Stories from Wednesday, October 26, 2005

The City of Piggott animal control officer and police department have been receiving several calls from citizens complaining about various problems with dogs running loose, barking excessively, biting and residents having pit bulls on their property...

The enrollment in the Piggott Public Schools is showing an increase from previous years. At this time last year, the enrollment dipped below 1,000 to rest at 999. Currently, there are 1,029 students journeying through the halls at the different school sites. This is an increase of 30 students, which is clearly a positive sign...

Fifteen-year-old Chris Burns, a sophomore at Piggott High School, recently won fifth place at the largest amateur talent show in the world, the Mid-South Fair at Memphis for his performance on the drums. Burns wowed audience members and judges alike with his original drum composition. Also, his performance garnered the attention of other, more professional-minded, music followers...

"Diamonds and Denim" was the theme for the Piggott Chamber of Commerce's annual fall banquet, which was held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Piggott Community Center. Chamber president Tom Stickel welcomed the crowd to the event. The invocation was given by Nathan Martin, pastor of First Christian Church in Piggott...

The Piggott Lady Mohawks volleyball team brought their 2005 regular season to an end by splitting victories with Jonesboro and Westside. On Monday, Oct. 18, the Lady Mohawks upset the Lady Hurricanes of Jonesboro by winning three of five games, with scores of 25-18, 22-25, 21-25, 25-2, and 15-9. ...

The Piggott Mohawks hosted the Earle Bulldogs at Parker Field on Friday, Oct. 21, and were defeated with a final score of 38-14. The Bulldogs were able to score first in the game, with 3:05 to play in the first quarter. Eric Cox ran 26 yards for the first touchdown of the night. The Mohawks blocked the extra point kick, leaving the score at 6-0 for the Bulldogs...

There was a chill in the air, along with a light mist. The full moon passed in and out of the clouds which hung overhead. The haunting music of "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" floated down out of the speakers. The members of the 1969 Mohawk football team filed onto Parker Field for a trip down memory lane. Approximately 20 members of the team faced the audience as they took to the field again. Among the team was their leader, Carl "Zig" Williams...

The Piggott Junior Mohawks added another victory to their win column this week with a 30-14 defeat over the Turrell Rockets at Parker Field in Piggott. The Junior Mohawks were the first on the scoreboard with 1:04 left in the first quarter, as Jim Threatt ran in from three yards out. The extra point kick by the Junior Mohawks was unsuccessful, bringing the score to 6-0 for the Junior Mohawks...

John Kenneth Watson, 74, died on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, at The Hospice House in Naples, Fla. He was born Oct. 26, 1930, at Greenway, the son of the late Jesse F. and Georgia Evelyn (Stanfield) Watson. Mr. Watson owned a roofing business for years, he enjoyed doing wood work and was of the Catholic faith...

Veda Imogene Shelby, 84, of the Campbell Nursing Home, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at Piggott Community Hospital. Born June 16, 1921, in Clay County to the late Thaddeus and Rosa Dean Beckley, she was a homemaker, a lifelong member of the community and a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church...

Ora Mae Easterwood Davis, 92, of Piggott died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, in Piggott. She was born Sept. 14, 1913, near Pollard, the daughter of the late William Kirby and Eva Laura Peck Easterwood. She was united in marriage to Myrl Davis on July 25, 1931...

Although gray skies loomed as the annual event began, as the balloons were released and headed south it was almost as if they had cleared a pathway for the sunshine that arrived to warm the crowd near the end of the 18th annual Red Ribbon Week Rally at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, at Piggott Elementary School. "Show Good Character by Being Drug Free" is the theme for Red Ribbon Week 2005...

The exhibit "Summer Blossoms set to Verse", photographs by Bob Jones and poetry by Faye Williams Jones, North Little Rock, opened at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC), located at 1021 West Cherry Street in Piggott, on Saturday, Oct. 22. The artists were on hand for the opening reception Saturday afternoon...

The Piggott Lady Mohawks brought home second place in the District AAA Volleyball Tournament for 2005. On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Lady Mohawks faced the Lady Falcons of Crowley's Ridge Academy in the semifinals. The Lady Mohawks defeated the Lady Falcons with scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-16. ...