Stories from Wednesday, January 23, 2002

The City of Piggott and the Piggott School District have received a $23,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Gov. Mike Huckabee awarded the Piggott grant as part of $1,227,913 in 50/50 matching grants and $250,000 in FUN park grants issued throughout the state...

2002 All-star game dates set for F'ville The 2002 boys and girls high school all-star games will be held in Fayetteville this year. The volleyball all-star games will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19 at Barnhill Arena. The basketball all-star games are scheduled for Thursday, June 20 in the Bud Walton Arena with the girls game tipping off at 6 p.m. ...

A-AA boys: Josh Bateman, Marmaduke; Calvin Coleman, Aris Cooper, Phillip Lockhart, Turrell; Zach Witt, Donovan Jones, Brice Howard, River Valley; Dustin Kelems, Matt Owens, Riverside; Shane Irgens, Izard County Consolidated; Brad Jones, Marked Tree; J Matt Secrease, Weiner...

A repeat performance of the finals of NEA Tournament was not in store for the Piggott Lady Mohawks Monday night, although the Piggott girls put on a valiant performance. The Lady Mohawks defeated Highland for the NEA Tournament title in December after falling to the Lady Rebels earlier in the year. ...

BROOKLAND The Piggott Mohawks saw their 3AAA-North conference winning streak come to a close at seven last Friday night with a 61-53 loss to the hands of the Brookland Bearcats. Earlier this season, the Mohawks (11-6, 7-1 in 3AAA-North) staved off a Bearcat aerial barrage for a thrilling win in Piggott, but Friday night was different story. ...

Bernice Coffee, 95, died in her Platteville, Wisc., home on Friday evening, Jan. 18, 2002. Bernice French Coffee was born Dec. 23, 1906, in Clay County, to George II and Gertrude (Toone) French. After attending Arkansas public schools and graduating from Piggott High School, she entered Arkansas State University and taught in Arkansas public schools for a number of years...

Bertie Gaines, 96, of Pollard died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. She is survived by two sons, Henry and Maynard Morris, and two daughters, JoAnn Hawkins and Lola Ames. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at New Hope Cemetery in Pollard...

Todd Crow, 37, of Rector died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Annette, and two daughters, Karlie and Kasey. Visitation will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday (today) at Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral and Masonic services will be held Thursday in Hoggard and Sons Chapel...

Mildred "Millie" Hollis Tiller, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at her Ottawa Lake home in Michigan. She worked at Sharon Manufacturing as a production operator for 14 years, retiring in 1983. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be deeply missed...

Robert "Pete" Chilcutt, 65, of Piggott died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Dec. 3, 1937, in Rector, the son of the late Albert and Selma Roofe Chilcutt. He married Mary Victery on Nov. 28, 1995. He was preceded in death by one sister, Floretta Woods...

Michael Haywood, 52, of Piggott died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Deborah; son, Andrew; mother, Eulalia; and sister, Danna. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday (today) at Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Hoggard and Sons Chapel...

What's it like to have a twin? Especially one who looks just like you. There are several students in the Piggott School District, who can relate to what it's like to be a twin. There are 11 sets of both identical and fraternal twins, ranging from elementary school age on up to high school...

Second Judicial District Prosecutor Brent Davis of Jonesboro addressed the Clay County Quorum Court Monday night on successful drug prosecutions in the county in 2001. "What we do as prosecutors reflects on what law enforcement is doing," Davis said...

Teressa D. Johnson of Piggott has announced she will seek the office of Clay County assessor, subject to the Republican Primary in May. She has been employed at Rector Sportswear for nine years and is married to Gary Johnson. A formal announcement will be made at a later date...

Alice Cossey Whiteman of Melvindale, Mich., died Dec. 24, 2001, at the Rivergate Terrace Nursing Home in Riverview, Mich., of complications from a broken hip. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her husband, Ruby (Buddy) Cossey, and husband Robert Whitman...

MARMADUKE As they have many times this season, the Marmaduke Lady Greyhounds used their intense full-court defense and all-around offensive talents to mount a huge first quarter lead and defeat the Walnut Ridge Lady Bobcats, 56-37 here Monday night...

Buffalo Island Central hosted the Marmaduke Greyhounds in a game that won't soon be forgotten last Friday night. Marmaduke's Chase Henson scooped up a loose ball with four seconds to play and connected for a 15-foot jumper and the game-winning two points as the Greyhounds squeaked out a 61-59 win last Friday night...

The Rector senior girls weren't quite on their game Monday night against Riverside in a 48-35 loss. Riverside gave a good defensive effort and managed to keep the Cougars out of sync. "I thought we played some pretty good defense, but we were forcing and rushing shots. We had too much dribbling and not enough passing," said coach Shane Robinson...

Rector's Ryan Carpenter connected for a total of seven three-pointers Friday night as the Cougars traveled to Walnut Ridge to face the Bobcats. Carpenter's performance was not enough as the Walnut Ridge boys, behind a 49-point performance from Ronnie Tagge, upset the Cougars, 72-58...

Franklin D. "Frank" Farmer, 60, of Hughes, formerly of the Rector area, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at Methodist Central in Memphis. He was born March 11, 1941, in Lilbourn, Mo., to the late Willie Farmer and Ruth Seets Dickey. He operated Farmer's Upholstery in Rector and lived in the Rector area most of his life. He was married Sept. 6, 1960, to Pauletta Robinson...

Todd Crow, 37, of Rector died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Annette, and two daughters, Karlie and Kasey. Visitation will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday (today) at Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral and Masonic services will be held Thursday in Hoggard and Sons Chapel...

Bernice Coffee, 95, died in her Platteville, Wisc., home on Friday evening, Jan. 18, 2002. Bernice French Coffee was born Dec. 23, 1906, in Clay County, to George II and Gertrude (Toone) French. After attending Arkansas public schools and graduating from Piggott High School, she entered Arkansas State University and taught in Arkansas public schools for a number of years...

Todd Watson has worked for the city of Rector for about 11 years now. As City Superintendent, Watson takes care of the water, streets, code enforcement and is also city inspector. "I love my job. I just have fun." That is not, however, the only job he loves to do. ...

Second Judicial District Prosecutor Brent Davis of Jonesboro addressed the Clay County Quorum Court Monday night on successful drug prosecutions in the county in 2001. "What we do as prosecutors reflects on what law enforcement is doing," Davis said...

Teressa D. Johnson of Piggott has announced she will seek the office of Clay County assessor, subject to the Republican Primary in May. She has been employed at Rector Sportswear for nine years and is married to Gary Johnson. A formal announcement will be made at a later date...

When the 15 physicians at Internal Medicine Associates made a decision recently to rename the clinic at which they work, they sought permission of Dr. O.H. Clopton, a Jonesboro physician who has been in practice here for more than 35 years. "I didn't know it was happening until it happened," the founding physician of the group said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Jan. ...

Hanna Chimm, a foreign exchange student from Germany, has been a senior at Marmaduke High School for the past year. She says it is definitely a change from her life in the capital of Germany. "I am from Berlin, which is a big city. There are 4.3 million people there and now I live where there are only 1,200. It is very different," she laughed...

2002 All-star game dates set for F'ville The 2002 boys and girls high school all-star games will be held in Fayetteville this year. The volleyball all-star games will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19 at Barnhill Arena. The basketball all-star games are scheduled for Thursday, June 20 in the Bud Walton Arena with the girls game tipping off at 6 p.m. ...