The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University ([nyit.edu/ arkansas]NYITCOM at AState) Library will host a National Library of Medicine exhibit titled, “This Lead Is Killing Us: A History of Citizens Fighting Lead Poisoning in Their Communities.”
Mark your calendars for Nov. 9, 10 & 11 as the Mountain View Fall Bluegrass Festival returns to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View for three days and two nights of traditional bluegrass and gospel music. Proceeds go to support the Music Roots Program in Mountain View Public Schools.
A Clay County Alumni Basketball Tournament fundraiser has been planned for Piggott girl’s Head Coach Chris Brantley and family at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 with all proceeds going to the Brantley family.
The following Rector Elementary students were named to the Honor Roll for the first nine weeks: First Grade Sherry Cate’s class: Nash Blount, Lane Hunter, Christian Mero, Tommy Payne, Jamie Risner and Allison Sheets.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13, 2024, to give eligible farmers, ranchers and forest landowners more time to apply for assistance. The original deadline was October 31, 2023.
Arkansas State University recently named Penny Toombs as an assistant director of the Heritage Sites. Toombs will take on the role after serving as the director of two of the A-State Heritage Sites, which include the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and Southern Tenant Farmers Museum since 2020.
On Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at approximately 8:19 p.m. the Clay County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call about a vehicle being ran off the road at the St. Francis River bridge on Hwy. 90 going toward Kennett, Mo. The department also received a description of the vehicle that had apparently run the vehicle off the road. At approximately 8:42 p.m. the Piggott Police Department stopped a vehicle that matched the description. The vehicle was occupied by one adult driver and three juveniles. After talking to those occupants, the deputy learned that some type of altercation between the occupants of both vehicles had started in Kennett and had continued into Clay County.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) was recently awarded roughly $1.8 million through the Department of Education (DOE) under the Strengthening Institutions Grant Program. The grant spans five years and will fund a project entitled, “Building the Workforce: Implementing a Career Services Program and Durable Skills Curriculum.” Through this project, BRTC will establish a comprehensive Career Services Program which will include hiring a full-time Director of Student Workforce Readiness.
1983 The Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee is sponsoring a Moonlight Madness promotion Friday night, November 4. Several merchants will be offering evening hours for your shopping convenience.