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YEAR 14: 2020 ISSUE: WEEKENDER FOR AUGUST 21, 2020 VOL. 455 12 Pages
FirstIssue:May
2007
The Southern Arkansas
TAILGATE NEWS
FREE
Poetry: Living in a huge hospital for Corona; P-4
Gurdon coach
announces football
ticket sales; P-11
GATE INDEXMaking a DifferenceIN GOD WE TRUST
Backing studentsas they return
to traditional or virtual
classrooms
JOHN’S SERMONThe old question;
service or family,
which is first?
Page 3
Gurdon hosts
football scrimmageGurdon Go-Devils win 28-
14 over Magnolia Panthers
Page 5
Mayor hopes for
Census successGurdon Mayor Sherry
Kelley allows Census workers
to use business center
Page 6
Tailgater says
Corona can also
tap attitudesTailgater looks forward to
football competition, encour-
agement for students
Page 7
Prescott Council
asked to help youth; P-8
Obituaries: A. Kelly,
Martin, Wingfield, K. Kelly,
Harberson, Finney, Parker
Classifieds; Page 11
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First day of school Monday to end with purple and gold game
APPROVED GPS TEXTBOOKS - Gurdon Primary School
Principal Mike Spraggins, right, explains his selection of textbooks
for the primary school to School Board members, who approved the
purchase. Amplify CKLA books go into the hands of each student,
with teachers also getting a copy. The digitally connected books, for
grades K-6, include “home town America and really good material,”
he said. The total for the books is $48,259.16. (John Nelson photo)
By JOHN NELSON
Tailgate News Editor
Monday, August 24 will be the first day of the 2020 school year forthe Gurdon School District, with the superintendent reporting to SchoolBoard members Tuesday that latest enrollment figures indicate 65 per-cent will attend face to face classes and the rest are currently signed infor homebound virtual learning.
All are invited to get to know the Go-Devils that evening at 7 p.m.when the Gold will play the Purple so fans can see what football talent toexpect this season.
Prescott Police Chief Beavers retires;
Assistant Chief Jordan gets promotionBy JOHN NELSON
Tailgate News Editor
Prescott City Council met Monday evening and Mayor Terry Olivernamed Prescott Assistant Police Chief Ann Jordan to the police chief’sjob, as Chief Joey Beavers has retired.
Mayor Oliver said Chief Beavers started is career in 1989 as a mili-tary police officer for the U.S. Army, was a patrolman with the Fort SmithPolice Department, became affiliated with the Prescott Police Departmentin 1996, worked with the State Police on narcotics in 2000 and then tookover as Prescott Police Chief.
While at Prescott, Beavers applied for and received $150,00 in grantmoney to improve PPD, got officers on salary to slow down attrition fromthose leaving due to low hourly wages and worked beside the NevadaCounty Sheriff’s Department on drug task force cases.
As to the new police chief, Mayor Oliver said she joined PPD inFebruary of 1999, worked up to a sergeant, served as a school resource
NEW PRESCOTT
POLICE CHIEF - The for-
mer Prescott Assistant Police
Chief Ann Jordan has been
promoted to Police Chief for
the City of Prescott, as long-
time Police Chief Joey
Beavers has retired. Prescott
Mayor Terry Oliver said
Jordan has always had a pas-
sion for law enforcement and
“I have confidence she will
do a fine job.” (John Nelson
photo)
By JOHN NELSON
Tailgate News Editor
A 30-year-old Gurdon resident was killed by a train in downtownGurdon just after midnight (12:14 a.m.) early Saturday morning, August15.
According to the Arkansas State Police report, Josten Trevino, 30,driving a 2014 Toyota, was going east across the Main Street railwaycrossing when the vehicle was struck by a northbound train.
The driver was pronounced dead by Dr. Allegra Fierro at theUniversity of Arkansas Medical Service (UAMS) Hospital in Little Rock.
State Trooper Kendrick D. Davis reported that Trevino was taken toBaptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia and the body is being heldat UAMS in Little Rock. The Arkansas State Police report said theweather conditions were clear and the road was dry.
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Gurdon man killed by train
