Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 19, 2006 edition of Gurdon Times

State approves partial funds for classrooms and auditorium

Partial funding for two major Gurdon School District construction projects has been approved by the state of Arkansas. The first project involves building four new classrooms for the elementary school and the second involves building an auditorium for t...

Cabe readers study state's wild animals

About 20 Cabe Library summer readers attended a program on Arkansas wildlife on July 11, and inspected furs, skulls and antlers. The Cabe readers are 12 years old and under, and each received a free flying disc after the lecture. The speaker was Alex H...

Break-in at high school results in missing laptop computer

The Gurdon High School complex was burglarized at three different entrances sometime between Saturday, July 8, and Monday, July 10. A Gurdon Police Department report said a lap-top computer and camcorder, with a total value of $1,500, have been reported...

Writer describes grandson's first journey

As many of you probably read in last weeks newspaper, I became a grandfather on Friday, July 7, 2006. My grandsons name is Joshua Matthew Hagelstein and he was born in Little Rock, weighing 6 pounds and 11 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. That gi...

Okolona cracks down on junk cars in lawns

Okolona City Council members have voted to crack down on junk cars being used as lawn decorations. The city council passed an ordinance unanimously Tuesday, July 11, making it against the law for those living in Okolona to have a non-operating motor veh...

McKinnon visits Grand Canyon

Last years Rotarian president Ed McKinnon presented a musical slide show at the Gurdon Rotary club meeting on July 13, showing the highlights of his vacation to the Grand Canyon. McKinnon said he stayed in Williams, Ariz., about 55 miles form the Grand...

Carl Williams

Carl J, Williams, age 68 of Gurdon went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 13, 2006. He was born in Eagletown, Okla., on Sept. 15, 1937, to David and Mina Todd Williams. He was a logging contractor and attended Beech Street Baptist Church. Survivors...