Thursday evening at the Rector First Baptist Family Life Center, Rector Athletic Department, parents, grandparents, and friends of the fall sports athletes gathered to recognize the athletes and announce awards. A fried chicken dinner offered plenty of food along with pot-luck sides and desserts.
The Clay County Extension Service is offering its annual pesticide applicator training at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at Clay County Electric located on Hwy. 67 near Corning and at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Extension office located at 148 East Main in Piggott. The training is required for agriculture producers to qualify for license to purchase restricted pesticides. The class costs $20 and those interested must be present for the entire training session to be certified for a license for the Arkansas State Plant Board. The course can also be completed online at https:// courses.uada.edu/. Those wanting additional information may contact the Extension office in Piggott at (870) 598-2246 or the Corning office at (870) 857-6875
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will host the annual corn and cotton production meeting beginning at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6. The meeting will be held at the Rector Community Center on highway 49 in Rector.
1984 James L. Magee, president of Piggott State Bank, has announced the election of a new director to the bank’s board.
Dr. Les Johnson will be the guest speaker for a program planned at the Eclipse Block Party Monday, April 8, at 11 a.m. at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center. There will be a $10 admission which will include eclipse glasses and an eclipse box of treats. The viewing site will be held on the grounds across from the museum. Those attending are encouraged to bring your lawn chair and set up will begin at 9 a.m.
Carolina Hoffman, of Marmaduke, has been named to the Dean’s List at Greenville University in Greenville, Ill., for the fall 2023 semester. To qualify for the Greenville University Dean’s List, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.
Poll worker training for Clay County will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Piggott Community Center with the second training set for Saturday, Feb. 33, at 1 p.m. at the M.B. Ainley Community Center in Corning. Other trainings will be Tuesday afternoon, April 12, and Thursday afternoon, April 14, at 3:30 at the Corning Warehouse. It is noted that you must attend only one of the two trainings to be certified to work the polls for any election during the next two years. Please contact the County Election Coordinator, Karen Cagle, at (870) 2403295 for more information.
My Valentine’s Shoppe event is planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Piggott Community Center located at 161 E. Pfeiffer St. Photography, crafts, food, and much more will be offered along with raffling of prizes. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to Feb. 10. For more information contact Sheila Sullivan at 7770-262-1563 or Ashley Groves at 870634-6747.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center is currently taking applications for student volunteers for 2024. Any inter-ested Clay County junior and senior high school students may call the museum at 870598-3487 for more information.
