Stories from Friday, April 30, 2004

On Tuesday, April 20, the Clay County Sheriff's office received a 911 call from McDougal regarding gunshots being fired at the Shawn Brown residence on Mason Street. Officers from the sheriff's department and Arkansas State Police responded. Upon arrival, officers found a 12-gauge shotgun with a broken stock and forearm, and a bent barrel lying in the carport...

The 2004 Clay County Relay for Life resulted in an amazing total of over $74,000, despite the gray clouds that hovered above the festivities. "It rained us in, but it didn't rain us out," said Tom Sneed, team recruitment chairman for the Clay County Relay for Life, prior to presenting the awards at the end of the day...

The city's noise ordinance was very much in debate at the Piggott City Council's utilities meeting Monday evening. Ronald Ray has purchased a building located at 409 East North Street beside the old D&G building strictly for the use of working on race car engines or motors. Harry Anzalone lives next door to this building at 369 East North. Because of the noise level from Ray's building, there have been numerous complaints to the city from Anzalone...

The Delta String Quartet will perform at the opening reception for the second annual Juried Student Art Exhibit, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at the Hemingway Barn Studio, at Arkansas State University's Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Education Center. The Art Exhibit, "Gems in Nature," will include student art, grades seven through 12 within a 30-mile radius of Piggott and will be on exhibit April 29 through May 20...

On Tuesday, April 13, Steven J. Pully, the Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle, visited the city of Piggott to share good news and express his gratitude to local government officials. At 11:15 a.m. Clay County Judge Gary Howell, Bill Irby, State Representative Travis Boyd and Mayor Gerald Morris took a tour of the Pinnacle factory housed in the former Magee building...

Every NASCAR fan watched the race Sunday. Each fan watched the race in their own way, by television, attending the race or recording it to watch later. However, I was able to watch from behind the scenes where I got a first hand look at how busy a driver's pit really is on Sunday...

These are the Piggott T-Ball teams: The American Legion team -- Chad Reaves Jr., Logan Dixon, Austin Raspberry, Ashlee Vaughn, Casey Poole, Caleb Sanders, Jaessa Threatt, Colton Dudley, Brianna Elser, Rebecca Crow, Caleb Higgins and Jacob Beck. Coaches are Chad and April Reaves...

Brandon Lee Chilcutt of Piggott died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born March 25, 2004, in Paragould, the son of Jimmy Lee and Angel Frederick Chilcutt. He is survived by his father and mother; grandmother, Katy Chilcutt of Piggott; great-grandmother, Catherine Risinger of Piggott; and other relatives and friends...

Earl Smith, 77, of Galena, formerly of Piggott, died in his home on Friday, April 23, 2004. He was born June 3, 1926, in Waterloo, Ala., the son of Arthur Herbert "Hubbard" Smith and Katie Lou Stricklin Smith. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On Oct. 9, 1954, he was united in marriage to Lavern Moore...

Leona Mae Conaway, 78, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Piggott, died Friday, April 23, 2004, in Three Rivers Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born March 12, 1926, in Carryville, the daughter of the late Marion Wilson and Orah Allman Young. She was united in marriage to Curtis Edward Conaway Sr. on August 13, 1943. To this union six sons were born...

The summer softball teams for Piggott include: Redmon Monument team -- Jessica Scheffler, Alexandra Scheffler, Brittany Johnson, Lauren Brown, Taylor McGuire, Camista Sanders, Amber Beck, Tonya Holton, Katie Bassett, Alexa DeHart and Jessica Mallard. Coaches are Bradley Scheffler, Sandy Scheffler and Deidra Settlemoir...