These Rector High School students recently were named to the honor roll for all four weeks of the 2021-2022 school year: Seventh grade: All A’s – Colton Haywood, Adam Holmes, Anna Isom, Landon Palmer, Micaela Ward and Rylee Wilburn. Seventh grade: All A’s and B’s - Briana Johnson, Ben Schimming, Anniston Scott, Camryn Snow and Bailey Vangilder.
Chad Garrett and Friends will headline the Senath Lions Club variety show at 7 p.m. Friday, June 10, at the Hornbeck Auditorium at Senath High School “We are still putting the show together.
The RHS Band Spring Concert was held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 in the Rector gymnasium.
The Rector School District is once-again taking part in the USDA Summer Feeding Program this year. Under the program, lunch and breakfast will be served at the Rector School cafeteria to anyone free of charge 18 years and younger. Rector will be offering the meals starting June 1, and running through July 29. No meals will be served the week of July 4 through 8.
On Monday, May 23, Rector School District honored three of their longtime employees who will be retiring at the end of the school year. Pictured are, from left: Jill Vangilder – ALE teacher, Janey Jetton – custodial staff and Tim Carroll – director of transportation. (Courtesy photo)
Readers of all ages will explore all things about oceans this summer as the Piggott Public Library presents “Oceans of Possibilities” during their summer reading program. Activities may include music, crafts, games, books and special guests.
The Piggott School Board met in special session on Tuesday, May 17. The board in special session, heard deliberation on a personnel issue.
Ryan Vaughan (right) and Aaron Castleberry of the Region 8 weather team visited with kindergarten and first grade students at Rector Elementary last Thursday to educate the students about severe weather safety. They also performed experiments with the help of the students. COURTES TESY PHOTO
Four Rector High School students are honored to be recommended and selected as an Arkansas Boys and Girls State delegate. This year’s selected delegates are: Kaley Isom, daughter of Sam and Mandy Isom, and Isabella Mosley, daughter of David and Christina Mosley, for Arkansas Girls State. Landon Haywood, son of Chris and Shannon Haywood, and Evan Holmes, son of Chad and Christin Holmes, for Arkansas Boys State.
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, all federal, state, county and local offices will be closed on Monday, May 30. The closures include both Clay County courthouses, the three county libraries, all local city halls along with state and federal government offices.