In the aftermath of the devastating 2017 flood that wreaked havoc on Randolph County and the subsequent global COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the Imperial Dinner Theatre on Highway 304 in Pocahontas has stood as a haunting reminder of the two crises. However, hope has dawned on this inactive structure as local musician and entrepreneur JR Rogers stepped in to breathe new life into the decaying theater.
The Clay County Cattlemen’s Association regular meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 18, at Los Compadres in Piggott. Lakeside Kabota from Pocahontas is sponsoring the meeting. Guest speaker will be Matt McClung.
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.
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.
Piggott Health System is not only known for its outstanding care they provide to the community but also for its service to the community. One prime example is the help they are providing to Piggott High School graduate Sabastian Fraser by helping him through nursing school with tuition assistance.
At the regular monthly meeting of Rector School Board on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Administration building, the board, Kirk Ford being absent, unanimously extended Superintendent Johnny Fowler’s contract to fulfill the customary threeyear appointment. Superintendent Fowler presented the district financial report during the early portion of the meeting. He noted that two CDs related to the building fund, one the District CD and one the Construction bond CD, are included in the building fund total of $4,512,852,46. The Operating fund balance is $1,353,522.19. The total fund balance when adding the cafeteria fund and Federal fund accounts totaled $5,9974,462.32 for December, 2023.
The Clay County Fair Association is looking forward to the upcoming year. Monday, Jan.
According to Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole, the court date for Joyce Parks and Rhonda Parks has been postponed to April 12 at the request of their attorney. The Piggott Police Department obtained felony warrants for the two women on Sept. 19, 2023, for first degree false imprisonment, terroristic threatening and third degree domestic battery involving two juveniles.
While the Christmas holiday fun and New Year’s revelry were being enjoyed and decorations along with lighting were slowly being removed, the Rector basketball teams and coaches were in the gym, practicing. Cookies, candy, short day-trips, relatives, and various cousins may disrupt healthy diets and routines, but coaches manage to interject the special holidays away from school and work with 2-a-day practices and refinement of skill play.