Stories from Sunday, January 23, 2005

"Ms. Reed told you about the nuns from the outside in (referring to author Cheryl Reed and her book "Unveiled", which was signed at the Hemingway Barn last year) - I'm going to tell you from the inside out," said Sister Henrietta Hockle as she addressed the crowd in the Hemingway Barn Studio at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott last Sunday afternoon where she presented a reading from her latest work, "On High Ground"...

The BIC Mustangs are ranked second in the state in Class AA. Their performance while playing Piggott on Friday night was evidence as to why the team holds that ranking. The Mustangs started the game with two three-point shots within the first 90 seconds of the game. The Mustangs stampeded the Mohawks during the first quarter, ending it with the lead of 25-9...

With four players hitting double figures in the game, the Junior Mohawks defeated the Junior Mustangs of BIC, 61-51, when the Mohawks hosted the Mustangs on Tuesday, Jan. 11. "We're tied for first in the conference with this win," coach Matt Sutfin said...

On Saturday, Jan. 8, the PHS Cheerleading squad loaded up and traveled to Monette to participate in the Arkansas Cheer Coaches Association Regional Cheerleading Competition. The squad's goal was to bring home a first place ranking which would enable them to participate in the state cheerleading competition. The team achieved their goal by bringing home the first place trophy...

The Piggott Lady Mohawks pounded the host Marmaduke Lady Greyhounds, 59-28, in a game played Monday night. The Lady Mohawks posted quarter leads of 14-7, 29-14 and 41-19. "We played one of our best all-around games of our entire season tonight," coach Jeff Priest said of the victory. "I felt like all of the players played hard," Priest continued. "We have been doing a good a job as all year long at running offense and we are all playing together."...

The Junior Lady Mohawks traveled to Marmaduke on Monday, Jan. 17, to face the Junior Lady Greyhounds. The Junior Lady Greyhounds slammed the Junior Lady Mohawks with a final score of 58-25. The scores by quarters included 10-6, 25-13 and 41-21. "Their press really hurt us and we turned the ball over a lot," coach Jeff Priest said of the loss. "We've got to get where we can handle the pressure, handle the ball, and give ourselves the chance to win," Priest concluded...

Flora Berniece Russell, 74, of Leachville, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Boydsville, the daughter of the late Ezra and Edna Morrow Gordon. She had lived in Leachville for more than 40 years and was retired from Brown Shoe Company. A member of the former Liberty Hill United Methodist Church near Rector, she attended First United Methodist Church in Leachville...

Dorothy Sue Parham Price, 94, of Paragould, formerly of Piggott, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, in the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Jan. 4, 1911, in Friendship, Tenn., the daughter of the late W.L. and Ethel May Reid Morris...

Norma Jane Mansfield, 65, of Piggott died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, in the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Aug. 25, 1939, in St. Francis, the daughter of the late Oscar Merrit and Minnie Marie Johnson Lamp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two children, Rhonda and Stevie; two brothers, Odell Lamp and Butch Lamp; and one sister, Carolyn Lamp...

Ardell "Art" Holifield, 83, of Piggott died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, in the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Nov. 3, 1921, in Pollard, the son of the late James Monroe and Carrie Vagle Vaughn Holifield. He was united in marriage to Martha AD Parrish on May 15, 1953. She preceded him in death on June 20, 2003...

Delwin S. Mouser Jr. of Rector entered a guilty plea in Clay County Circuit Court in Piggott on Tuesday morning to four counts of possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually-explicit conduct involving a child. Circuit Judge David Goodson sentenced Mouser to 10 years in the state penitentiary with an additional 10 years suspended imposition of sentence. Mouser, who currently is in the Clay County Jail at Piggott, will be transported to a state facility when space is available...

The Piggott School Board met in a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13, to discuss advertising for a superintendent. The Board asked John Rodery to look into putting an ad for the position of superintendent in newspapers and on web pages. The Board set up a lock box at the post office for six months. The box was set up so that any applications that come in for the position will be directed to the box and not to the school...

A love for drama that began in a church youth group and in the spring musicals at school has led a Piggott native to an illustrious career with the Imperial Dinner Theatre in Pocahontas. Stuart Turner, the son of Evanell Turner and Aldion Turner of Piggott, started working with the Imperial Dinner Theatre in 1999 with its production of Grease, in which he played the role of "Doody". ...

"It was an important moment in scientific history - the furthest from the Earth that a probe has landed," Kenneth Renshaw, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solar System Ambassador, said of the landing of the Huygens Probe on Titan last week. Renshaw is also a volunteer representative for the Saturn Observation Campaign. The Saturn Observation Campaign (SOC) focuses on the current Cassini-Huygens space mission around the planet Saturn...

Despite the Lady Bobcats having three players hit double figures, the Lady Mohawks outscored the Lady Bobcats of Walnut Ridge with a final score of 77-36 on Thursday, Jan. 13. The Lady Mohawks ran all over the Lady Bobcats on their way to victory, with quarter leads of 32-9, 57-14 and 70-29...