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Continuous work

means equipment

repair, keeping busyBy SHERRY KELLEYGurdon MayorThere is no shortage of things for the City of Gurdon to do.

Thank you to Bonner Plumbing and Hartsell Farms andExcavating for our recent repair on aging infrastructure.

This cooler weather in August is a treat but we still havemowing everywhere and all the time. Equipment repair is also aconstant. Fixing old backhoes, pick-up trucks and our trashtruck, that keeps us on our toes. Thank you to our workerswithin City Hall and in the field. You all do a great job, which Iappreciate.

The big excitement in Gurdon is back to school and theschool workers have been working hard prior to next week’sreturn. Thank you to Stephanie Manning for inviting me to pro-vide a welcome back to school video that will be part of a cohe-sive message for our children.

Looking for the Gurdon Light sounds like a delightful and

spooky way to social distance and have fun. I hope to make a

super fun announcement soon.

Let’s all get a good count on the U.S. Census. Governmentworkers have utilized The Gurdon Business Center to trainCensus Workers on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday of thisweek.

Bible VersesBible verses is a section pub-

lished to honor the late JamesCrews, a Gurdon businessman,who believed exposure toChristian scriptures would encour-age readers to seek and acceptJesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

Psalm 42:8King James Version

8 Yet the Lord will commandhis loving kindness in the day time,and in the night his song shall bewith me, and my prayer unto theGod of my life.

Clark County Fair plans

livestock show, carnivalDue to concerns about the

spreading of the Corona Virus, theClark County Fair will downsizethis year and only consist of a one-day livestock show and a carnivalthat will stay open fromWednesday, Sept. 16 thruSaturday, Sept. 19.

Fair worker Cindy Ham saidJuly 22 there will be no commercialbuilding open, no arts & craftsbuilding and no EH Kitchen at the2020 fair.

Gurdon Schools

to sell YearbooksGurdon High School Yearbook

order forms will be availabe at theGHS open house and in the officewhen school starts.

The cost will be $31 and orderdeadline is Sept. 18. Cabe MiddleSchool Yearbooks will also beavailabe in their office after schoolstarts.

CMS Yearbook order dead-line is Aug. 28.

Cabe Message BoardIf you want a message on the

community board in Gurdon, call353-4444 and ask for Kris Hodges.

Governor gives fines

for not wearing masksGovernor Asa Hutchinson told

Arkansans this past month to wearmasks in public, where social dis-tancing is not possible, or face upto a $500 fine from police.

As of August 20, the gover-nor’s mandate for masks to beworn due to the Corona Virus isstill valid in close quarters.

HERNDON -FUQUA FUNERAL HOME UNDER REPAIR -

Gurdon’s only on-site funeral home suffered storm damage this spring

but a full repair job was under way Thursday. Extensive painting was

going on at the front of the Methodist Church. (John Nelson photo)

Gurdon Senior Center distributes commondities

Although the Gurdon CADC Senior Center on Main Street hasbeen closed since March, because of the Corona Virus threat, com-modities were distributed to those in need on Thursday, according toMichelle Nelson, SCAT director in Arkadelphia. No definite date hasbeen determined as to when the center will re-open for lunches.