Stories from Thursday, October 17, 2002

The public is invited to a political forum at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Piggott Community Center. It is an event that will feature those seeking office in the upcoming city election. The event is being sponsored by the Piggott Times and publisher Ron Kemp will serve as moderator...

Two candidates will be seeking election to the Clay County judge's office in the Nov. 5 General Election. Democratic incumbent County Judge Gary Howell,1384 Wallain, Piggott, will face independent candidate Sheila Vaughn, 165 County Road 342, Piggott...

Piggott voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5 to choose a new alderman for north ward alderman, position two, on the city council. Candidates vying for the position are Larry Featherston of 1043 Pleasant View and Carl Birmingham of 889 West Main. Incumbent alderman Lester Edwards has chosen not to seek re-election...

Piggott's strongest overall team effort of the year both offensively and defensively resulted in a 3AAA gridiron contest that was decided by merely one point. And in overtime at that. While both coaches, Piggott's head coach Scott Morgan and Jonesboro Westside's Shannon Sherman, agreed that either the Mohawks or the Warriors could have pulled out the win, it was Jonesboro Westside with the one-point, 10-9, overtime victory when the dust was finally cleared in Clay County...

Lois Lorene Stevens, age 92, formerly of Piggott, passed away October 14, 2002. She is survived by three sons, James T. Campbell of California, David Lee Campbell of Missouri and Stanley C. Stevens of Arkansas; one daughter, Janis E. Reagan of Arkansas, a sister, Pauline Choate of North Carolina; 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren...

Ernest F. Wyss, 81, of Nimmons died Oct. 12, 2002, at the Piggott Nursing Center. He was born April 21, 1921, in Nimmons, the son of the late Max and Sophia Zumstein Wyss. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Herman Hilfiker, U.J. Wyss and Walter Wyss, and one sister, Sophia Alexander...

Stelveda Charlene Wood, 79, of Piggott died Saturday Oct. 12, 2002, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Dec. 10, 1922, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Maudie F. Gower Branson. She married to William Tillman "Bill" Wood on Sept. 11, 1940. To this union four children were born. He preceded her in death in 1964...

Alma Rogers, 63, of Ash Flat died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at the Eastern Ozarks Regional Medical Center in Cherokee Village. She was born Aug. 17, 1939, in Malden, the daughter of the late Hugh Lloyd and Alma Ruth Woolf Kendrick. She was a homemaker and a member of the Wiseman United Methodist Church...

James Lloyd Burdin, 68, of Greenway, died Oct. 1, 2002. He was born on March 3, 1934, the son of the late James Estelle and Mable Marler Burdin. He was a member of Blue Cane General Baptist Church for 40 years, where he served as an usher. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one brother, Larry Clifford Burdin...

The Piggott City Council heard from Mayor Bud Holcomb Monday night about the impact Amendment 3 will have on services if approved by voters in the Nov. 5 election. "It's going to be very detrimental to cities, counties and hospitals," he said. Amendment 3 would abolish the tax on groceries and medicines, thus eliminating a significant portion of turnback revenues local governments budget to provide public services to residents...

For the second consecutive week, Piggott football coaches have faced familiar foes. Two weeks ago, Mohawk head coach Scott Morgan returned to his high school alma mater, Osceola, and went head to head in a coaching battle against his father, Seminole assistant coach, Lorin Morgan...