Rector Schools plan parent/teacher conferences
Rector School District will hold parent/teacher conferences from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. Parents are encouraged to attend to meet with their child’s teacher to check on their progress.
September 2023
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Piggott Farmers Market continues on Fridays
Piggott Farmers Market is still open every Friday from 8 a.m. to noon at the First National Bank Pavilion on East Main.
Rector girls basketball teams plan fundraiser
The Rector junior and senior high girls basketball teams are holding a community calendar fundraiser. The calendar will consist of birthdays, anniversaries, memorials, etc. and will be available for purchase later this year. The cost to have dates included will be $5.00 per each date listed. Forms are available at https:// docs.google.com/document/ d/1pBJJH8Uy67dzRU q9_n71mCGQ7xFvoww_d52zW0PnZU/ edit?usp=sharing. Forms and money are due by Friday, Sept. 29 and may be turned in at the elementary of high school office. Contacts for the fundraiser are Coach Shea McCain, 870-2781994 or Coach Bill Taylor, 870-926-3931.
Piggott plans city wide yard sale
In response to popular demand, the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a fall city wide yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 7. As with the spring event, the yard sale fee will be waived by the City of Piggott for that day and a list of participating locations will be available from the Chamber of Commerce. Those wanting to include their sale on the list may call the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce during regular business hours at 870-5983167 or email chamberpg@yahoo.com. Those who prefer may stop by the chamber office at 100 W. Main.
Happenings at the Piggott Public Library
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Stop by during the month of September to get a replacement card for free.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Piggott Public Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind everyone about the valuable resources available with a library card.
TRC Patrons of the Arts to present ‘Mutts Gone Nuts’
Three Rivers College Patrons of the Arts will present ‘Mutts Gone Nuts’ at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
IT HAPPENED HERE YEARS AGO….
1983 Mr. Woody Priest, agriculture teacher at Greenway High School, with the help of one of his students, saved the life of another student Thursday, September 15. Matt McCluskey, a sixteenyear0old senior, suffered an apparent cardiac arrest. Priest acted quickly administering mouth to mouth and was assisted by Matt Hollis, who massaged the heart until together they restored respiration and heartbeat.
Clay County Fair begins today, annual pageants held Saturday
The Clay County Fair will be held through Saturday, Sept. 16, at the fairgrounds in Piggott. Keeping with recent tradition, the annual pageants were be held in conjunction with the fair Saturday, Sept. 9. All of this year’s winners may be found elsewhere in this edition.