Stories from Thursday, January 23, 2014

Following a long illness, Charles Stephen Downs, 74, died at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., on December 26, 2013. An Arkansan, Stephen grew up in St. Charles and Hot Springs; excelled in academics, student life, and ROTC at Henderson State; and earned an MA in English at the University of Arkansas in 1962. Subsequently fulfilling his military obligation as a lieutenant, Stephen served as a diplomatic courier at the Pentagon and in military intelligence at Ft. Meade, Md...

Margaret Grace Featherston, 84, of Piggott, Ark., passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. She was born on September 29, 1929, in Flint, Mich. and was the daughter of the late Konrad and Jozsa Schrott...

Samuel Joe Anderson, 77, of Piggott, Ark., died Thursday, January 16, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. Ark. He was born November 8, 1936 at Qulin, Mo. He lived at Qulin all of his life, and was a retired construction worker. He was of the General Baptist Faith and a member of Four Mile #212 AF&AM at Campbell...

Robert (Bob) Emerson Harris, of Spring, Tex., beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died Friday, January 10, 2014, at the age of 85. He is survived by the wife he adored for 60 years, Melva Harris, and the children and grandchildren that were his greatest source of pride: his son, Robert W. ...

Billy Leo Scheffler, 84, of McDougal passed from this life on Saturday January 11, 2014, at the Corning Therapy and Rehab Center. Billy was born on January 31, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Gus and Lorene (Cook) Scheffler. In his free time, Mr. Scheffler enjoyed to fish and hunt, and was of the Pentecostal faith...

Mohawks in both tournament and regular season play

Drop back-to-back games to Augusta and Marked Tree

Tribe makes strong showing in conference play

RHS girls come up strong in conference play

When I was a little girl I used to visit my grandma Adams who lived near a railroad track and the levee. A couple of doors down from her house was an old brick house with a long wide front porch. I was intrigued by the house for a couple of reasons...

ASP offers updated report on Poole fatal on Jan. 30.

Health unit vaccinates dozens at Piggott-Corning basketball game

Group holds first meeting of new, concentrated effort

Countywide kick-off rally held at PCC

Festivities set for Friday evening at RHS

Funds to be used to purchase new equipment truck

On November 5, 1922, Lilly Edith Provo, better known as Edee, was born to Mary Provo of Holcomb, Mo. She graduated from Campbell High School in the class of 1941. On April 29, 1945 she was united in marriage to A.B. Boyd, Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Arch Boyce Boyd, III on Dec. 10, 1998; a brother, Henry Wagster and a daughter-in-law, Kathy Boyd...