Stories from Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Utility superintendent Ted Bellers provided an update on the Plum Point project at Monday evening's Piggott City Council meeting. Mayor Gerald Morris, aldermen Tommy Risinger, Carl Birmingham, Jim Poole and Mike Patterson, city attorney John Lingle and city clerk Judy Parker were present...

Hiring of a new probation officer was approved by the Clay County Quorum Court in a meeting Monday night. Justice Jim Jeffress of the finance committee cautioned other justices regarding surplus levels and said they would not be as high as originally estimated because of the new position, but noted the hiring will bring more money to the county in the long run...

"Summer Blossoms set to Verse", photographs by Bob Jones and poetry by Faye Williams Jones, North Little Rock, will go on exhibit Saturday, Oct. 22, in the chapel of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC), located at 1021 West Cherry Street in Piggott. ...

The Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center opened its doors last Saturday afternoon to host its second annual Native American Day. Approximately 100 people attended the event according to Ella Jean Mack with the Pfeiffer Museum. As patrons entered the gate, they were asked to sign in and were given the opportunity to sign-up for give-aways at the conclusion of the event...

(Editor's note: The following story was written in response to the letter to the editor written by Ernest Cashion of Prairie Grove, Ark., which appeared in the Sept. 21 edition of The Piggott Times. Thanks to Shirley Schoettlin for providing the name of the singer in question.)...

The Piggott Lady Mohawks hosted the Lady Bobcats of Walnut Ridge on Monday, Oct. 10, in volleyball action. The Junior B Lady Mohawks split the matches with the Junior B Lady Bobcats. The Junior A Lady Mohawks lost the first game, 23-25, but rallied on the second two, 25-17, 25-17, to tie with the Junior Lady Bobcats of Walnut Ridge for conference co-runnersup...

The Piggott Mohawk football team had an open date on Oct. 14, and now will face the Earle Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 21, at Parker Field. Kickoff for the game is 7:30 p.m. "I feel like the week off has helped the team," coach Ken Shumate said. "It has helped several of our players heal up from some nagging injuries, plus it was a good break and it has helped us all get refreshed," Shumate continued...

The Piggott Junior Mohawks football team had worked long and hard to be undefeated in the 2005 season, yet going into their seventh game of the season, they were facing another team who had worked just as hard and just as long to be undefeated as well...

The year was 1969. Summer had been crammed with historic events including the Apollo 11 moon landing and Woodstock. The war in Vietnam was still raging and Richard Nixon was President of the United States. In August, in Piggott, the Mohawks were getting prepared to begin their season in the sun on the football field. The 1969 Mohawks were coached by Carl "Zig" Williams, Horace Jennings and Malcolm Murphy...

Lila Ann Blair, 74, of Piggott died Monday, Oct. 3, 2005, in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 26, 1931, in Rector, the daughter of the late Marion and Lou Anna Jewell Copeland. She was united in marriage to Curtis James Blair on Aug. 4, 1951. They had three sons...

Allen Boyd, 40, of Amity died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005. He was born on Feb. 1, 1965, in Piggott, the son of Wendell Boyd and Erma Davis Boyd. He was united in marriage to Deanna Angel on March 18, 1984. Mr. Boyd was a sheet rocker. He was preceded in death by his son, Brady Allen Boyd on June 22, 1999...

Bonnie Fay Crawford, 58, of Piggott died Friday, Oct. 14, 2005, at her home in Piggott. She was born March 12, 1947, in Bakersfield, Calif., the daughter of the late Therrell Jefferson "Dick" and Buelah Beatrice Null Sherrell. She was united in marriage to Howard Wayne Crawford on Aug. 12, 1971. They had three children...

The 2005 Piggott Lady Mohawks tennis team was recently earned district runnerup honors. This will be 12 straight years the team has qualified for the state tournament. The Lady Mohawks defeated Riverside, 9-1, Weiner, 9-2, CRA, 9-3, Walnut Ridge, 9-7, and then lost the championship to Ridgefield Christian, 9-13...

The Junior Lady Mohawks traveled to Brookland on Saturday, Oct. 15, to participate in the district tournament. The Junior Lady Mohawks first faced the Junior Lady Mustangs of Hoxie. The Junior Lady Mohawks defeated the Junior Lady Mustangs with scores of 25-14 and 25-23. Penny McCluskey had seven aces for the game. Kaitlin Morgan had 10 digs and three kills, while Kenna Dennis went eight for nine in serving, had two aces, three assists, six digs and one kill...

A long bus ride to Salem was followed by an even longer night on the field for the Cougars this past Friday, as Rector was downed by the hosting Greyhounds, 47-0. Salem was in control of the contest throughout, leading after each break: 6-0, 27-0 and 40-0...

Allen Boyd, 40, of Amity died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005. He was born on Feb. 1, 1965, in Piggott, the son of Wendell Boyd and Erma Davis Boyd. He was united in marriage to Deanna Angel on March 18, 1984. Mr. Boyd was a sheet rocker. He was preceded in death by his son, Brady Allen Boyd on June 22, 1999...

Although Wade Williams is in his first year as Rector High School's principal, students, faculty and parents can be assured their school's administrator is an experienced educator with strong convictions regarding the importance of education and discipline...

For Bart, Wendy, Holly, Jana and Jo and a town full of people who love them, it was a night never to be forgotten. You might say it was a miracle -- five siblings who grew up here among family and friends now propelled to the spotlight with a new CD which not only celebrates their amazing talents, but the love of the living God who made it all possible...

There will be lots of Halloween fun and great food for the whole family when the Rector Lions Club holds its annual Fall Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the First Baptist Church family life center (across from the Rector Post Office). A Max-Play (which plugs into a television to allow the user to play video games) donated by Harps, a girls bicycle, a sequined purse from Now & Then and two $25 Wal-Mart gift cards will given away at the end of the night. ...

The Rector Junior Cougars were in action at Walnut Ridge this past Thursday as they visited the Bobcats. Rector was downed in the conference matchup, 38-14. The hosts led throughout -- 14-8, 30-8 and 30-14. Walnut Ridge's 30 points in the first half proved to be too much for the young Cougars to overcome, despite a well-balanced second half. Rector was outscored by 22 points in the first half of the game, but allowed only a two-point differential in the second half...