Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 30, 2004 edition of Gurdon Times

Historical actresses visit Gurdon to promote Chatauqua

It took only a few minutes to for most to begin believing that Margaret Bourke-White and Rosie the Riveter had decided to spend some time in Gurdon. In reality, it was Dr. Sally Ann Drucker and Dr. Doris Dwyer, taking on the characters' roles for audience...

Ordinance upheld on bottle rockets

Despite a plea to change a city ordinance that bans the sale and use of bottle rockets inside the city limits, the Gurdon City Council decided to uphold the ordinance. The ordinance was first passed in 2002 in response to complaints from city residents, a...

Prescott man charged with three counts of child rape in county

A Prescott man who is already serving prison time has been charged in Clark County Circuit Court for three counts of rape  two involving Nevada County girls who were under 14 at the time of the incidents. According to court records on file at Clark Count...

Firework display at Go-Devil stadium

For the third year, Gurdon will host a Fourth of July celebration that some say rivals the "big" events, including the show at DeGray Lake. Gurdon Band Director Alan Wimberly told Rotarians last week that the show will be held at Go-Devil Stadium, with bl...

Levi Hitt

HARRISBURG  Levi L. Hitt, 92, of Harrisburg died June 18, 2004, in Jonesboro. He was born Dec. 26, 1911, in Morgan County, Ala., son of the late James M. and Dora Yancey Hitt. He was the retired owner and operator of Hitt Furniture Co. in Jonesboro, a f...