joe T.J.' Eckert, 23 of Gurdon, died Sunday, April 21. Eckert was a salesperson and attended Sycamore Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Tristan Eckert of Gurdon; one daughter, Ashley Taber of Waldron; mother, Shelly Morgan; two brother...
Paul gets info in FOIA suit
James Paul, the Okolona citizen seeking answers about the city's funds, and reasoning behind some actions, has been allowed some of the information he's been seeking. With the exception of information about its residential water system, the City of Okol...
Okolona backs out of grant application
The City of Okolona has withdrawn its $15,000 grant application with the Arkansas Department of Rural Services because of a technicality. Mayor Joy McElhannon had applied for the funds through the Arkansas Rural Community Grant Program to renovate the t...
Students express opinions on education part I
Bonnie Beals, an English teacher at Gurdon High School, recently gave her Senior English students a rather interesting assignment. Beals asked her students to tell her, on paper and in their own words, what they thought would help students learn more. ...
Students express opinions on education part II
"I think if students could come to school later in the day they would pay more attention and do their work instead of sleeping during class," Shelliea Buck. "One of the reasons why Arkansas' Public Schools are receiving failing grades is that students d...

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