Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 9, 2005 edition of Gurdon Times

Hometown Market closes doors; mayor says city needs grocery

Smith's Hometown Market closed on Wednesday afternoon but the future of the store is not known at this time. Calls to Jason Smith, owner, have not been returned as of press time. Mayor Clayton Franklin said, "It is a sad day when Gurdon loses its grocery ...

Tax break can help those with children

Income tax filers with children 16 and younger will have a pleasant surprise, if qualified for the Child tax credit, says Quick Tax #3 owner Sue Frisby. "We were expecting the child credit to go down to $600, but it has remained at $1,000," she said. "It...

City received Big Timber Lake land

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AG&FC) gave 100 acres of land, which had been Big Timber Lake (known as Gurdon Pond Number Two) and its surrounding timberland, to the city of Gurdon on Monday, Jan. 31. David Goad, deputy director for the AG&FC, sai...

Helen Tarpley

Helen Lowe Tarpley, 82, of Gurdon, died Sunday, Jan. 30. She as a homemaker, a coordinator for the Golden Age Club, former Brownie and Cub Scout leader, member of the CD&E Club, a charter member of the Gurdon Historical Preservation Association, a noted h...

Doyle Haynie

Doyle B. Haynie, 72, of Gurdon, died on Wednesday, Feb. 2. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include: his wife, Ruby Jean Challette Haynie of Gurdon; two sons, Bruce and wife Debbie Loy Haynie of Caddo Valley, and Kenny Haynie of Gurdon; three siste...