A “Peach Topping Preserves” canning class will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25 at the Education Center of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum. Class size is limited therefore interested parties should sign up soon. This will be a hands-on class. Attendees will receive a recipe and a jar of the peach preserves to keep. Price for the class is $15. For more information or to register for the class please call 870-598-3487.
1982 The Greenway Picnic is fast approaching and will be held on Saturday, August 7. Everett “Shorty” Stewart, retired Piggott merchant, died Thursday, July 22 at his home.
Black River Area Development Corporation (BRAD) announces Summer Energy Assistance will begin accepting applications on Monday July 25, 2022. Applications will be accepted until it appears funds will be depleted.
On Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday afternoons, the Rector Community Museum at 310 Main Street in Rector will be hosting Arkansas Territorial Wild West Exhibit, courtesy of Arkansas Heritage based in Little Rock. Admission is Free.
The American Legion Post No. 66 in Kennett has filed a lawsuit against the Delta Fair Board regarding a real estate dispute.
The Matilda Pfeiffer Museum and Inga’s Frame Shop will be co-hosting an event to coincide with National Photography Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. The event will be held at the Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum, 1933 Museum Row in Piggott.
Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.
Esperita Huckabay Robbins, 83 of Paragould, passed from the cares of this life on Friday, July 22, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 9, 1938 in Marmaduke to the late Marvin Matthew and Eunice Estelle French Huckabay. Esperita was a member of the Westview Baptist Church in Paragould and in her spare time loved gardening, anything to do with nature and being outdoors. She had a love for others; helping anyone in need and never met a stranger. She loved spending time with her family and friends.
Vernon Lee Johnson, 63, of Piggott, Ark., passed peacefully from this life into the next, on July, 23, 2022. Vernon was born on July 6, 1959 to his Pop Richard “Red” & his mom Delores Lydia Rodery Johnson.
Porter Stevens, 78, of Piggott, Ark., passed away July 23, 2022, at his residence in Piggott. He was born on November 19, 1943, in Kennett, Mo., and was the son of Verni and Eula (Allmond) Stevens.