Clay County Times-Democrat: Stories from Wednesday, October 14, 2009

RHS band makes noise in competition (10/14/09)
The Cougar Marching Band was in competition with several other area schools this past Saturday at the McDonald's Marching Contest at Paragould High School. As band director Craig Wadley continues his efforts to strengthen the Rector band, the hard work put forth by both he and the band members can be seen. ...

Local scouts learning about community (10/14/09)
A number of local youths were treated to a tour of two locales most adults try their hardest to avoid when 18 area Cub Scouts were taken on a tour of the city jail and courtroom by the organization's leaders and members of the Rector Police Department on Tuesday, Oct. 6...

Grant awarded for work on Chalk Bluff Road (10/14/09)
U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Marion Berry announced last week the Arkansas Department of Transportation was awarded two grants totaling $2,388,699 for Crowley's Ridge Parkway Trail...

PHS marks '09 homecoming (10/14/09)
PHS celebrated homecoming 2009 last Friday, and despite cold and wet conditions throughout the day, things cleared-off in time for the annual pre-game ceremony at Parker Field. Sadly though, the annual homecoming parade fell victim to the wet weather Friday afternoon...

Christmas comes early to annual C of C banquet (10/14/09)
The Piggott Community Center will take on the look of a holiday wonderland next week as the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual banquet and dinner meeting. The event, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, will again feature a table decorating contest for chamber members. This year's theme is "An Old Fashioned Christmas."...

Rainy fall weather continues to hamper NEARK harvest (10/14/09)
It's been a tough season for local farmers. Heavy spring rains delayed the planting of nearly every major crop in the area. A cool, damp September also slowed crop growth. Now, with harvest approaching and more rain in the forecast, farmers are being frustrated once more...

Grant for Chalk Bluff road upgrade approved (10/14/09)
U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Marion Berry announced last week the Arkansas Department of Transportation was awarded two grants totaling $2,388,699 for Crowley's Ridge Parkway Trail...

Junior Cougars look stronger in tough loss to Warriors (10/14/09)
The Junior Cougars were downed Thursday night at home, falling to conference foe East Poinsett County, 26-0. Despite the seemingly one-sided score, the game was highly contested, with Rector hovering within striking distance throughout...

Cougars battle T-Birds in hard-fought loss (10/14/09)
Friday night's game between the Cougars and the visiting Cross County Thunderbirds was the very definition of a gridiron battle. There was a distinct fall chill to the air as the two teams met on a muddy Temerian Field...

Tribe stung by Hornets (10/14/09)
What has turned into a long season for the Mohawk football team continued Friday night, as the Tribe hosted Harrisburg for homecoming 2009 at Parker Field. And despite conditions more adapted to ducks, the Hornets used their explosive offensive attack to shut-out the Tribe 34-0. ...

Lady Mohawks preparing for district tourney play (10/14/09)
The Piggott Lady Mohawks prepped for this weekend's district tournament at CRA late last week, posting a decisive road win over Walnut Ridge. Saturday they'll begin the quest for yet another trip to the 3A state volleyball tournament at Harrison..but unlike recent seasons this time the Tribe will have to play their way into a spot...

Junior Mohawks top Hoxie in key conference battle (10/14/09)
The Piggott junior Mohawks rebounded from a lackluster performance at Harrisburg the week before, which resulted in a 6-12 loss to the Hornets, and traveled to Hoxie Thursday night where they beat the talented Mustangs 18-14. With the win the Tribe moves to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in 3A-3 play, and back into contention for a conference title...

Searching for honesty (10/14/09)
I used to be naive. When I was young, I trusted everyone. Then I grew older. I was blindsided by a couple of people I trusted. I think I began to change after that. I became disillusioned. I didn't believe everything that came out of a person's mouth. I doubted some news stories I heard on television and on the Internet...

"Extra, Extra" (10/14/09)
Picture the shivering little newspaper boy with a loud voice singing out "Extra! Extra!" on any metropolitan street corner. A large man extends a dime to the boy, content that he has fulfilled his need to know in its entirety. ...

Searching for honesty (10/14/09)
I used to be naive. When I was young, I trusted everyone. Then I grew older. I was blindsided by a couple of people I trusted. I think I began to change after that. I became disillusioned. I didn't believe everything that came out of a person's mouth. I doubted some news stories I heard on television and on the Internet...

It happened, years ago (10/14/09)
1969 The David Lawrence family was the Clay County Farm Family of the Year for 1969. The couple had farmed north of Pollard since 1931, and their operation had grown to 1,211 acres. The Lawrences have two children, daughter Martina Davis and son Gaylon. ...

Jim Waldron (10/14/09)
Jim Waldron, a lifetime resident of Rector passed from this life on Oct. 8 at St. Bernard's Hospital. Jim was born November 25, 1939 to the late Jay and Freda (Bradsher) Waldron in Rector, Arkansas. Jim was a Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer for the Navy and a Rural Mail Carrier...

Bonnie Lee Reynolds (10/14/09)
Bonnie Lee Reynolds, 76, of Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Kennett. Born Oct. 21, 1932, in Rector to the late A.B. and Etta Outland, she was a member of the Church of Christ and a homemaker...

Mamie Gean Morris (10/14/09)
Mamie Gean Morris, 83, formerly of Rector, went to be with her heavenly father Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at the University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. She was born Nov. 21, 1925, in England, Ark., to the late John and Verdie (Durham) Brown...

Rachel Lou Bynum (10/14/09)
Rachel Lou Bynum, 87, of Rector died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Little Rock. She was born Sept. 24, 1922, in Rives, Mo. She was a retired nurse, member of the Rector First General Baptist Church for many years and a Sunday School teacher for 20 years. She is survived by one son, Alan Abbott of Kennett; three step daughters, Peggy Ingram, Diane Brewer and Melba Ingram, all of Rector; one brother, Billy Jones of Kennett; one grandchild, Chad Abbott, seven step grandchildren, nine step great-grandchildren and two step great-great-grandchildren.. ...

Bonnie Lee Reynolds (10/14/09)
Bonnie Lee Reynolds, 76, of Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Kennett. Born Oct. 21, 1932, in Rector to the late A.B. and Etta Outland, she was a member of the Church of Christ and a homemaker...

Reader voices appreciation for Jolly (10/14/09)
To the Editor: When I read of Jerry Jolly's retirement as pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Jonesboro where he served for 28 years during two separate stints, I was filled with a sense of gratitude as to his faithful service to the Savior first and foremost as well as to the church for which Christ sacrificed His own life to purchase as His own peculiar people...