June 2023

Reader request contact information for reunion

To the Editor: The Rector High School Class of ’58 is busy planning their 65th reunion on Labor Day Weekend and is looking for several classmates. The following list contains the names of classmates for whom we have no current contact information. If you know how to reach any of them, please send Gary McClure their contact information, or ask them to contact him by email gary@bgmcclure.com or US mail at 12 Stoneridge Dr., Pine Bluff, AR 71603 We need help finding: Jackie Phillips, Nancy Davis Owens, Donna Deniston, Jack Gatewood. Violet Johnston, Darrell Atnap, Susie Eubanks Davis, Alyene Jones Hicks, Wanda Tyler Pinkston, Shelby Smart Scott, Joann Davidson West.

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Summer Feeding program underway at local schools

Once again this year, both the Piggott and Rector School Districts are taking part in the USDA Summer Feeding program. Under the federally-funded effort, all those under the age of 18 are provided free meals at local schools. The meals are the same for all children regardless of family income, race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. No registration is required for those attending.

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