August 2022
RHSSHOF induction ceremony set for Saturday
Times-Democrat Sports Staff The Rector High School Sports Hall of Fame is set to welcome the 2022 inductees on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Getting kids to school without a struggle
CEA-FCS,Clay County Extension ccholmes@uada.edu Back to school time can be a struggle, but good news: it doesn’t have to be. Sara Hart and Victoria Hodson, co-authors of Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict Into Cooperation, share insights into helping kids get to school without a struggle.
Rector Labor Day Picnic offers full weekend of fun
Times-Democrat News Staff Let the fun begin! Rector’s 82nd annual Labor Day Picnic gets underway this weekend with great anticipation for another record-setting event. Favorite musicians will fill the bandstand stage for ongoing musical performances.
Sharon Kay Pendergrast
Sharon Kay Pendergrast, 74 of Piggott, Ark., passed away on August 17, 2022, at her residence. She was born to the late Owen and Juanita (Lawson) Sutton in Missouri. Sharon enjoyed her retired life reading and playing computer games. She was also a talented artist and enjoyed playing, Poker, Texas Hold ‘em and Slots.
William F. “Bill” McHaffey
William F. “Bill” McHaffey, 62, of Greenway, Ark., passed away August 26, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo., after a short battle with carcinoid cancer.
Nancy Maureen Fithian
Nancy Maureen Fithian, 75, of Piggott, Ark., passed away August 20, 2022, at her home in Piggott. She was born on September 27, 1946, in Galveston, Texas, and was the daughter of the late Edward and Twila King Massey.
Carolyn Johnson Waldo
Carolyn Johnson Waldo passed away in the Memory Care Unit at the Township Senior Living Center in Battlefield, Mo., on December 5, 2021. Carolyn was born on July 22, 1936, in Piggott, Ark., to Louis Dillard and Josie Agnes Johnson.
Parkin Archeological State Park to host two-day workshop
Parkin Archeological State Park will host a twoday Wild Clay Workshop from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
IT HAPPENED HERE YEARS AGO….
1982 Lisa Evers of Rector was crowned Miss Clay County at the Clay County Fair Thursday evening. First alternate was Cristie Webster of Piggott. Lee Ann Cobb of Corning was second alternate. Lesia Campbell of Corning was third alternate. Fourth alternate was Lori Scott of Rector and Dawn Whitney of Rector was fifth alternate.