Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 28, 2004 edition of Gurdon Times

Home court not friendly for Devils

Four games made for a busy night of basketball for the Go-Devils who had their hands full with the visiting Prescott Curley Wolves. They got off to a great start with the seventh grade girls team picking up a 25-9 victory. Next the junior high boys team g...

Vera Todd

Vera Mae Tucker Todd, 93, of Gurdon died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia. She was born July 3, 1910, in Elmore City, Okla., the daughter of the late James S. and Eula Pyle Tucker. She was a retired inspector for Holly...

Mayor says Gurdon "doing OK"

"We are doing O.K. despite a few unexpected expenses," said Gurdon Mayor Clayton Franklin during his State of the City Address (Mayor's yearly report) at Monday, January 19 meeting of the Gurdon City Council. "At the beginning of the year we were hit with...

Replacement sought for Gurdon School Board

Zone 13's School Board position was recently left vacant when Cheryl Reed moved out of the zone. School board members were told to talk with registered voters in the area to find a possible replacement. Members reported talking to Velvet Gonzales who decl...

Business as usual for city council

All city bills and budgets were approved as the council quickly moved on with the necessary business. Gurdon Mayor Clayton Franklin told council members the annual budget did not have to be in place until February 1, therefore they would have a special me...

Questions asked about Theraputic Family Center part 1

What is it? Who owns it?, and Are we safe, were the main questions at the January Gurdon City Council meeting. Several citizens were on hand to voice their concerns about the Therapeutic Family Services Center located in the old nursing home. Gurdon Mayor...

Questions asked about Theraputic Family Center part 2

As Nilz sat down, Nina Fallin asked to address the council. Fallin and her family live directly in front of the TFSC. Fallin said she feels as if she were misinformed when the center first came to town. "I was told it was a facility to hold children unti...