Despite rainy conditions, the Clay County Sesquicentennial Kickoff was a big success on Friday, March 24. Planned by the three county Chambers of Commerce, the 150th celebration included special ceremonies at both courthouses and hundreds of free pieces of birthday cake.
Vietnam War Veterans Day is acknowledged on March 29 every year, honoring anyone who served during its 20year time. Since respect and combat support wasn’t immediately given to those who served after the war ended because of the number of deaths, the day was founded in 2017 to finally offer that respect to everyone involved.
1983 Shane Evans, 11, son of Ron and Linda Strong was the winner of the Clay County Spelling Bee held at Knobel March 26. He will compete in the Mid-South Spelling Bee held at Memphis State University on April 22.
Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the guidelines for his annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students (grades 912) in the First District of Arkansas. This competition is part of a nationwide high school visual arts competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute.
Black River Technical College is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the President’s and Deans’ List for the Fall semester of 2022. Local students named to the President’s List include Rebekah L.
4-H Tech Changemakers provide digital workshops The Clay County 4-H Tech Changemakers have been providing a series of digital workshops at their local Piggott and Rector Public Libraries. Their goal is to help the community thrive by providing information to help close the digital divide while increasing access to in-demand digital skills. Workshops have covered topics on Email Basics, How to Avoid Scams-Phishing, and How to create Microsoft Word Document. These workshops are free and open to everyone. Those attending will learn technical skills for work and personal life.
The Clay County Fair Association will be having a fair t-shirt design contest and invite all Clay County high school students to participate. This year’s theme is “Blue Jeans N’ Country Dreams”.
A tree walk will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Education Center and the Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center. This walk is to identify and discuss 15 different types of trees, their origin, history, use and age. This is a joined effort between the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University. People are encouraged to sign up ahead of time. There is no cost for the program. For more information interested parties may call the museum at 870598-3487.
Mobile Workforce Center will be at the Rector First United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.