Stories from Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Two Rector players have taken their passion for baseball to Crowley's Ridge College at Paragould, where both are standout players on the CRC team. Jay Beacham, one of the team's leading pitchers, also plays shortstop. Logan Buck is solid as the team's third baseman. Both are happy their love for the game has taken them to the college level...

Drainage problems in the small community of Datto, just outside of Corning, was the main topic of discussion when the Clay County Quorum Court met Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Clay County Courthouse in Corning. The drainage problems are said to have begun when Datto farmers Quinn and Mitch Brown leveled a field north of town. With the field level, large amounts of water were funneled through the area...

Young entrepreneurship at its best was on display Wednesday, Feb. 23, when 29 teams of young students from eight area schools took part in the 2011 Business Expo hosted by the Rector gifted and talented program at the Rector Community Center. In its fourth year, the event was again deemed a great success. ...