Stories from Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Numerous personnel changes were made official at a meeting Monday night, June 9, of the Marmaduke School Board. The resignations of high school counselor Breta Dean, technology coordinator Cheryl Freeman and bus driver Tonya Drope were accepted by the board...

To find hope when it is most needed is truly a miraculous thing. For many facing the struggles of life, God's New Life Mission Bible Training Center in Marked Tree has been a facilitator of not only hope, but also second chances...

A member of the Cougar family is moving on, as head football coach Elliott Jacobs has left his position as head football coach at Rector High School to take a job elsewhere. Jacobs will join Bethel Middle School in Bryant as the football coach for the seventh and eighth grade squad and assistant high school coach...

The basketball stars of tomorrow were given the opportunity to hone their talents last week at the annual Rector School Individual Skills Basketball Camp. The event wrapped up Thursday with an awards ceremony at the Rector Gymnasium...

He never finished High School, but his brilliant mind captured the meanings in the Gospels, and he learned to express these truths down into his middle and later years. He was a man of many talents who became a self-taught master craftsman who did magic with his hand, brain, and sheet metal. ...

As one looks at the national political landscape, one fact emerges -- a lot of the results are already in. Under the way the electoral college works, it's all or nothing for the votes in each states -- and the reality is that, from a certain perspective, one's vote really doesn't count...

Is it hot enough for you? I guess it's about time for me to fry my traditional egg on the sidewalk. I've done that several times in years past when temperatures neared 100 degrees. That usually occurs sometime in June...

Mary Ada Bozark, 67, of Piggott, died Wednesday June 4, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born March 22, 1941, in Rector, the daughter of the late Tommy and Opal Hawkins Whitehorn...

Personnel issues and the beleaguered building project were once again the main topics of discussion at Monday night's regular Piggott school board meeting. During the gathering, board members got an update from architect Mark Cahoon on the on-going efforts with the building project and handled several key personnel matters. ...

Many people in northeast Arkansas are familiar with Heather Flanigan from her work on KAIT television as part of the station's news team. For the last four and-a-half years, Flanigan has greeted several homes in the area as both a reporter and a news anchor...

The Greenway High School class of 1948 celebrated the 60th anniversary of their graduation on Saturday, May 24, with a dinner at the Piggott Diner. Nine of the original 19 class members attended the event along with their guests...

1968 Plans continued for the Piggott Fourth of July picnic 40 years ago this past week, as committee members were named. Heading-up the barbecue preparation this year will be Elmer Stewart, Jessie Crow and Andrew Clayton. Meanwhile, plans also continued for the annual Pollard picnic on July 17 and the St. Francis picnic which is set for July 24...

Is it hot enough for you? I guess it's about time for me to fry my traditional egg on the sidewalk. I've done that several times in years past when temperatures neared 100 degrees. That usually occurs sometime in June...

Samuel Beauford Miller, 63, of Pollard, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born October 18, 1944, in Kennett, the son of the late J.B. and Mattie McCamey Miller...

Mary Ada Bozark, 67, of Piggott, died Wednesday June 4, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born March 22, 1941, in Rector, the daughter of the late Tommy and Opal Hawkins Whitehorn...

Horace Douglas Bishop, Jr., 79, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, May 23, 2008, at the VA Medical Center. He was born May 31, 1928, in Poplar Bluff and was of the Protestant faith. He was a self-employed sign painter and a deputy sheriff. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean War. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and hunting...

Following action by the Piggott School Board Monday night Josh Robins will be taking over the boys basketball program at PHS, while his former assistant Natalie Striklin will guide the girls program in 2008-09...

The annual Hooten's picks are out, and the Piggott Mohawks have been tabbed to finish sixth out of the eight teams in 3A-3 this year. The Hoxie Mustangs have been picked to take the top spot, followed by new members Earle (which moves up for 2A) and Rivercrest (which moves down from 4A) then Harrisburg, Corning, Piggott, Cave City and Manila...