Stories from Thursday, March 7, 2013

Clay County Arts Council hosting talent show Saturday night at Piggott Community Center

New items now on display at Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott.

Large crowd on hand for local fundraiser at RCC Saturday

New church is started in former home of local ministry

Greene living proof of the benefits of quick action at PCH

Ten week program conducted by Clay County Sheriff's Department

A newspaper publishing colleague recently commented that he has been noticing a trend that is critical for the future of his publication and his hometown in general -- a developing decline in civic involvement. Clearly, if citizens are not interested or focused on what is going on in their communities, they are not as likely to read about local events...

I'm smothering in housework. Not that I do it, but it's there, stalking, unattended in every room. I hate to tell you, but I just today stored my Christmas stuff. Oh, I had it boxed but I hadn't taken it to the root cellar where it languishes all year. (Yes, my old house has a root cellar)...

Kick-off season with close loss at Corning

Tribe shows good improvement for first year coach Reynolds