Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, March 5, 2008 edition of Gurdon Times

Dollar General Robbed, victims held with duct tape

Two employees of the Dollar General store in Gurdon were bound and held more than half an hour during a robbery on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The two employees were in the process of closing the store and were almost ready to go home. A man in a homemad...

District to host educational tournament, Destination ImagiNation

Cabe Middle School will host the Southern Region tournament for an educational program called Destination ImagiNation on March 8. The program is in its sixth year. There are no teams participating from the Gurdon School District this year. In t...

McGill seeks re-election for JP

Frances McGill has announced that she will seek re-election to the office of the justice of the peace, District 10. She said she feels that it has been an honor to serve on the Quorum Court and appreciates the support she has received from the ...

Local churches plan programs

Mt. Friendship, Curtis, with Pastor Rev. Louis Jones, will have Men-and-Womens Day on March 9 at 2:30 p.m. New Mt. Zion will be the guest, with Rev. William Colbert speaker. New Mt. Zion Churchs 58th annual anniversary, where Rev. W. H. Colber...

Just a Thought: Where are you in life's goals?

Where are you in your life right now? Are you where you thought five or 10 years ago you would be? Are you at a place in life that is where you thought you would be? Are you nowhere near where you thought youd be? These questions are design...

Mavie Pruitt

Mavie Pruitt, age 87, of Gurdon died Wednesday at the Twin Rivers Health and Rehab in Arkadelphia. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ in Gurdon. Survivors include two sons: Charles Pruitt of Gilbertown, Ala., and Ric...

Letter to the Editor

Dear editor, There seems to be an increasing growth of apathy in our society that includes a lack of respect of other peoples property and their surroundings. We are cultivating a seed to grow where we think it is acceptable to throw cans, pap...

"Raising the Curtain" for pre-sale

In an effort to raise money for the benefit of the new Gurdon Auditorium, Gurdon resident Denise Ezell is putting together a community cookbook. The cookbook, which is currently named Raising the Curtain, consists of more than 700 recipes; but...

Housing committee meets in Gurdon, discusses development in community

The housing committee from Clark County Strategic Planning met with a group of 16 Gurdon residents, including Mayor Clayton and Rotary Club president Billy Tarpley. Subsidized housing Tom Calhoun, chairman of the committee, called the meeting to...