Stories from Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Tradition continues at St. Francis Picnic (07/21/10)
A good crowd endured mid-July weather Saturday, as the St. Francis Picnic was held in that community. Each July current and former residents of the area gather for the annual fundraiser to benefit the Hall and Gravel Hill cemeteries. Trent Grimes, pastor of the Oasis Church of St. ...

Be an ELF, eat locally (07/21/10)
By DEBBIE BAKER Clay County Extension Service Becoming an ELF is as easy as Eating Local Food. How do you know if the food you purchase is local? The best way is to visit the Clay County farmers market location at the old Shell Station on the corner of Main and Thornton Streets at the traffic light. Vendors are at this location on most Saturdays and some days during the week...

Local Special Olympians compete at state (07/21/10)
Piggott athletes brought home over two dozen medals from the 2010 Special Olympics Summer Games, held at Harding University in Searcy earlier this year, and Aaron DeSherlia was recognized as the Athlete of the Year. Coaches Theresa and Mike Book were also honored, as they were named Parents of the Year for the state of Arkansas...

Farmers warned of fall armyworms (07/21/10)
Clay County farmers should be on the alert for a familiar pest. Fall armyworms have been found in Bermuda fields, typically used for hay. These pests also have been found in some soybean fields. While Clay County Cooperative Extension chair Andy Vangilder said their presence is "not an outbreak," he advises growers to be cautious...

Settlemoir wows crowd at Disney event (07/21/10)
Recently Kaitlyn Settlemoir of Piggott, the six year old daughter of Brian and Dedra Settlemoir, brought home first place in her age group from the ESPN Disney Wide World of Sports gymnastics competition in Florida. Kaitlyn, who is a member of the Xtreme Gymnastics group from Poplar Bluff, competed in four events at the competition July 1 at Walt Disney World...

Awesome All-Stars (07/21/10)

Those Doozie Designs (07/21/10)
I don't know what designers are thinking about but they aren't thinking about me. And a bunch of other golden women. This morning I tried on a pair of cutoff jeans that my friend Dot gave to me. They are that new design that falls below the navel and at the same time exposes about four inches of underpanties...

It happened here, years ago (07/21/10)
1970 The Piggott City Council named Carl Williams to fill-out the un-expired term of Alderman Ernie Hampton at their meeting. Williams, owner of Carl's Department Store, was appointed following Hampton's resignation. Also in the news, the local National Guard unit is training at Camp Chaffee, Junior Rouse has purchased the Modern Motel from Agnes Brown and groundbreaking for the new Gossard plant is set...

Delbert Sample (07/21/10)
Delbert Sample, 90, of Nimmons, Ark., passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House Jonesboro. He was born Oct. 13, 1919, in Barcamp, Mo., and was the son of the late Hyder David and Zona (Mathis) Sample. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Linda Joyce; one brother, Lester Sample, and two sisters, Ruth Risener and Deloris Allen...

Jewel K. Copeland (07/21/10)
Jewel K. Copeland, 85, of Bartlett, Tenn., formerly of Piggott, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the home of her daughter in Bartlett. She was born Nov. 27, 1924, in Mississippi to the late Lonnie and Lottie (McDermott) Smith. She was married to Clifton H. Copeland April 21, 1951, in Hernando, Miss. He preceded her in death Nov. 13, 2003...

Richard Greene Thrasher (07/21/10)
Richard Greene Thrasher was born and raised in Piggott. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1960. He was stationed in Chula Vista, Calif., in 1967 and remained as a resident of that city until his passing Friday, June 4, 2010. The beloved husband of Muriel, and father of four children, retired from the Navy in 1982 after 22 years of service to his country as an ETCM...

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