Stories from Thursday, June 6, 2013

Rector First Baptist Church will host Vacation Bible School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. nightly June 9 through June 12. The event will begin with a big block party kick-off on Sunday, June 9 with hamburgers, hot dogs, cotton candy, sno cones and games. Vacation Bible School is open to children ages three years and older. Organizers will also offer a youth class for high school students...

Burdin honored for saving lives

"Ride the Fault Line" tour coming in late June

Arts council celebrates a lifetime of support

Crouse new family practitioner

Rector couple to mark 75th anniversary

Jessie Mae Hurt, 69, of Marmaduke, Ark., passed away June 3, 2013, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born on October 25, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Lee W. and Katie (Weller) Finley. She was preceded in death by her husband, George E. Hurt and her parents...

You know how it is when you hear a certain song of long ago and it brings back memories of a person, time or place? That's how it was when I was searching for some things in my basement recently. I kept uncovering items that triggered my memory. Such as a now tattered quilt given to me and my husband by my mother-in-law for a wedding gift. ...

Local church enjoys over 100 year history of spreading the gospel

Esta Lee Cavaness, 100 years of age, passed away June 4, 2013, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born January 6, 1913, to the late Pinkey and Pat (Wagster) Hickman in Rector. She volunteered at grade school and was called Grandma by many children...