Elyssa Schatz, a student at Campbell High School, has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Scholar and will receive a $20,000 college scholarship. Only .001% of applicants were chosen to receive this extremely competitive award.
All Black River Technical College (BRTC) campuses will be closed on Monday, April 8. All online classes will meet as normal.
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center will host Movies on the Lawn at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5. The featured movie will be October Sky, a movie based on a true story of Homer Hickam, a NASA engineer. As a teenager in 1957, Hickam and his friends began designing their own rockets. The event is sponsored by Piggott State Bank and is free to the public. Everyone is encouraged to bring their lawn chair and join in the celebration of the Great Solar Eclipse. For more information you may call the museum at 870-598-1637.
Piggott Elementary School will be enrolling children eligible for kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27. The registration will be held in the PES parent center.
In about a month, a total solar eclipse will leave Jonesboro and surrounding areas in total darkness for about two and a half minutes. As a way to provide a resource for both fun and learning, Arkansas State University will host “Howl at the Sun” on Monday, April 8, from 10 a.m.
The Clay County Fair Board held their regular monthly meeting Monday, March 11 at the fair kitchen. During the meeting it was noted that the fairgrounds will be open for primitive camping during the weekend prior to the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. The fairgrounds will also be hosting a variety of events on Sunday, April 7, including an outdoor church service, and a family friendly movie under the stars beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will present topics of interest to homeowner and gardeners beginning at noon Friday, April 5. The meeting will take place at the Rector Public Library located at 121 W. 4th St. The meetings will continue weekly based on the amount of interest from the community.
With only a couple of weeks remaining before the event, the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce reminds local residents to make their plans for the annual Piggott City Wide Yard Sale. This year’s sale will be held Saturday, March 30, and sales held that day are not required to purchase a permit from the city. Locations will also be featured on a list, which will be available from the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce. Those wanting to list their sale, along with a brief description, may do so by email at chamberpg@yahoo.com or call 870-598-3167. The last day for listings is Wednesday, March 27.
Kim Eskew, local native and 1975 graduate of Piggott High School, was recently honored with the prestigious Entrepreneurial Award by the National Grocers Association as noted in the following press release from Harps Food Stores, Inc.
The annual Rector Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, Solar Eclipse with the Chamber Stars, is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rector Community Center.