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A Nelson Publication accepting news from: GURDON, MALVERN, Arkadelphia, Prescott, Hot Springs, Bismarck, Fountain Lake, Haskell, Glen Rose, Magnet Cove, Bryant and Benton. We are a magazine covering community progress, Christian testimonies and sports highlights. Online Current issue every Friday on dash. Check out our archives since going digital in April of 2012. See Oldies on dash. PDFS, past and present, free to copy. Enjoy the read. YEAR 9: 2015 ISSUE: DECEMBER 18, 2015 VOL. 233 12 Pages First Issue: May 2007 The Southern Arkansas TAILGATE NEWS FREE Merry Christmas! Poetry: Growing Wise, Page 4 MISS ARKANSAS ELE- MENTARY RIDES IN MALVERN PARADE, P-11 GATE INDEX Making a Difference IN GOD WE TRUST JOHN’S SERMON What will you do for Jesus Christ in 2016? Page 3 Gurdon Parade in review Christmas parade goers get special Christmas treat at Amazing Creations Page 5 Obituaries: Francis, Smith, O’Steen, Sulton; P-9 Tailgate News Info: Ph: (870) 353-8201 Email: jay_nelson_72443 @yahoo.com Address: 111 East Cherry Street, Gurdon, Ark. 71743 (Continued on Page 10) (Continued on Page 8) SCAT CAN DRIVE - South Central Arkansas Transit (SCAT) collected 408 cans of food during their "can drive" for 2015. The canned food items were donated to benefit the Red River Baptist Association Food Pantry in Arkadelphia. Pictured, from left, are: Jesse Newborn, SCAT driver; Michelle Nelson, Arkadelphia SCAT supervisor; Debbie Files, the director of Red River Baptist Association and Joe Burt, associational missionary with Red River Baptist. (Charles May photo) Gurdon Board Honors Choirs By JOHN NELSON Tailgate News Editor Gurdon School Board met in regular session Tuesday evening and honored both the Gurdon Primary School and the Cabe Middle School choirs. Superintendent Allen Blackwell said School Board members had heard a presenta- tion by Darin West, high school band director, the month before Malvern School Board accepts landscaping bid from Ouachita COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY TO CHANGE LOCATIONS - The Gurdon Community Food Pantry will distribute at the old Austin Capps Food Center on Walnut Street, across from the First United Methodist Church, instead of at Faith Mission, starting on Monday, Dec. 21, according to Velvet Gonzales, manager. (John Nelson photo) YOUR HOMETOWN WEL- COMES YOU! US Army health care specialist Private Justin Tucker will be home in Gurdon for the holidays. His family and community welcomes this sol- dier home! (photo provided) By JOHN NELSON Tailgate News Editor The Malvern School Board approved a bid for landscaping around district buildings from Ouachita Nursery at its regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 14. Superintendent Brian Golden recommended Ouachita Nursery and said he had received three bids for the job. “They will take care of any and all new school district properties, in regard to landscpaing needs,” Golden said. “In regards to our six-year master plan to improve our physical facilities, we are obviously in pretty good shape.” Golden noted that oldest school building still in use is Wilson, which was constructed in 1987. In other business, Golden told board members he would like to purchase three used school buses and two new ones. He assured School Board members the buses will have air
Transcript of Merry Christmas! Poetry: Growing Wise, Page 4 … Nelson Publication accepting news from: GURDON,...
A Nelson Publication accepting news from: GURDON, MALVERN, Arkadelphia, Prescott, Hot Springs, Bismarck, Fountain Lake, Haskell,
Glen Rose, Magnet Cove, Bryant and Benton. We are a magazine covering community progress, Christian testimonies and sports highlights. Online �Current issue�
every Friday on dash. Check out our archives since going digital in April of 2012. See �Oldies� on dash. PDFS, past and present, free to copy. Enjoy the read.
YEAR 9: 2015 ISSUE: DECEMBER 18, 2015 VOL. 233 12 Pages
FirstIssue:May
2007
The Southern Arkansas
TAILGATE NEWSFREE
Merry Christmas! Poetry: Growing Wise, Page 4
MISS ARKANSAS ELE-MENTARY RIDES IN
MALVERN PARADE, P-11
GATE INDEXMaking a DifferenceIN GOD WE TRUST
JOHN’SSERMON
What will you dofor Jesus Christ
in 2016?Page 3
Gurdon Paradein review
Christmas parade goersget special Christmas
treat at Amazing CreationsPage 5
Obituaries: Francis,Smith, O’Steen, Sulton; P-9
Tailgate News Info:Ph: (870) 353-8201Email: jay_nelson_72443
@yahoo.comAddress: 111 East CherryStreet, Gurdon, Ark. 71743
(Continued on Page 10)
(Continued on Page 8)
SCAT CAN DRIVE - South Central Arkansas Transit (SCAT) collected 408 cans of food during their "candrive" for 2015. The canned food items were donated to benefit the Red River Baptist Association FoodPantry in Arkadelphia. Pictured, from left, are: Jesse Newborn, SCAT driver; Michelle Nelson, ArkadelphiaSCAT supervisor; Debbie Files, the director of Red River Baptist Association and Joe Burt, associationalmissionary with Red River Baptist. (Charles May photo)
GurdonBoardHonorsChoirs
By JOHN NELSONTailgate News EditorGurdon School Board met in
regular session Tuesday eveningand honored both the GurdonPrimary School and the CabeMiddle School choirs.
Superintendent AllenBlackwell said School Boardmembers had heard a presenta-tion by Darin West, high schoolband director, the month before
Malvern School Board acceptslandscaping bid from Ouachita
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY TO CHANGE LOCATIONS -The Gurdon Community Food Pantry will distribute at the old AustinCapps Food Center on Walnut Street, across from the First UnitedMethodist Church, instead of at Faith Mission, starting on Monday,Dec. 21, according to Velvet Gonzales, manager. (John Nelson photo)
YOUR HOMETOWN WEL-COMES YOU! US Army healthcare specialist Private JustinTucker will be home in Gurdonfor the holidays. His family andcommunity welcomes this sol-dier home! (photo provided)
By JOHN NELSONTailgate News EditorThe Malvern School Board approved a bid for landscaping around
district buildings from Ouachita Nursery at its regular meeting onMonday, Dec. 14.
Superintendent Brian Golden recommended Ouachita Nursery andsaid he had received three bids for the job.
“They will take care of any and all new school district properties, inregard to landscpaing needs,” Golden said. “In regards to our six-yearmaster plan to improve our physical facilities, we are obviously in prettygood shape.”
Golden noted that oldest school building still in use is Wilson,which was constructed in 1987. In other business, Golden told boardmembers he would like to purchase three used school buses and twonew ones. He assured School Board members the buses will have air
