Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 7, 2004 edition of Gurdon Times

Voter turnout light for street election

While voter turnout was light, those who did take time to vote in the Gurdon special election last week approved a 3/4 cent sales tax to pay for a street improvement project. Collection of the tax will begin in September and work on the streets should beg...

Accident claims life of Gurdon man

A Gurdon man was killed in a one-car accident on Shiloh Road just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 27. According to an accident report from the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Jeremy McKin, 27, 139 Warren Loop, was not breathing when emergency personnel arrive...

Cabe takes over as Rotary president

Gurdon's Rotary Club spent the first meeting under new president Anita Cabe discussing committees and projects for the coming year. Cabe said she also hopes to see the Rotary Club gain at least four members in the next year. Anyone who is interested in at...

Computer classes lead to family search

When J.R. Williams began teaching computer classes to other seniors in a retirement community in Texas, he got lots of questions from people who were searching for their past. For the most part, he brushed the questions aside and moved on to other topics ...

McNeely Bridge on National Historic Register

McNeely Bridge in Beirne has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to information from the Department of Arkansas Heritage, the bridge is a "single-span Warren pony truss structure building in 1923." The nomination was made by...

Hilda Carlisle

Hilda Jane Carlisle, 83, of Gurdon, died Monday, June 28, 2004. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and a retired bookkeeper for Ledbetter Chevrolet. Survivors include her husband, Nick Carlisle, of Gurdon; one daughter, Kay Downey of Gurdon...