The Piggott Public Library is currently offering gift wrapping services for the holiday season. The “elves” at the library will be wrapping gifts through noon Friday, Dec. 22. Event organizers noted most gifts will be wrapped, and ready for pickup, within 24 hours. And, there is no charge—as the elves are working for donations. Those wanting additional information, and dropoff times, may call the library at 870 598-3666.
1983 “Frosty the Snowman” was the theme of the winning float in Tuesday night’s annual Piggott Christmas Parade. The float was entered by Piggott State Bank.
It takes character to overcome adversity, and the Rector Cougars showed tremendous “will to win” in posting a dramatic 22-16 overtime victory over Spring Hill on Thursday night in the 8Man State Football Championship at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Cougars were shellshocked by a couple of Spring Hill touchdowns in the first three minutes of the game to fall behind, 16-0.
On Dec. 3, Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas linemen along with electric cooperative linemen from Colorado and Oklahoma embarked on a mission to Guatemala to deliver electricity to 197 rural Guatemalans in 38 villages. The residents have never had electric service, so they will celebrate Christmas in a special way.
Black River Technical College Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly committee meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14 in the Pocahontas Room of the Richard Gaines Business and Technology Building on the BRTC Pocahontas campus.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) recently hosted its Career and Technical Center and Concurrent program partners for its BRTC annual fall advisory meeting. The group discussed the upcoming spring enrollment.
Black River Area Develo pment CorporationBoardofDirectorsmeetingwill be held at 12 p.m. Monday, Dec.
Black River Technical College will hold its Registered Nursing pinning and graduation ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the Randolph County Development Center (RCDC) on the Pocahontas Campus.
The popular Holiday Tour of Homes will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.