Stories from Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Pollard Picnic Fireworks? (07/28/10)
They don't have fireworks at the annual Pollard Picnic, but on the evening of this year's event Mother Nature provided her own display in the western sky. (photo courtesy Frank Staples)

HPMEC makes annual book donation to library (07/28/10)
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center of Piggott continued its tradition of donating a book to the local library in honor of their famous namesakes this week. To mark the birthdays of Ernest (July 21) and Pauline Hemingway (July 22), museum assistant director Diana Sanders presented a copy of Pfeiffer Country to the Piggott Public Library. On hand to accept the gift was library director Gay Johnson...

Rector concert features top gospel performers (07/28/10)

Lady Mohawk volleyball schedule set (07/28/10)
The Piggott Lady Mohawk volleyball team is set to begin practice Monday, with an eye toward the season opening jamboree at Westside, scheduled for Aug. 19. The Tribe, coming off a rebuilding season, does have a full roster for both the junior and senior high program, with 16 players on the varsity squad and 17 dressed out for the junior high team...

T-Ball team has big year (07/28/10)
The Horner Farms T-ball team took the regular season championship this year with a record of 12-1. The squad was coached by Shawn Hearn and Paul Seegraves. The squad included--from left: Front--Andrew Golden, Abigail Bedwell, Austin Golden and Natalie Boyd. Back--Shawn-Hudson Seegraves, Austin Foulk, Pearson Hearn, Landon Tucker and Skylar Johnson. (photo courtesy Sanders Photography)...

It happened here, years ago (07/28/10)
1970 Groundbreaking for the new Gossard plant on Piggott's east side was held July 23 with an expected completion date of Dec. 1. Local civic leaders in the group photo included James L. Magee, Francis Knuckles, Bill Irby, Mayor Ernest "Buck" Thomas and Lloyd Russell. The area's mayors also posed for a photo, and that group included Buck Thomas of Piggott, Dave Pillow of St. Francis, Buck Millikin of Greenway and Leslie Dunlap of Pollard...

My Valued Opinion (07/28/10)
Suddenly I'm a wise old owl. Everybody wants my opinion about the Gulf Oil Spill, and Mel Gibson's alleged abuse of his wife, and whether jail or the sober house would be best for convicted Lindsay Lohan. And a host of other subjects making headlines...

Otho Bradberry (07/28/10)
Otho Bradberry, 95, of Piggott, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. He was born July 12, 1915, in Boydsville, Ark., and was the son of the late James Walter and Leota Mae (Wall) Bradberry. He was united in marriage to Agnes Margaret Romine July 14, 1932, and to this union two children were born...

H.D. Sample (07/28/10)
H.D. Sample, 86, of Nimmons, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at his home. He was born July 6, 1924, in Nimmons, and was the son of the late Hyder David and Zona (Mathis) Sample. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ronnie Sample; two brothers, Lester and Delbert Sample; two sisters, Ruth Risener and Deloris Allen, and five infant sisters...

Genevieve 'Ginnie' Robbins (07/28/10)
Genevieve "Ginnie" Robbins, 96, of Hattiesburg, Miss., formerly of Piggott, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Bedford Care Center in Hattiesburg. She was born May 26, 1914, in Piggott, and was the daughter of the late Jeffie Ballard and Myrtle Lee (Sanders) Thomas...

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