Nevada County Picayune   The Gurdon Times

Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive


Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 7, 2008 edition of Gurdon Times

U.M.C. ladies provide comforting kits for trauma victims
The United Methodist Women of Gurdons First U.M.C. have set out on a mission to comfort children who may have to spend some uncomfortable time with police. The group donated 12 trauma kits to the Gurdon Police Department for children whom authorities...
Texan makes drunken scene in Gurdon, flees from police
A Texas man made a scene in Gurdon last Saturday, April 26, and found himself behind bars after urinating in the corner of a local Laundromat and attempting to flee from police, according to a police record filed at the Gurdon Police Department. The rep...
Forest Festival finds friends on MySpace
With the Forest Festival around the bend, coordinators of the festival are looking for input from citizens of Gurdon to decide what musical act to bring. Festival coordinators have also created a MySpace page to offer a forum for suggestions and discuss...
Pastors offer place for youth activities
To the average high school student, theres just nothing to do in Gurdon, but local ministers are doing something to change that popular opinion. Brother Tommy Potter and the Rev. David Owens spoke with members of the Rotary Club Thursday, May 1, about ...
Letter to the editor
I wish to thank everyone for coming out last Friday for the Grand Opening of your new community pantry, FoodShare Arkansas. It was a great crowd and a wonderful boost for all of us involved in this exciting project. A special thanks for this occasion go...
Alice Bunch
Alice Bunch, 88, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Jonesboro. Born at Pleasant Plains, Mrs. Bunch lived most of her life in northeast Arkansas with her husband, Rev. Carl Bunch, who was pastor at several Southern Baptist churches before bec...
Larry Wimberly Jr
Larry Wimberly Jr. age 38 of Gurdon, went to be with his Saviour on April 29, 2008. He was born August 19, 1969, in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Larry Dewain and Hazel Lavonne Runyan Wimberly Sr. He was an employee of Georgia Pacific Lumber Company and...
Just a Thought
Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Faith is so important to our lives but more than that this week I want to focus on...
Jester, Salinas to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Sherell and Carla Jester of Gurdon are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, JoLee Jester to Derek Salinas, son of Mike and Kim Salinas of Benton. JoLee is the granddaughter of the late Wilburn and Amy ...
Area Birth
Tocura Giles and Jerome Pollins wish to announce the birth of their daughter, JaLia Arletha ShaNese Pollins on April 22, 2008 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Sar...
Area Birth
Kalene McBride and Ryan Hooks of Whelen Springs proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Elizabeth Hooks. Chloe was born Friday, April 25, 2008, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 20 inche...
Bible finds way home from Colorado
Some 33 years ago, Alice Cottingham and her family moved to Arkansas from Colorado. There was nothing exceptional about the move  except that Cottingham had left behind a Bible. She really didnt realize it was missing. On the rare occasion she though...
Word of the Week
As your vocabulary of sesquipedalian words increases, you will hear such wonderfully familiar words like mellifluous and quintessence and the very sound of them will tintinnabulate in your ears. Ah, the sweet melody! Tintinnabulate, you ask quizzically...
Invasive fish found in Arkansas
An invasive species of fish native to Asia and known as the northern snakehead has found its way from the Potomac River in Virginia all the way to eastern Arkansas. The northern snakehead, according to Randy Zellers, news editor for the Arkansas Game an...

Search | Nevada County Picayune by date   | Gurdon Times by date  

Newspaper articles have been contributed to the Prescott Community Freenet Association as a "current history" of our area. Articles dated December 1981 through May 2001 were contributed by Ragsdale Printing Company, Inc. Articles June 2001 to ? were contributed by Better Built Group, Inc. Articles ? to October 2008 were contributed by GateHouse Media.

Ownership of all Nevada County Picayune content from the beginning of the newspaper, including predecessors, until May 2001 was contributed by the John and Betty Ragsdale family to the Prescott Community Freenet Association. Content on this site may not be archived, retransmitted, saved in a database, or used for any commercial purpose without express written permission. Web hosting by and presentation style copyright ©1999-2009 Danny Stewart