Stories from Wednesday, December 9, 2009

It's said that Santa is trimming his inventory due to the economy. Many shoppers will be trimming their shopping lists because many are out of jobs, broke this Christmas season. Those who have been naughty might get a bag of coal or nothing at all...

Despite cooler-than-normal weather, the annual Piggott Chamber of Commerce Christmas Fest drew a large crowd Saturday. Over 30 vendors were on hand for the annual event and organizers report that hundreds of people were in attendance. Saturday night a good crowd braved even colder conditions to enjoy the annual Christmas Parade as it made its way through the streets of the city...

The ribbon-cutting ceremony that officially opened the new Piggott Public Library was held Sunday, Dec. 9, 1984. The new library opened for business the following day and, according to longtime librarian Gay Johnson, more than 400 people visited that day...

Piggott High School will mark basketball homecoming Tuesday, Dec. 15, as the Tribe plays host to the Brookland Bearcats. This is Spirit Week at PHS, with a variety of observations and activities scheduled through Friday...

Roy Ray Henderson, 67, of Nesbit, Miss. woke up in the arms of the Lord Dec. 6, 2009, after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born April 2, 1942, in Newark, Ark. Roy grew up on a farm in Piggott, which he loved. He was only 10 years old when he drove a whole team of horses to put in the family's crops...

Ruth Morgan, 86, of Jonesboro, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at her home. Ruth was born Aug. 16, 1923, in Melbourne, Ark. to Alvie and Annie Belle Cooper. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Remel, Carl, and Charles Cooper, and one sister, Verl Rodden...

Pharis A. Gordon, 81, of Duncanville, Texas, died on Nov. 27, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born on June 5, 1928, at Piggott, a son of the late Oscar and Minnie Gordon. He was raised and educated at Piggott...

It's said that Santa is trimming his inventory due to the economy. Many shoppers will be trimming their shopping lists because many are out of jobs, broke this Christmas season. Those who have been naughty might get a bag of coal or nothing at all...

1969 A special awards assembly was held at Piggott High School in the past week to recognize the 2-A district football champion Mohawks. Coach Carl "Zig" Williams showed off the championship trophy and recognized players singled-out for post-season honors. And PHS principal Leslie Steele presented the coaches with a commemorative plaque...

The Piggott Mohawks advanced to the championship game of the Cooter Invitational Basketball Tournament last week, and fell to the host Wildcats. Tuesday night the Tribe was scheduled to take on the Westside Warriors in the first round of the Pre-Holiday Invitational Tournament at Brookland...

The Lady Mohawks fell to both Bay and Brookland in the Pre-Holiday Tournament at Weiner High School last week. Monday night the girls were scheduled to visit Hoxie for a conference set with the Lady Mustangs...

The Piggott junior girls dropped two games in the Pre-Holiday Tournament at Weiner last week, falling to both Harrisburg and Trumann. Monday night they traveled to Hoxie and lost a conference game to the Mustangs...