Stories from Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Talented artists wow Rector crowd (08/10/10)
Artists taking part in Thursday night's Rector concert benefiting the Helping Hands Foundation did more than just perform. They poured out love and energy for a cause they deeply admire and, in return, won the affection of a huge crowd which eagerly rewarded their efforts with applause, cheers, tears and laughter...

School days approaching (08/10/10)
The 2010-11 school year is at hand, with classes at Rector slated to begin Thursday, Aug. 19. Students and teachers have been making preparations for weeks, as the days of summer vacation are rapidly drawing to a close. Classes will begin at both elementary and high school at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19. Classes will dismiss at 3 p.m. In the elementary grades, students who walk or are picked up by car will be dismissed at 2:52 p.m., while those who ride the bus will be dismissed at 2:55 p.m...

Speers happy to be back in Rector (08/10/10)
Residents may have noticed two familiar faces back in Rector. Alton and Dana Speer have returned to town after residing in other parts of the state for several years. The couple made their way back to Rector when Alton accepted the position of general manager for Irby Funeral Home sites in Rector, Piggott and Marmaduke...

Back to school golden days (08/10/10)
I helped my daughter put her third grade classroom back together this week. Well, I helped two days. She worked more days than that to get ready for the opening of school later this month. It takes a lot of time and hard work to move desks in place, unpack boxes of heavy books, sorting and arranging...

Fourscore and seven -- life is a sermon (08/10/10)
After undergoing the meditation associated with one's celebration of an 87th anniversary of one's birth, the guiding principles come from Holy Writ. Not surprisingly, Abraham Lincoln often went to the Bible in his own writing, or the simple number in a biblical turn, as he did at Gettysburg. But what of the sermon?...

Tea Party fells a conservative (08/10/10)
One of the more interesting -- and disturbing -- developments on the political scene in recent months has been the manner in which numerous traditional conservatives have been run out of office by the Tea Party movement. Perhaps the highest-level example was the defeat of Utah Sen. Robert Bennett by a Tea Party crusade against him. Sen. Bennett described the current political atmosphere as "toxic" shortly after his stunning defeat...

John Dee Nicely (08/10/10)
John Dee Nicely, 79, of Rector passed away Aug. 8, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born March 29, 1931, in Clay County to the late Albert and Willie (Kilbreath) Nicely. In addition to John's parents, a son preceded him in death, Tony Nicely...

Halla B. Roden (08/10/10)
Halla B. Roden, 89, of Greenway, passed away Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. She was born July 22, 1921, in Greenway, and was the daughter of the late Samuel Floyd and Lucy Mae (Bridges) Landrum. She was united in marriage to Raymond Macon Roden Nov. 10, 1942, in California. He preceded her in death Nov. 12, 1989...

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