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Man stabbed in Piggott
(Local News ~ 04/14/04)
Piggott police officers were called to Woodhall factory at 12:17 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, in reference to a stabbing. Upon arrival police found Woodhall employee, Joshua T. Crenshaw, 27, of Piggott had multiple stab wounds to his arm and back. He was transported to Piggott Community Hospital by ambulance and was later airlifted to The Med in Memphis...
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Lady Mohawks overtake Highland in doubleheader
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/04)
The Lady Mohawks were in action Tuesday afternoon against Highland, getting ready for the upcoming district tournament, winning the doubleheader, 4-3 in game one and 6-4 in game two. Jessica Ingram got the momentum going for Piggott by striking out two batters to end the first inning and added four more strikeouts by the end of the game...
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Gary Gilkison
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Gary Gilkison, 50, of Paragould died Thursday, April 8, 2004, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born on Sept. 25, 1953, the son of Jerry Gilkison and Nellie Deweese. He was united in marriage to Karon Cheshire on April 12, 1975...
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Francis Bare
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Francis Bare of Piggott died Monday, April 12, 2004, in Jonesboro. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2004, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel in Piggott. Viewing will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2004. Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott is in charge of the arrangements...
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Brandon Lee Chilcutt
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Brandon Lee Chilcutt, infant son of Jimmy Lee and Angel Christine Chilcutt of Piggott, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born on March 25, 2004. Funeral services will be held at Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home. Arrangements are pending...
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Odell Toombs
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Odell Toombs, 80, of Piggott died Saturday, April 10, 2004, in the Firefighters Regional Burn Center in Memphis. He was born Feb. 4, 1924, in Senath, the son of the late Lewis Angus and Rosa Hester Wallace Toombs. He was united in marriage to Jessalie Settlemoir Gossett on Feb. 11, 1950...
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Billie Lee Golden
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Billie Lee Golden, 72, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, April 7, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Alexandria, La., she lived in Fayetteville before moving to Jonesboro in 1966. She was a retired high school business education teacher and taught in Prairie Grove, Piggott and Paragould. She was a graduate of Arkansas State University and earned a master's degree in business education from the University of Arkansas...
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Marty Edward Hoggard
(Obituary ~ 04/14/04)
Marty Edward Hoggard, 41, of Piggott died Thursday, April 1, 2004, at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He was born July 22, 1962, in Piggott, the son of Cornelious "Punk" and Joyce Gatlin Hoggard. He was united in marriage to Laura Speer on December 14, 1996, to this union two sons were born...
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PHS FCCLA members to represent state in Chicago (Local News ~ 04/14/04)
Volunteer work, creativity in constructing a display and showing how their volunteer project applied to the eight purposes of FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America - formerly Future Homemakers of America) paid off in a big way for three members of the Piggott High School FCCLA at the FCCLA Arkansas State Convention in Little Rock on March 25-27 as they brought home the Gold STAR Award and were selected to represent Arkansas at the National Leadership Meeting in Chicago this summer.. ... -
Ordinance tabled indefinitely by council
(Local News ~ 04/14/04)
Members of the Piggott City Council were presented with a petition signed by citizens in opposition to the proposed Open Container Ordinance during their meeting at city hall Monday evening. Alderman Jim Poole was absent. Brad Mallard approached the council to ask for clarification of the ordinance contents and ramifications. He asked if the ordinance had been published in the paper...
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Cook named as 2004 Honorary Relay for Life Chairperson (Local News ~ 04/14/04)
"It's was just such a tragic thing - to hear the big "C" word. You think you're going to die," said Peggy Cook, the Honorary Chairperson for the 2004 Clay County Relay for Life. Cook, a survivor of breast cancer, said she was very shocked when she found out she had been selected for the position during this year's kick-off dinner at Outdoor/Indoor. "It is an honor to be selected," she added... -
Mohawks face tough challenges
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/04)
The Mohawk baseball team faced a series of tough games last week that gave them a chance to see what skills needed fine tuning before the district tournament. On April 5, the Mohawks had a home field advantage as they hosted the Rector Cougars in an exciting matchup...
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