SIKESTON— The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), in coordination with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), will hold a public meeting on Thursday, May 30 from 4-6 p.m. to discuss the proposed replacement of the Route 62 bridge over the St. Francis River. The bridge is located at the state line from Dunklin County, Missouri to Clay County, Arkansas.
Rector School Board met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 13 at the Administration Building and approved several personnel changes and approved the salary schedule for 20242025 school year.
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, all federal, state, county and local offices will be closed on Monday, May 27. The closures include both Clay County courthouses, the three county libraries, all local city halls along with state and federal government offices.
Revival services will be held May 27 through May 29 at True Light Missionary Baptist Church, located on Highway 141 in McDougal. Services will begin at 6:30 p.m. Bro. Jerrod Lowe will serve as evangelist. Bro. Jason Self, pastor, welcomes everyone to attend.
Noah Smith of Piggott has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2024 Dean’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean’s List.
New Hope Baptist Church in Pollard invites parents and children to their Breaker Rock Beach VBS kickoff at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29.
Jackson Hill of Rector was selected for Northwest Mississippi Community College’s President’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. Hill was among 760 full-time students who completed the semester with a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0.
Rebecca Woolery of Piggott was among more than 30 highest performing students recognized at Three Rivers College Annual Student Excellence Awards ceremony held Friday, May 10 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. Winners were chosen to represent each academic department and career education program, the Three Rivers external locations, honor societies, and major student organizations.
1984 The City of Piggott recently received the $600,000 cash settlement from a lawsuit the city has had pending against the Southwestern Power Administration since 1979 in the United States Court of Claims. Education, seniority, federal grants and industrial development appear to be the major issues in the District 9 state representative race between incumbent Jim Holland and challenger Joe Cole.