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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 20, 2004 edition of Gurdon Times

Map Star expands 9-1-1 to cell phones
Clark County 9-1-1 coordinator Charles Bullard said most cell phone users needing help can now be accurately located by satellite because of a new program called Map Star, which completes Phase II of the Federal Communication Commission's mandate in 1998....
Festival activities comes together
Plans continue to be unveiled about the 24th Annual Forest Festival slated for Saturday, Oct. 30, in downtown Gurdon. Billy Wells, who is in charge of booth sign-up, said the number of booths is still right at 100, with the last minute booth requests yet ...
Potter continues community service efforts
Paul Edward Potter, 71, has been a hairstylist for this area since 1962, and still works the morning shift at "Hair It Is" as an assistant to his son, Tommy Potter, the proprietor of the business. Although ambitious to win awards and help advance his prof...
John's Journey
It would appear that my home on the highway is starting to take shape and my camera problem may be on the way to being solved as well. Thanks to the Clark County 9-1-1 coordinator Charles Bullard (known as Coronel from his rank in the service), I know ha...
Tracie Trout
Tracie Leigh Bourns Trout, 32, of Magnolia, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 11, 2004, in her home. Tracie was born December 15, 1971, in Albany, Georgia. She was a Jr. High English teacher at Haynesville School (Claiborne Parish, La.), member and Se...
Mary Gray
Mary Frances Rushing Gray, of Gurdon, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at the age of 73. Mrs. Gray taught school in Little Rock, Benton, McGee and Hope Schools. She was a 1952 graduate of Henderson State Teachers College, now Henderson...
Devils topple Mineral Springs, 24-20
Gurdon's Go-Devils rolled into Mineral Springs Friday night, ready to play some football, and beat the Mineral Springs Hornets, 24-20. This puts the Go-Devils 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the conference. It also assures Gurdon will be in the playoffs. The word ...

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