Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 21, 2007 edition of Gurdon Times

Citizens, business receive awards at annual banquet

Four awards were handed out during the Gurdon Chamber of Commerces annual banquet on Tuesday, March 13 at the Gurdon High School cafeteria. Of the four awards, one was new. According to Anita Cabe, the Chamber Appreciation Award was conceived by the Gu...

Tucker addresses annual chamber crowd

The speaker for the 2007 Gurdon Chamber of Commerce banquet was a familiar face to most. Having been a television sports caster and former voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks, Ray Tucker was well received by those at the banquet, and he was equally gracious ...

Hit-and-run leads to woman's arrest

A Gurdon woman was arrested for resisting arrest after being involved in a hit and run accident on Monday, March 12. According to a report on file in the Gurdon Police Department, Yolanda Blakey, 21, of 411 Lockhart St., was driving a Dodge pickup when sh...

Banquet was fun for all

One thing is for sure, in my opinion anyway, if you missed the Gurdon Chamber of Commerce banquet last week, you missed a treat. Not to overwhelm you with coverage of the event since we had two news stories about it, but there are several things for which...

Need a reason to celebrate?

I believe we should take the opportunity to celebrate whenever said opportunity presents itself. But when I look at the desk calendar - the one provided by my employers - I find a serious lack of holidays over the next few months. It was quite by accid...

Amelia Keen

Amelia Ann Keen, age 55, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born on December 18, 1951, in Hot Springs, the daughter of James Turner and Martha Shoemaker Hart. Amel...

Georgia Duncan

Georgia Mae McDonald Duncan, 81, of Benton, formerly of Gurdon, died Monday, March 12, 2007 at her home. She was the widow of Wayne Jack Duncan, a retired supervisor with AT&T and a member of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons,...

Annie Sue Wells

Annie Sue Wells, 69, of Little Rock, formerly of Gurdon, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Annie was a homemaker and a member of Center Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, Bobby Wells of Gurdon and Travis Wells of Little Rock; one...