Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 27, 2006 edition of Gurdon Times

Barton confesses, gets life plus 20

Kevin Barton confessed to the 2004 murder of James H. Booger Cummings in Nevada County Circuit Court on Sept. 22. In graphic detail, Barton told the events leading up to and following the murder, and then addressed the Cummings family and his own family...

Suspect caught after fleeing

After spending several months on the run, a Gurdon man is in police custody. Darnell Marks, 35, of 126 Front Street, was arrested by Gurdon police after a tip led them to the house where he was hiding. Marks was wanted for failing to appear for a trail w...

Council calls for cleanup

An effort by the City of Gurdon to have the site of the old Gurdon High School cleaned may have finally come to a head, according to Gurdon Mayor Clayton Franklin. The issue of the abandoned high school campus was the focus of much of the Gurdon City Cou...

Devils top Centerpoint

The Gurdon Go-Devils are undefeated in conference play after shutting out the Centerpoint Knights 49-0 Friday night at Centerpoint. The Go-Devils took the lead early in the game when a 51 yard run by Lonnie Lacey resulted in a touch down with 9:20 to play...

Keith Bell

Keith Wayne Bell of Prescott went home to be with his Lord on Sept. 20, 2006. He was born May 27, 1976, to Donna and Joe Bell, at Canon City, Colo. He was a member of South Fork Baptist Church and an employee of Nevada County Day Services. He loved video...

Jacob D. Sistrunk

Graveside services for Jacob Douglas Sistrunk, 19, of Minden, La., were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, at Gilgal Cemetery with the Rev. Robin Stone officiating. Visitation was held at 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home. Mr. Sistrunk w...