Girl Scout Troop #3011 plan hygiene drive
Girl Scout Troop #3011 will be hosting a hygiene drive at Harp’s in Piggott from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
June 2022
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2022 Clay y County Farm Family of the Year
“Farming for me began when all I knew of the world was a diaper,” quipped Larry Huckabay whose family was selected as 2022 Clay County Farm Family of the Year. The Huckabay & Sons Farm cultivates 1,200 acres of rice, 1,200 acres of corn, and 475 acres of beans. The cotton farming went by the wayside in the 1970’s, shares Larry Huckabay.
Concert planned at Ford Room in Rector, Cory Jackson to perform
Returning to the Ford Room stage at the Rector Community Museum on Thursday, June 16, at 7 p.m. will be Cory Jackson, popular country artist in and around northeast Arkansas. He was named 2019 “Best Vocalist” in the “Best of Northeast Arkansas” sponsored by the Jonesboro Radio Group.
Community garden established in Piggott
Once again Piggott will have a community garden after not having one the past couple of years due to COVID. Piggott FFA donated plants that were grown in the greenhouse and left over from the FFA sale. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash are planted and soon there will be edamame planted. The tomato and pepper plants are already starting to produce some healthy-looking vegetables.
Patsy Ann Patterson
Patsy Ann Patterson, 78, of Piggott, Ark., passed away June 6, 2022, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born on August 17, 1943, in Broseley, Mo., and was the daughter of Earnest and Bertha (Shackleford) Rice.
Rebecca June Lovelace
Rebecca June Lovelace, 83, passed from this life at General Baptist Nursing home in Piggott, Ark., on June 8, 2022. June was born June 10, 1938, in Deering, Mo., to Annie Lois (Ramey) Neel and A.L.
PHS class of 1962 reunion set
The PHS class of 1962 will hold their 60th reunion at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 4, at the picnic grounds kitchen.
Applications now open for BRTC’s Practical Nursing Evening Program
Applications to BRTC’s Practical Nursing Evening Program are now open. This is a ten and a half month program that will begin on August 15, 2022 and end on June 30, 2023. The program will be held on the Pocahontas campus Monday-Friday.
Burdin family reunion slated
The Burdin family and friends reunion will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18. The reunion will be held at the Clay County fairgrounds in Piggott. All members and friends of the Burdin, Burden or Burton families are encouraged to attend. Everyone is asked to bring a dish and enjoy fellowship and delicious food.