Stories from Thursday, October 3, 2002

The Rector junior football team fell to the junior Rockets of Turrell 34-8 in a dreary, rainy home game last Thursday. The Rocket quarterback, Darris Hopkins, did almost all of the damage as he scored all five Rocket touchdowns. He ran four touchdowns in from scrimmage and scored one on a return of an interception. John Carson scored two two-point conversions for Turrell...

The Rector Cougars fell to Palestine-Wheatley Friday night, 41-13, despite holding two early leads. Derek Carter scored for the Cougars on their second possession of the game with a touchdown run from six yards out. The point after kick by Jeff Lester was good and Rector led, 7-0...

Albert Griffith, 92, of Rector died Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, at Rector Healthcare. Mr. Griffith was born Sept. 19, 1910, in Rector. He was married to Grace Graham Griffith, who died March 3, 1975, and married Evelyn Waldron Griffith on March 6, 1976...

Ella Bennett Davis, 87, of Corning died Sept. 27, 2002, at Green Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. She was born Jan. 3, 1915, in Corning, the daughter of the late Oscar and Mamie Bennett. She was married to the late Raymond Davis. She was a homemaker...

John Henry Brewer, 67, husband of Bonnie Adams Brewer died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at his home in Easley, S.C. Born in Clay County, Mr. Brewer was the son of the late John Henry Brewer Sr. and Hattie Mae Brewer. He was a member of Bethel Community Church and retired vice president and general manager of Chemax in Greenville. Mr. Brewer also served in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger...

More than 20 area residents attended a diabetes seminar at the Rector Community Center last week. The event was sponsored by the Clay County Cooperative Extension Service. Betty Passmore, diabetic educator for Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, urged attendees to "Know Your Numbers" during the talk...

A library is a place to increase knowledge and can be a welcome retreat from the hussle-bussle of the work-day world. The Rector Public Library has long been an important part of the town, continuously growing to meet the needs of the community. Technology has come to the library in the form of electronic library cards, computers, Internet access, and the facility's own web page www.rectorlibrary.com designed by Kyle Johnson, son of Piggott librarian Gay Johnson...

The Department of Workforce Education's mobile unit was in Rector last week to assist Wise Co. workers. "We tried to schedule the unit for those who missed the workshop," said department employee Charley Hilton Jr. "We provide them with free information that is available."...

The Rector citywide yardsSale will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Organizers said there have been some misunderstandings on the specifics. The Parks and Recreation Commission is urging participants to set up at either of the city parks, preferably the Downtown Park, but anyone is welcome to have their yard sale at their home...

Piggott will travel south to Osceola Friday night to face one of the toughest competitors the Mohawks have been pitted against in recent years. The Osceola Seminoles (1-3, 1-0), dropping down to the AAA class after a conference championship last season in AAAA-East, picked up their first win of the season Friday night, routing Harrisburg, 34-0, after dropping their first three games of the year...

It takes a strong-willed and determined group of athletes and individuals to be sitting on an 0-2 record and be down by a score of 38-0 in the waning minutes of their first conference game of the season and still show intensity in the game's final seconds...

Ella Bennett Davis, 87, of Corning died Sept. 27, 2002, at Green Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. She was born Jan. 3, 1915, in Corning, the daughter of the late Oscar and Mamie Bennett. She was married to the late Raymond Davis. She was a homemaker...

Hester Lorene Settlemoir, 80, of Piggott died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, in the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Nov. 12, 1921, in Pollard, the daughter of the late George Adkins and Mariah Hester Pollard Ridgeway. She was united in marriage to Daniel Jackson Settlemoir on Nov. 11, 1943. To this union, one son was born...

A Scout Fun Day was held Saturday morning at the Old Tyme Kountry Korral in Piggott. Area Boy and Girl Scouts started of the morning by getting to know Bob Causey and his horse, Buddy. Buddy entertained the group by performing tricks and riding the scouts around the compound. Bob Causey showed the scouts how well he could ride and invited the group to come see Buddy at his home...

A special ribbon cutting was held Friday to celebrate the recent installation of new playground equipment at Independence Park in Piggott. The ceremony was attended by Susan Clifford, outdoor recreation grants coordinator for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. She said she has enjoyed working with the Piggott Parks and Recreation Commission and was thrilled to see the grant's results...

It will be an evening of fine dining in the midst of elegant tables during the annual Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce's fall banquet. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Piggott Community Center. Tickets are $12.50 per person and may be purchased in advance at Piggott State Bank, The Treasure Chest, at the door, or from any chamber member...

A Piggott business owner was injured after she was hit by a vehicle while riding a bicycle near Mountain Home Sunday morning. According to a Baxter County Sheriff's Department report, Lisa Whittley, 44, of Piggott, owner of The Relaxation Station on Second Street, was riding a bicycle on River Road in Lakeview, Ark., when she was hit by a 1989 Ford pick-up driven by Vernon J. Foster of Mountain Home...