Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 30, 2005 edition of Gurdon Times

Clifton Wingfirld

Clifton Son Wingfield, 81, of Waskom, Texas, died on Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Longview, Texas. He was born in Gurdon, Aug. 3, 1923, the son of Hoyt Matthew Wingfield and Ada Virgie Kendrick Wingfield. He attended school in Smithton, and later married ...

Rebecca Hastings

Rebecca Hastings, 77, of Gurdon, went to join her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 19, 2005, at her home. She was a member of the Blanchard Springs Baptist Church in Junction City. Survivors include: her husband of 58 years, Billy Hastings of Gurdon, on...

Kenneth Dickerson

Kenneth Wayne Dickerson, 63, of Gurdon, died Thursday, March 24, 2005. He was a truck driver for Malcom Logging and a member of Red Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include: his wife of 45 years, Barbara Currey Dickerson of Gurdon; two sons, Paul and Gar...

City plans clean-up

Gurdons City Council voted unanimously to have the annual Gurdon Citywide Clean-up from Saturday, April 2 through Saturday, April 9. Tambra Childres, recorder/treasurer, said, Our Water Department employees do not read meters that week so they can assis...

Jackson will speak at Chamber banquet

The Gurdon Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 4, in the high school cafetorium. Anita Cabe, Chamber organizer, said this years guest speaker will be Keith Jackson. Jackson said he spent a long time promoting the v...

Vehicle hits girl on bike

A nine-year-old Gurdon girl, on a bicycle, was struck by a car on Tuesday afternoon near the primary school. Gurdon Police Officer Ricky Clark is the investigating officer. Clark said Nicola Stiles, daughter of Carolyn Scott, 511 North 10th Street, Gurdon...

Sheriff talks of drug enforcement

Clark County Sheriff Troy Tucker and drug enforcement Sgt. Pete Dixon, of the Group Six Narcotics Enforcement Unit, gave an update on methamphetamine use at Rotary Thursday. According to Tucker, there have been 54 cases of arrest relating to the use or di...

Council takes first step toward walking trail

Mayor Clayton Franklin told City Council members Monday the walking trail grant money is on the way and our first step toward getting this thing done is to form a committee from those who make up the walkers. The walking trail, located behind Gurdon Pri...