Here are the stories in the Wednesday, August 9, 2006 edition of Gurdon Times
- Primary school unwraps $50,000 worth of books
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- A three-year $350,000 federal literacy grant for Gurdon Primary School has already started to show its effects, as the coordinator is unpacking $50,000 worth of books and materials to help students improve reading skills.
Carla Jester, grade school teac...
- County clerk unites 335 couples in marriage
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- Many people realize voter registration lists and election results come from the county clerks office, but perhaps few are aware a county clerk can join couples together in marriage.
Clark County Clerk Rhonda Cole told the Okolona City Council Aug. 1 she ...
- Okolona buys fire truck for $9.75 on the internet
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- Okolona has acquired an additional fire truck from a military surplus source on the Internet.
Okolona Mayor James Paul told city council members Tuesday, Aug. 1, the vehicle is a two and a half ton military pickup and he bought it for $9.75.
"The truck...
- Burglars take $7 from pastor's office
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- Centerpoint Baptist Church, at 33 Centerpoint Road in Gurdon, was broken into sometime between July 30 and Aug. 1, with $7 reportedly missing from a jar.
Clark County Sheriffs Department Deputy Jim Pennington stated on his report the incident is classi...
- Coach says team is young but still has winning attitude
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- The Gurdon Go-Devils will come to the 2006 football playing field with a team of mostly young players, according to head coach John Pace, "but we will compete."
Football practice got under way on Monday, July 31, at Gurdon High School.
Pace said, "The ...
- Writer looks forward to football
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- It wont be long until Friday, Sept. 1, and the Gurdon Go-Devils will take the field for an opening season home game against Jessieville.
In the past, Jessieville has been a tough, but beatable opponent. Time will tell how the teams really shape up for ...
- Task force asks for school supplies
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- The Task Force for Closing the Achievement Gap amongst Gurdon School System students met Aug. 3 and addressed the issue of children who can not afford school supplies to begin their school year.
Chairman Charles Bullard said the group is asking area chu...
- Mary Andrews
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- Mary Ellen Elia (Snapper) Andrews was born to Charles and Lottie Birdwell Elia January 17, 1919, in Whelen Springs, Arkansas. Mrs. Andrews passed away August 4, 2006, at Baxter Medical Center, Mountain Home, Ark. She was a member of East Side Baptist Chur...
- Oralia Trevino
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- Oralia Trevino, 39, of North Little Rock, formerly of Gurdon, died
July 29, 2006, in Hot Spring County.
She was born Nov. 21, 1966, in San Juan, Texas, the daughter of Jose and Josepha Montemallor Trevino. She was employed by a cleaning service and att...
- Elven McBride
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- Elven McBride with photo
Elven McBride, age 78 of Gurdon, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006.
He was a supervisor for International Paper Co., and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Gurdon, where he taught Sunday school and was a Sunday school su...
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