Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 12, 2006 edition of Gurdon Times

Fireworks stand pried open, large displays missing

The manager of Spectacular Fireworks on Highway 67 South told a Clark County Sheriffs Department deputy Thursday morning, July 6, that her stand had been pried open the night before and approximately $450 worth of firecrackers were stolen. According to...

Short show because of rain results in 50 percent discount on next event

Gurdons fifth annual Independence Day celebration fireworks show was cut short July 4 at the high school stadium because of heavy rains, but Memphis Pyro Shows has agreed to give the fireworks committee a 50 percent credit on next years order, accordin...

Arkansas Game and Fish brings large tank display on July 4

A 1,500-gallon-fish tank was on exhibit at the July 4 celebration as part of the Independence Day entertainment at Gurdon High School. Bass, bluegill and catfish were among the fish on display. At almost any given moment during the display, small childr...

Former Camden police officer becomes Methodist minister

Gary Maskell, 50, who served as a Camden police officer for eight years, is the new minister at the Gurdon United Methodist Church. Maskell was assigned as pastor to the Gurdon church, at 201 East Walnut Street, on June 21 by the parent organization of ...

Charlene Diggs

Charlene Diggs, 79, of Gurdon, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born May 6, 1927, in Curtis, the daughter of the late James Richard and Laura Belle Legate Curtis. She was a greeter at ...

Lacy Bailey

Lacy Bailey, 86, of Pine Bluff, formerly of Gurdon, died July 6, 2006. He was born Dec. 12, 1919, in Okolona, son of the late Willie and Beulah Livingston Bailey. He is a former employee of Reynolds Metals Co. Survivors include three brothers, Frank Bail...