March 2023
Fundraisers held for RCM
Over the course of several months and with a focused effort in early March, Mavis Smith of Mavis Smith Auction Company and Joey Pruett, Director of Rector Community Museum, along with the Museum Board combined efforts resulting in a successful, two event fundraiser benefitting the Museum. Community members, board members, and friends of the museum not only donated high quality items for the auction, held March 11, but the museum board also sold pork steak plates complete with a thick, juicy pork steak along with a baked potato.
Consignments being accepted for annual Piggott FFA auction
Consignments are now being accepted for the 48th Annual and Absolute Piggott FFA Auction being held on Saturday, April 1 at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Piggott. Those wanting information may contact FFAAdvisor Casey Simpson by calling 870598-3815 or 870-219-070 or by email casey.simpson@piggottschools.net
Seegraves signs with Crowley’s Ridge College
A signing ceremony attended by family, friends and teammates was held Wednesday, March 15 at PHS for Shawn-Hudson Seegraves as he signed to continue his education and basketball career with Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould.
March is Living Well Month
University of Arkansas Extension FCS Professionals Help Area Residents to “Live Well” Health is a lot more than how one looks and feels. Conversations about health should include all eight dimensions or areas of wellness—that is mental, social, emotional, spiritual, financial, occupational, environmental, and intellectual. That is the focus of Living Well Month, a national event in March promoting overall wellness and the education provided by Family and Consumer Sciences professionals to improve the lives of people, families, and communities.
Little Rock VA to host Virtual Claims Clinic March 23
The Little Rock VA Regional Office’s next Virtual Claims Clinic for Arkansas Veterans is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 23. During the upcoming Virtual Claims Clinic, veterans may speak to staff of the Little Rock VA Regional Office who are ready to assist them with specific questions regarding VA benefits claims.
Revival services set at Union Home General Baptist Church
Union Home General Baptist Church will be hosting revival services at 7 p.m. nightly, Sunday, March 26 through Thursday, March 30. Michelle Thomas Lawson, pastor of Remnant Church in New Orleans, La., will be the featured speaker. The church is located at 1177 County Road 533 near Rector.
Powhatan Historic State Park to host Archaeology Open House
Powhatan Historic State Park will host an Archaeology Open House from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday March 24. Visitors are encouraged to join park staff and archaeologists from the Jamie C. Brandon Center to explore an archaeological excavation and visit the historic town of Powhatan to see how archaeology comes to life. Visitors will also have an opportunity to explore historical documents in the nearby archives at NEARA and participate in living history to bring the town to life. This event is free to the public. For more information, contact Zachary Elledge at zachary.elledge@arkansas.gov or 870-878-6765.
Series chosen for 2023 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book
LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library announces that the 2023 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book program will feature Ayana Gray’s “Beasts of Prey” series. Ms. Gray’s debut novel, “Beasts of Prey,” was published in the fall of 2021. “Beasts of Ruin” (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2022) is the second novel in the series of three and was published last summer. In the series, fate binds a beast keeper and a warrior-in-training together as they unravel mysteries that threaten their home. The third novel in the series is forthcoming.
Bluegrass Monday set at Collins Theatre
Seth Mulder and Midnight Run will perform a concert of bluegrass music at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 27, at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson Street, in downtown Paragould. The concert is part of the Bluegrass Monday concert series presented by KASU 91.9 FM.