Dyess Colony Circle members are invited to attend a special screening of the documentary “Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon.” The event will take place on Thursday, Dec. 1, ahead of the limited release of the film which will be Dec. 5-7. The premiere will be shown at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock.
The popular traditional Holiday Tour of Homes will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Corning, Ark. - On Monday, Nov. 21, agents with the Second Judicial Drug Task Force were alerted to a large quantity of narcotics within a storage facility near the 400 block of Second Street in Corning, which is in close proximity to a child day care within the city. A police canine was summoned to the storage facility and subsequently indicated the presence of narcotics emitting from one of the units.
A bridge replacement on Highway 328 was scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 28.
Clay County Department of Human Services is now accepting applications from families for their annual Christmas assistance project. Applications will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 2, at the DHS office in Piggott or at Riverbank at 309 South Missouri Ave, Corning.
Each year, the Clay County Cattlemen’s Association meets in November and holds a toy drive to support local youth in the county. All 36 members in attendance for the Nov. 17 meeting held at the Clay County Fairgrounds brought a toy or gift to donate to the local DHS to provide gifts for children and teens for Christmas. The Clay County Cattlemen’s Association is honored to be able to provide something as simple as a toy to bring so much happiness to local youth and help them understand just how special they are.
“I love it,” said Bobby Tracer as he discussed his selection as Grand Marshal of the 2022 Rector Christmas Parade to be held Sunday afternoon, Dec 4, at 1:30 p.m., sponsored by the Rector Chamber of Commerce. Precious little in Bobby Tracer’s life does he not love.
“I couldn’t watch,” said Heidi Henderson of the final 1:08 at Mountain Pine as the Rector Cougars faced fourth and forever in Red Devil territory, needing six to tie and the PAT to win. On this possession, the Cougars made it to the end zone twice, once on a complete pass and run that was called back to the spot where the receiver stepped out of bounds.
1982 Former Piggott resident Craig Morris is set to appear with the Ronnie McDowell show at the Paragould High School Auditorium. Boyce McCord, owner of McCord Agri-Service in Piggott, died of an apparent heart attack on Thursday, November 18.